0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today on Real Rescues, why a fire in someone else's house could burn your own house down.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12Crews from five fire stations fight desperately to save a row of terraced houses.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Shep! Jet run out round the back, ASAP.
0:00:18 > 0:00:24No ropes, no safety harness. The only thing to break free-climber Ryan's fall is solid rock.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29Ryan's been quite lucky. He's fallen the best part of 20 to 30 foot,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31and he's broken his wrist and his ankle.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Hello. Here on Real Rescues
0:00:57 > 0:01:00we see how the emergency services respond to 999 calls.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02We're out on the road,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and in here with the people who actually answer the calls.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06And today it's Charlie 1.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10That's what Hampshire Police call this high-tech control room.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- Let's speak to Phil Jones, who's in charge.- Hi.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17I want to talk to you about a rescue - a glider caught in electric cables.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18That's right, yeah.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22He came down and crashed into electric cables and a tree,
0:01:22 > 0:01:28was left suspended and trapped, hanging upside-down from both.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Our job is to coordinate that response, so the fire service,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35ambulance, electricity people came out as well...
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Was he fine?- He was fine in the end.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39No injuries at all - cuts and bruises.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Got away with it - very lucky. - Thank you.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48The modern fire and rescue service can deal with all sorts of emergencies -
0:01:48 > 0:01:51from road accidents to terrorist incidents.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55But they're still called fire fighters for a very good reason, as we'll see.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01Yes, a fire has broken out in one room of a terraced house, and it threatens to engulf an entire row.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Toxic smoke is billowing out and residents are fleeing their homes.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09The fire crew face a battle that they'll be fighting for many hours to come.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21Early evening on a hot summer's day and two engines from St Mary's station are on an emergency call.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24A house is on fire and it's spreading fast.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27We're going to a roof fire. A property with a roof fire.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Have you got the tick, John? - I've got the tick.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36We're going along with another appliance from Eastleigh fire station and one from St Mary's.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41It's going well, I can see smoke.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Not this one, next left is better.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46This one right here, mate.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52This looks serious. As they arrive, they're greeted by distressed residents.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54The air is thick with smoke.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58In attendance. Roof well alight, over.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Anyone in the house?- Everybody's out, had it confirmed.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06After checking that no-one is missing, watch manager Sean Foster
0:03:06 > 0:03:10needs to quickly find out as much information as possible,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12so he can come up with a plan of action.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Right, it's your house. Everyone's out?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Right, where are your electrics, where are your gas?
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- Gas under the stairs, electric's under the stairs - the electric's off.- Right, OK.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Right, AJ. Get ready to start, get the jets out.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Eastleigh guys, get a covering jet out.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Three lengths covering jet and then another fire-fighting jet.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Sean goes up ahead to see exactly what he and his men are facing.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44And it's a worrying sight - huge clouds of smoke and gases
0:03:44 > 0:03:48are billowing out from the roofs of three terraced houses.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52All the signs suggest that inside, an angry fire is escalating.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56These jets have got to be two or three lengths long.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Dave, we may need to inform Network Rail - smoke's drifting over those railway lines.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06The noise of something exploding in the roof sounds like rifle shots ringing in the air.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08SERIES OF LOUD CRACKS RINGS OUT
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Formative message to follow shortly.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Sean calls for more fire engines.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16As the last of the residents are led away from the toxic gases,
0:04:16 > 0:04:21he gets an update from crew manager Steve Evans who is round the back of the houses.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Affirmative. We'll need to check roof spaces of both properties. We may try venting. Over.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Wearing breathing apparatus,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46fire fighters John Chugg and Adrian Johnson
0:04:46 > 0:04:50enter the middle house to tackle the flames head on.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54But the situation has just got worse.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03All received. Shep! Jet run out round the back, ASAP.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14The force of the fire has punched through the roof at the rear of the house.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Fed by the outside air, it soon becomes an inferno.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Crew manager Evans receiving. Over.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Steve, in your opinion, do we need more resources? Over.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35Received. Dave's here. I'm going to recommend making it seven or eight.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38We've got crews committed inside, and we're now
0:05:38 > 0:05:43just setting up some external jets to try and contain it within the centre of this terrace
0:05:43 > 0:05:48so it doesn't break through into the roof spaces of the adjoining properties.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Steve! Can you increase the pressure at all, mate?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54As Rich Green starts to battle the fire,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Nichola - who lives in the house - can only stand by helplessly.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02It was awful, because you can see all this chaos,
0:06:02 > 0:06:06and all you can do is stand back and wait.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10When the flames started, the tiles were coming down and everything,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14then you knew that it was going to be quite devastating.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I thought the whole house would be gone in a flash.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20But it's not just Nichola's home that's at stake.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24The fire looks like it's spreading to the houses on either side.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Sean and the crews will have a real battle on their hands to save the entire row.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35There are now six engines at the scene and more are on the way.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Later, fire fighters find hot spots -
0:06:37 > 0:06:40which could suddenly burst into flames -
0:06:40 > 0:06:41in the neighbouring houses.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44What about that sound that we heard coming out of the roof?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47SERIES OF LOUD CRACKS RINGS OUT
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I have to tell you, even the experienced fire fighters
0:06:51 > 0:06:53are surprised at what that turns out to be.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Louise.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Yes, and we'll find out later. Now, a climber who fell 30 foot -
0:06:58 > 0:07:00that's the height of an average house -
0:07:00 > 0:07:04and the only thing that broke his fall was solid rock.
0:07:08 > 0:07:15It's a hot summer's day, and the volunteer Edale Mountain Rescue unit have been called into action.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17We're responding to Stanage Edge.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18We've got a fallen climber
0:07:18 > 0:07:22who's believed to have an ankle injury and a wrist injury.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26We're responding at the moment with three Land Rover vehicles.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29The rest of the team have been paged.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33They're heading to one of the most popular and challenging sites for climbers in the UK.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35We're just coming up the track now.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40These jobs, for us, with the degree of fall that the climber's had,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43obviously need to be treated quite urgently.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46There's potential for some life or limb-threatening injuries.
0:07:46 > 0:07:53One Mountain Rescue team is already on site. The volunteers include paramedics and doctors.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00The injured man has fallen at High Neb on Stanage Edge in the Peak District.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06Rock climbers of all abilities train here. Mountain Rescue are called here at least a dozen times a year.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11They have the expertise to cope with the injuries and the terrain.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15I'm slightly out of breath, but we're nearly at the top.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21They find Ryan lying in agony at the base of the cliff.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25He's an experienced climber and was practising soloing -
0:08:25 > 0:08:27a technique which doesn't include ropes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31But he lost his grip, ending up in a terrifying freefall.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33His friends watched on, horrified.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36He fell from that ledge, halfway up there.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39He fell, probably about 15 or 20 foot and landed on that boulder.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42He sort of bounced.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47It was a considerable drop with the hardest landing. Ryan is in a lot of pain.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52To help ease it, volunteer doctor Steve Rowe has given him gas and air.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Ryan has been quite lucky.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58He's fallen the best part of 20 or 30 foot, not hit his head -
0:08:58 > 0:09:00he hasn't got any head injury at all.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03He's broken his wrist and his ankle. I'll give him morphine
0:09:03 > 0:09:06so we can splint his ankle and evacuate him off.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10I think we're trying to find out the best method of evacuation.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15A fellow climber has put a makeshift splint on Ryan's arm to hold the break steady,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19but it's the break inside his ankle that's giving him the most problems.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23So, what we're going to do then, Ryan, is pull your leg straight,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26put it a splint, and strap it up. We'll try and do it smoothly,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29but I am going to have to touch your leg and ankle to do that.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Yeah.- OK. I'll not lie to you - it's going to sting a bit.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33HE SUCKS DEEPLY
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Before Steve tries to move it, he wants Ryan to try some stronger pain relief.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- OK?- Yeah.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Here's the good stuff.- Cheers.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45This climb was well within Ryan's capabilities.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48The sport runs in his family and he's not the first to get injured.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Last year, his brother suffered a similar fall
0:09:51 > 0:09:53and had to be airlifted out.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Despite the pain, Ryan's doing his best to see this as a competition.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Tell him I'm gutted - my brother got a chopper!
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- There's none available. - It's a bit selfish, that, Ryan.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Your brother could have walked as well!
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Exactly, he only had an elbow - I've got a foot injury.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13There's no justice!
0:10:15 > 0:10:17But the pain is getting more intense.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Ryan has to get back to the gas and air.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I'm going to just lift your leg up, pull it straight,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25you keep going with that.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Well done.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29And lower it down there.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Good.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Dr Steve is now so concerned about Ryan's foot
0:10:33 > 0:10:35that he's called in the air ambulance.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38The vacuum splint will immobilise the damaged ankle,
0:10:38 > 0:10:43but an ambulance journey over bumpy terrain would be too much for Ryan to endure.
0:10:43 > 0:10:49'Had contact with Helimed 5-4, their ETA is now about 10 minutes.'
0:10:49 > 0:10:52The effects of his injuries are taking their toll.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Any excitement about a trip in a helicopter has long gone.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Are you all right for pain relief at the moment?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02The uneven terrain and thick vegetation mean the air ambulance
0:11:02 > 0:11:06will have to land on the track at the bottom of the slope.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08It's a long way back down.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Ready, brace, roll.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15This is where the special equipment the Mountain Rescue team possesses comes into its own.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16To be on the safe side,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19they put Ryan onto a board to keep his back still
0:11:19 > 0:11:22and fit him with a neck collar.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26He's then trussed up carefully.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The only limb he can move is his right arm.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33It means he can continue to take the gas and air as he needs it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41The stretcher is put on a trolley specially adapted to cope with this rugged and rocky ground.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46As they take him down to the track, they do all they can to keep his spirits up.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Easiest walk-off you've ever had, Ryan.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Yeah! I can tell you what you're doing next weekend. Feet up in front of the telly!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Yeah.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58They can now hand him over into the care of the air ambulance crew.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- How are you feeling?- Not too bad.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Have you been in an aircraft before?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- Er, no.- You've not?- Only on a plane or something, yeah.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- You've not been in a helicopter?- No.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Everybody ready? Yep.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13And lift.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Last winter, his brother fell 80 foot and got helicoptered out,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23so he was quite anxious not to be out-done by his brother.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25He was quite pleased when we got the helicopter.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Ryan may have got his scenic trip to the hospital in Chesterfield,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32but he's had to pay a very painful price.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34He'll undergo a full set of X-rays
0:12:34 > 0:12:37to establish exactly how bad his breaks are.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40In the meantime, the Mountain Rescue team
0:12:40 > 0:12:44can set out on the bouncy ride back to base after another job well done.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Ryan has been watching that with me.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52It has only been four weeks and it looks like you were quite badly injured.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Tell me what exactly happened.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56On hitting the floor on impact,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I managed to fracture the heel bone in my foot
0:12:59 > 0:13:01into quite a few different pieces.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Nine or something, is it?
0:13:02 > 0:13:08Nine different fractures going through it, which has been plated and screwed back into place.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09- And this?- This is a broken radius -
0:13:09 > 0:13:14quite a clean break and they managed to put it back into place pretty quickly.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17I didn't need an operation on it, so I was quite fortunate.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20This was quite an easy climb for you, so what happened?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Erm, I think I was just a bit blase, and just lost concentration.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29I just didn't really think I was in that serious a situation.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33I lost concentration, slipped, and fell.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37And halfway through your fall, you managed to turn yourself, didn't you?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Yeah, I suppose when I felt myself go,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I had the presence of mind to make sure I landed on my feet
0:13:43 > 0:13:46rather than fall on my head or damage my back.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51- And lucky that people were climbing around you - they called the emergency services.- Yeah.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56And there were a couple of doctors on the climb next to us who had some good painkillers!
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Now I know that you were planning a big trip with your girlfriend.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Where were you planning to go? - South America for six weeks.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Is she really annoyed with you still?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08She's all right now. She's gone on a different trip to Thailand,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11so she's just left me, but she was a bit gutted at the time.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17- I bet she was! Do you think you'll be able to climb like that again. What's the prognosis?- I hope so.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Erm, I've just got to see how the physio goes.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I've got to have this boot on for a while - probably another month or so.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Slowly getting some weight bearing through it. Then hopefully I'll be able to climb again.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Do you think it will change the way you climb?- Yeah.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Yeah. I think I'll be more cautious, give it a bit more consideration,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39but I'll definitely be back out climbing.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Excellent. Thanks very much for coming to see us.- Cheers.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50Still to come - how do you find out what's wrong when a four-year-old's too shocked to speak?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Do you think you can turn your head and look that way for me?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Good girl.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00And she finds it impossible to watch -
0:15:00 > 0:15:04the dog-walker who blames herself for a three-vehicle pile-up.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09It frightened me to death, actually. I'm still shaken so it was really scary, yeah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:18Earlier on, we saw fire fighters battling to save a row of houses when there was a strange noise...
0:15:18 > 0:15:21SERIES OF LOUD CRACKS RINGS OUT
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Dave Graham was the incident commander at the scene.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29He's an experienced fire fighter, but he was surprised by that.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Before we speak to him, let's see what's happened with the main fire.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38Ten fire engines from five fire stations have been called in and they're going to need them.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43The house is sandwiched between two others,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and a fire is raging in its roof.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Fire fighters wearing breathing apparatus are inside the house and attacking the flames from below,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54while outside, others are aiming their jets from front and back.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01At the foot of their garden, Joe and Val - who live next door -
0:16:01 > 0:16:06watch anxiously as ominous smoke rises from the roof of THEIR house.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18When I looked through the back garden,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20next door - number 5, that is - was well alight.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26I knew from that moment that we hadn't a chance in hell of surviving this.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30We crossed our fingers and hoped for the best, but it wasn't to be.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Steve Evans updates watch manager Sean Foster,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36who is in charge of operations at the front of the houses
0:16:45 > 0:16:48We're going to get someone in number 4, received. Over.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50They've beaten down the flames that they can see,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53but now there's a real worry about the ones that they can't.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55My main concern
0:16:55 > 0:16:58was that the fire would spread along the terrace, along the roof ridge.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Fires involving roofs are very difficult to fight.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04We need to remove the tiles to fight the fire.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10Normally, with an aerial ladder platform, but in this instance, access was too restricted,
0:17:10 > 0:17:15so we knew straight away that the only way to tackle the fire would be to fight the fire internally.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It wasn't safe to put fire fighters on the roof until the fire had been knocked down.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Sean's called for more backup to go into the other properties.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Just check both roof spaces.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- We think it's spread both ways.- OK. - You probably want a short axe, too.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I'll get one dropped to the front.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37They're now battling on several fronts. It's hard work in the intense heat.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40John Chugg and Adrian Johnson, who were the first in,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43have come out to replenish their oxygen.
0:17:43 > 0:17:49We went into the middle property, but we couldn't get into the loft to make an effective attack on the fire,
0:17:49 > 0:17:54although we held it back, so we've gone in either side to try and pin it back to the original property.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Some will spread to those properties,
0:17:56 > 0:18:02but it's very hot in there and obviously there's a hazard of things falling down on you all the time.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03You've got to be careful in there.
0:18:03 > 0:18:09The priority now is to stop the fire from really taking hold in the neighbouring houses.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12If they can get a ladder up there and start stripping that roof,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15and then we also need to get a ladder and start stripping that -
0:18:15 > 0:18:18get the tiles off and see what's going on.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Once we know we've got it, concentrate our efforts on getting the fire out in this one.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Several fire fighters, including Adrian Cobb,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29now have the unenviable task of perching on special roof ladders
0:18:29 > 0:18:33so that they can remove the tiles to expose the burning timbers.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34Stan!
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Be careful of the other side!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Removing tiles is a very arduous process,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43but we remove them to establish fire spread,
0:18:43 > 0:18:48to assist ventilation - to assist some of the hot products of the fire through the roof.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52If there are any hot spots, it also enables us to establish where they are.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57They work meticulously across the roof - tile-by-tile, timber-by-timber -
0:18:57 > 0:18:59damping down any hot spots they see
0:18:59 > 0:19:04until finally, they're sure they've stopped this fire from spreading.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11The fire fighters are also salvaging residents' possessions to protect them from heat and water damage.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Joe and Val want to retrieve some documents
0:19:15 > 0:19:17and have very precise instructions for Rich Green
0:19:17 > 0:19:19as to where to find them.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22On the left-hand side, on the bed side,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24over the bed, there's some cabinets.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30- OK.- Erm, in the...- Left-hand side, isn't it?- ..left-hand side...
0:19:32 > 0:19:38Top, or second shelf, there are some papers in a brownish, yellowish envelope.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- I wish I'd written all this down. - Quite!
0:19:40 > 0:19:42THEY LAUGH
0:19:42 > 0:19:48Considering what's happened, the couple are taking it all in remarkably good spirits.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09Twilight beckons, and the crews have been toiling in the heat for four hours.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13The fire is now out, but there is still some work to be done.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15We have to, what we term "dig out" -
0:20:15 > 0:20:19remove the bits of timber and plasterboard that have come down -
0:20:19 > 0:20:23to make sure there are no concealed pockets of fire.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27They'll work into the night to weatherproof the properties before leaving.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30The house where the fire started has been badly damaged,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33but thankfully, nobody has been hurt
0:20:33 > 0:20:35and the swift actions of the fire fighters
0:20:35 > 0:20:38have saved the other houses in the row.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Dave, that was some fire, wasn't it? - It was.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48It looked like it was going to be not particularly big, and then it just got bigger and bigger!
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- It was surprising.- Tough.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54I want to deal with that noise first of all, because we've been teasing you with it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Let's hear it one more time. Here it comes.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59SERIES OF LOUD CRACKS RINGS OUT
0:20:59 > 0:21:04Now, what did that noise turn out to be?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07It actually turned out to be live ammunition
0:21:07 > 0:21:08exploding in the fire.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10At the time, we thought it was lights.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12We found some magazines afterwards
0:21:12 > 0:21:16and it wasn't until we saw your footage, taken by the cameraman,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18that we realised it was ammunition going off.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21So, what was ammunition doing in the roof?
0:21:21 > 0:21:25No-one knows - a collector? The house occupier didn't know that it was in there.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30It wasn't until there was a fire, and we were turfing everything out to make sure it was out,
0:21:30 > 0:21:34that we found these magazines and bayonets.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37And at a later stage after those noises were happening,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- you actually had firemen go into the roof space.- Yes.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44If the fire had caught that area while they were in there, potentially...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Potentially fatal consequences.
0:21:46 > 0:21:53- You don't expect that, presumably? - There's some really odd things that people keep in their roof spaces.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I've come across many, many odd things,
0:21:55 > 0:22:00but you just do not think about ammunition in a terraced house in the middle of Southampton.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03No. And bigger dangers are gas canisters and aerosols.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Yes. People go camping in the summer,
0:22:05 > 0:22:11they put their little gas stove and cylinder in the roof space to store it, because that's what you do,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15and of course, the roof space catches fire, and even a small cylinder
0:22:15 > 0:22:19can go off with explosive effect and maim and injure fire fighters.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Didn't you once find rabbits in a roof?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Yes, we once went into a chimney fire and there was cages with rabbits inside.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Isn't it extraordinary what people keep up there really! Bats in my attic, mostly.
0:22:30 > 0:22:36Erm, fire fighting, watching how you attacked that, you ended up with ten tenders on the scene.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42Why don't you just order ten to start with and just throw a whole load of water at the fire?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46What you do is you look at the incident
0:22:46 > 0:22:51and if it's a small incident and you can get in and tackle it quickly,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54you knock it down, but with the construction in this building
0:22:54 > 0:23:00and the way that it was going right and left, it started to spread...
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- We could see you were treating it as three different fires.- Yes.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08The main building that was on fire, I then treated the house to the right as another property,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10and the house to the left as another property.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- I resourced the incident to deal with effectively three different fires. - I see.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17But fascinating that it was a roof fire.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21I say that because of the other programmes I do with the building trade.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24The thing about a roof is, you build it to keep water out.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Indeed. - Not very helpful to a fireman.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30No, it's not. And that's one of the problems with a roof fire -
0:23:30 > 0:23:33you've got to get inside and tackle it through a loft hatch.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36A lot of premises don't have very big loft hatches.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Yeah.- Or you've got to get up on the roof and strip the tiles away
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and get the water in that way.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45But physically you've got to do something. You can't just stand back and pour water on.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47I don't know if you've ever thought about that before.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51A roof is built to keep water out, so they have to hack their way in first.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Spare a thought for your fire fighter next time you think of something like that.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Thank you - fascinating stuff.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Now recently, Hampshire traffic police were called to a place
0:24:01 > 0:24:05they know really well - just outside one of their favourite cafes.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10Owner Margaret was taking her dog for a walk when a lorry driver behaved like a true gentleman.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14However, his good turn soon turned into a bit of a disaster.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25PC Jim Chapman has been called to a report of a road accident involving several vehicles.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Fire engines and an ambulance are already at the scene.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33A recovery lorry and two cars are in various states of disrepair
0:24:33 > 0:24:35after running into each other.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39And at the centre of it all is a very upset Margaret.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45She was taking her dog Reggie for a walk when an act of kindness sparked a chain of destruction.
0:24:45 > 0:24:51The van - lorry - stopped to let me cross the road and that's when it all happened.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52- Oh, right. OK.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- WOMAN: She feels like she's caused it. She's a bit upset.- OK.
0:24:56 > 0:25:02Margaret feels it's all her fault. The lorry driver was just doing her a good turn.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I was walking the dog and I came to the crossing there.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08The traffic was sort of a bit built up.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12The lorry slowed right down and then stopped and waved me on.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14And as I've gone to cross the road,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16the other cars went straight into the back of him.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20I didn't see it, but I heard the impact.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24It frightened me to death, actually. I'm still shaken, so it was really scary, yeah.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29One of the drivers, Ben, is complaining of some pain in his neck.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32The paramedics have decided to take no risks.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37They've fitted him with a protective helmet and asked the fire crews to remove the roof.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40This has made Margaret feel even worse.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Jim tries to reassure her.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- Is the person all right over there? - I think it's just whiplash - neck injuries - at the moment.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54They were all going slow. He just gently pulled up and waved me across the road.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58- And then...- And then the cars went smack, smack, smack. I don't know.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01In that case, there's nothing for you to worry about.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I didn't see them smash into him - it was the noise.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06I wouldn't worry about it.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08It's not your fault here.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15The fire crew shield Ben with a blanket as they start to cut out the windscreen.
0:26:17 > 0:26:23Margaret is worried about Ben and seeing him being cut out of his car is very distressing for her.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Margaret! >
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Jim doesn't want to let her leave without checking she's all right.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Are you OK?- I'm just really shaken. It's just seeing it, you know?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40While Jim calms Margaret,
0:26:40 > 0:26:44the fire fighters have made quick progress cutting through the door pillars,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46allowing them to remove the roof.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49The medical team now have access
0:26:49 > 0:26:53to start the careful process of easing Ben out.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Using many hands, they slide him onto a spinal board to keep his back straight
0:26:58 > 0:27:00before gently placing him on a stretcher.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Basically, he was complaining of C-spine and upper back tenderness
0:27:04 > 0:27:08so therefore because of the mechanism of injury, we have to play safe
0:27:08 > 0:27:13and immobilise until the doctor's seen him to rule out any form of spinal injury.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16They remain hopeful Ben hasn't hurt himself too badly
0:27:16 > 0:27:19and that precautionary X-rays at hospital
0:27:19 > 0:27:21will clear him of any serious injury.
0:27:23 > 0:27:29As the fire service start to clear away the wreckage, Margaret can get back to walking her dog, Reggie.
0:27:29 > 0:27:35He's fine! He wasn't fazed by it at all. He just carried on as though, yeah...
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Yeah, he kept me calm, I think.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Margaret has to cross the road once more, except this time, just to be on the safe side,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47she's got a police escort.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Ben, the driver who was taken to hospital, suffered bruised vertebrae.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Thankfully nothing too serious.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59The real pain was the injury to the car - he'd only had it four days.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05Cheryl Silverlock is here to talk about police, cars, traffic and how to drive properly.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08You must come across a lot of people who are devastated
0:28:08 > 0:28:12by losing their car and wanting mementoes out and things.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Yes, cars are precious to people. They want belongings out of them
0:28:15 > 0:28:19and obviously it's quite an expensive thing to do - dent your car.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- And it's all very emotional at the scene of accidents.- It is.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26It's shock, mainly, for the drivers and anyone that's involved.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30But we wanted to have a chat with you about how you should drive.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33The whole business of when you can stop -
0:28:33 > 0:28:37if you see an old lady who wants to cross the road, but you're in traffic.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Whether you should stop and let her across,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42or whether you should keep going.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47It's always nice to be polite and courteous. If it's safe to do so, then feel free to give way.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Just make sure that you're fully aware of all your surroundings
0:28:51 > 0:28:55by checking behind you, that there's nothing that's likely to overtake -
0:28:55 > 0:28:57motorcyclists, cyclists, and even pedestrians
0:28:57 > 0:29:01that might see you giving way and suddenly dash out when you're not prepared.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Good point. If you do stop, even in traffic and you let someone walk across,
0:29:05 > 0:29:10- then you've got to keep an eye on your mirrors for motorcycles coming up the outside.- Yes.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15If they're not fully aware of what you're doing, then they could overtake and cause problems.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Quickly, on people getting out of the way of blue lights -
0:29:18 > 0:29:22you find often that people sat at a red light not wanting to get out of the way
0:29:22 > 0:29:25and an ambulance or something desperately trying to get past.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Are you allowed to cross a red light line to get out of the way?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Don't go straight through the red light.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Erm, if there's enough room to move forward and to the side...
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Without crossing the line of traffic.- Yeah.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42Just make sure that it's safe to do so, and don't go straight through the light.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Pull up so you're out of the way of the emergency vehicle.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- Do people panic when you come up behind them with the blue lights? - All the time.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Just try not to panic.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Be decisive, make sure that you make it clear to everybody else -
0:29:53 > 0:29:57other road users as well as the emergency service - what you are intending to do.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Lovely. Thanks, Cheryl.- Thank you.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04I just want to talk to Jackie about some of today's calls.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07One lady has been getting hassle over the internet.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08What's been going on?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Yeah, she's been receiving threats,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14which we're treating as threats to kill, from an ex-partner
0:30:14 > 0:30:16who's put some rather unpleasant things
0:30:16 > 0:30:19on one of the well-known social networking sites.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Generally, we are seeing quite an increase
0:30:22 > 0:30:26in the type of incidents reported to us related to social networking sites.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29So things that are up on the internet. You take that seriously, do you?
0:30:29 > 0:30:35Very seriously. Some of the things that people are writing on there can result in prosecution.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38So yeah, we do take them very seriously.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42And given that it's on the internet, everybody can read it, actually.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- The evidence is there. - Social networking sites are great for people keeping in touch,
0:30:46 > 0:30:52but people need to be conscious that the information that they're typing on there is for public consumption.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57A lot of people can read that information, and if you've got one of those pages or sites,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00you need to be careful about the information you're putting on there
0:31:00 > 0:31:04and make sure that the friends that you've got are still friends. Check them.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06You say you take it seriously.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08If someone has put threats up on the internet,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10you will go and visit them, will you?
0:31:10 > 0:31:15Yeah, we'll risk-assess each individual job on an individual basis
0:31:15 > 0:31:19and we'll do some research, fully investigate the incident,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22and go and speak to the - in this case - lady that's complaining.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27And then the officers dealing with that will decide what action is appropriate.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30And that may involve some form of prosecution
0:31:30 > 0:31:33or harassment warning or something along those lines.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35It's malicious communications,
0:31:35 > 0:31:37but this particular one is not just that,
0:31:37 > 0:31:39this one's also threats to kill.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44Mmm. And you're finding an increase, are you? I assume amongst young people.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48All those social networking sites are becoming more popular,
0:31:48 > 0:31:50so we are seeing a daily increase, really -
0:31:50 > 0:31:54I probably deal with half a dozen incidents a day at the moment.
0:31:54 > 0:32:02Sometimes it's internet dating sites, social networking sites, particularly with young children as well.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I think sometimes parents forget
0:32:04 > 0:32:08that they need to supervise their children's access on there,
0:32:08 > 0:32:12because you should be 13 to have one of these pages or sites.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18- Yeah.- Often children are younger and are parents really monitoring who they're talking to?
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Also on their mobile phones, because a lot of kids can access it
0:32:22 > 0:32:25via their phones as well as their computer in their bedroom.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- A good point. Good to know you take it seriously.- Yes, we do.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Fascinating. You need to know what their children are doing on their computers.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Now, a little girl is in a lot of pain and too distressed to speak.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41The first doctor to arrive has to find a clever way of working out what's wrong.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Critical care doctor, Nick Maskery, has been called to a young child
0:32:45 > 0:32:48who's had a nasty accident in her own garden.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Paramedic Karen Skillicorn-Aston is with him.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54We're going to a four-year-old who's had a fall
0:32:54 > 0:32:56and has a head and neck injury.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57That's all we know so far.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Nick arrives at the house to find young Josie in the kitchen,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06flat on her back and too terrified to move.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09She's gone head-first. off the top of the bars.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- JOSIE GROANS OK.- She cried immediately,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17but now she won't move her neck at all.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22Josie's looking very scared. Gently, Nick tries to tease some answers out of her.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Where does it hurt, sweet?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28There? Is it just there it hurts?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Where is it, Josie? Point where you're hurting.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33SHE CRIES Just there?
0:33:33 > 0:33:36But Josie's so shaken up, she can't speak.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Luckily, her sister Evie was with her and saw her fall.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Was she knocked out at all? - Evie was out there with her. Did she cry straight away?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Er, yes.- She did, OK.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- And how long ago did this happen? - 20 minutes, something like that.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57- All right, sweet.- Very softly, Nick tries again to coax Josie to tell him if her back hurts.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00All right, sweetie, can I have a feel of your neck?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03OK, you keep your head nice and still.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Tell me if I press anywhere that hurts.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10That's all OK? Is that OK?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Is that all right?
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Doesn't hurt? No? Doesn't hurt? Sore there, isn't it?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21If I press there, does that hurt at all? No?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24OK. Can you feel me tickle that finger?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Can you wiggle your fingers?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Fantastic. OK.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Can you do me a favour?
0:34:32 > 0:34:38Do you think you can turn your head and look that way for me? Good girl.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43And do you think you can now turn your head and look at me?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45I know. Look at my big nose.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Nick has managed to win the little girl's confidence.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51By getting her to move her head from side to side,
0:34:51 > 0:34:55he can rule out any serious head or neck injury,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57but she has suffered a break.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59She's moving her head pretty well.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01She's not obviously in pain when she moves her neck
0:35:01 > 0:35:03and I can't see any big bumps on her head
0:35:03 > 0:35:07so I think she's got a broken collar bone. Everything else seems to be fine.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09I'll have a chat with the paramedics.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12We got as far as the car then she screamed and held her neck.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16We need to get her to hospital and have it X-rayed and go from there.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19The ambulance has arrived to take her to hospital,
0:35:19 > 0:35:23and Nick brings the crew up-to-date about her broken collar bone.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27She needs an X-ray, but I'm not going to immobilise her, I think she's fine.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29The next step is getting her on her feet.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Josie's still frightened to move, but Nick is winning her trust.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Have you got a smile for me?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37No? I wouldn't either!
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Do you want to sit up? No?
0:35:44 > 0:35:49How about we sit you up? It'll make it easier to put your arm in a sling. Is that all right? Yeah?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51OK, shall we help you?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56That's it. You sit up, there you go.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- Ooh! There we go! Put your arm in. PARAMEDIC:- Done!
0:36:00 > 0:36:05But being in pain and surrounded by strangers suddenly proves too much for the little girl.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- Josie? Oh!- She's sad now. - You were having a right laugh when you were lying down!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12We'll look after the poorly arm.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Oh, I know - it's ever so sore, isn't it?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16That's it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21It's quite painful, but it's not a nasty, nasty injury.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24With a little more persuasion, Josie is helped onto her feet.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Shall we get you up off the floor?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- No?- You can't stay there forever, though, can you?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- MUM:- Come on, Jo-Jo, stand up.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Come on, darling.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Here we go, up we come.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46After a cuddle from Mum and a protective arm from big sister, Evie,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Josie clambers on board the ambulance.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51They'll both travel with her to hospital.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Ah! Bless her! And Doctor Nick was spot on, by the way -
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Josie had broken her collar bone.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06But that didn't stop her trying to join her brother and sister back on the climbing frame.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Louise.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Often here on Real Rescues, we've seen that what a motorcyclist wears
0:37:12 > 0:37:14can make the difference between life and death.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Dave Gibson's accident shows us exactly why.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Ambulance doctor Brando Tamayo and paramedic Richard Privett
0:37:24 > 0:37:28have been called to a biker who's hit a deer and been thrown from his motorbike.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Clearly, if you've come off a motorcycle when you've hit a deer,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35there's great potential for serious injury.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39It's not just hitting the deer that medics are worried about,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41it's what he may have hit afterwards.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44You don't die coming off a motorcycle. You die when you hit something.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Even with the best helmet and the best leathers,
0:37:47 > 0:37:49it's that impact on something.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53You notice on motor-racing, they come off and they hit the sand trap
0:37:53 > 0:37:56and they all walk away because they don't come to a sudden halt against a tree.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59As soon as they arrive, the first thing to do
0:37:59 > 0:38:03is move the injured biker away from the edge of the road.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08Can you shuffle back a bit more, just so we can get behind the protection of the vehicle.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12- What hurts right now?- My shoulder.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- OK. What about your head? - My head's all right.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17Knocked out at all?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- No.- Not at all?
0:38:19 > 0:38:26Thankfully, Dave has suffered no head injuries. It's his shoulder that's giving him most grief.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28His face gives away how much pain he's in.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30There we go.
0:38:30 > 0:38:36- It's more of a really big ache?- Yeah. - But no pain at all down here?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- No.- That all feels all right, does it?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40It feels all right, it's just when I try and move it.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- Yeah, but it's your shoulder rather than your neck or your back? - Yeah, that's right.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47< OK, where's the pain?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Um, it's just here. That's the only place that's hurting, isn't it?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Are you able to lift your arm up?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- < Can you do it by yourself?- No.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- That'll need an X-ray. - Absolutely.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Dave managed to pick himself up and walk away from the bike after he crashed.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- You definitely weren't knocked out? - No, no.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13It's done its job, hasn't it? You've got a big old dent there.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18You'll need a new helmet, but it's done its job, that's the main thing.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22So Dave's had a lucky escape because he was wearing the right gear.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28He slid down the road. He's lived because he's got reasonable leathers on
0:39:28 > 0:39:31he's got a helmet on, and he's not hit anything.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34You slide down the road and hit a fence-post
0:39:34 > 0:39:37or a vehicle or a road sign, you die, or you potentially die.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41He's been very lucky - he's only hit the road surface and bounced down.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46What saved him? Helmet, leathers. The guys you see riding a motorcycle at the weekend wearing a T-shirt,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48it's fine as long as they never come off.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53When they come off without leathers on, they skip down the road and take chunks of flesh off.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Even if they don't die, their injury levels are higher.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59So Dave's had a lucky escape,
0:39:59 > 0:40:03but he does need to get that shoulder X-rayed.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08Richard hands over to the ambulance crew who will take him to hospital.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13The only thing he's complaining of is some pain in his right shoulder,
0:40:13 > 0:40:15a bit of an abrasion on the right elbow,
0:40:15 > 0:40:17and his knee's a bit uncomfortable.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22Dave's not feeling very agile. With a little help, the paramedics get him back on his feet.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25We can't really grab onto your shoulder!
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Let me grab hold of your trousers, all right?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Up you come. Good job you've got a good belt on there.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Get your bearings, cos you'll be a bit wobbly. We'll grab all your bits, don't worry about that.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- There you go, darling. - We'll tell you all about it.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45Marvellous.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50Once on board the ambulance, they can give Dave a thorough check-over.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Do you want to swing your legs up onto the bed there?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Get comfy.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57He's doing his best not to complain,
0:40:57 > 0:41:01but the pain in his shoulder is starting to get the better of him.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- You said it was just initially uncomfortable. Is it hurting more now?- A bit more, yeah.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09What we'll do is try a bit of gas and air for you.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Have you tried that before, have you?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14It's a gas that you breathe in and out.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16What it does is it helps take your pain away.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19It might make you feel a bit spinny and a bit woozy
0:41:19 > 0:41:21like you've had a few beers. It's good stuff.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23No hangover - everyone's a winner!
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Dave doesn't need any more convincing.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Put it in your mouth, and just nice, deep breaths.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33The sling will also support the arm and ease the discomfort.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38They're just making sure he doesn't have any more serious injuries,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41providing him with some pain relief by way of Entonox,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44which is a gas combined with oxygen - nitrous oxide.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46It's laughing gas - it's a gas used in labour -
0:41:46 > 0:41:50to provide some pain relief so we can get his leather trousers off
0:41:50 > 0:41:55and have a look at the injuries more so. Right now, nothing too serious.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00The next stop is A&E for an X-ray on his shoulder.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06So, it's a salutary lesson. If you're going to ride a motorbike, then wear the right kit.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11Just quickly... Earlier, we were talking about the worst things you can find in the loft.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- What's the smelliest?- Cat litter.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16We went to a fire and the couple hoarded everything.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21They had 26 cats which were rescued, and they had the cat litter in bin bags in the roof.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Used cat litter?- Used cat litter.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28And as I was putting water on it, it was coming down on top of me.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I didn't realise what it was in the smoke,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35and it wasn't until we stepped outside that people were taking big steps away from us.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- I bet your mates were happy to help you out of the gear that time!- No!
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- Couldn't they just hose you down, Dave?- It would have knocked me over!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44They're very strong! We've run out of time.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- See you again for more Real Rescues soon. See you.- Bye-bye.
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