MACC IN THE UK SINCE 1983 (ILLUSTRATIVE LIST)

DATE	LOCATION	SUPPORT PROVIDED
1985 (10-16 Dec)	Leeds	Main water supply to Leeds disrupted; 1/4 million people without water. Some 193 tri-service bowsers (at peak) deployed plus RE pumping teams.
1986 (26 July)	Yorks	Personnel from Army School of Motor Transport, Leconfield assisted Fire Service after rail crash at unmanned crossing.
1986 (26 Aug)	Yorks	Sappers and elements of Catterick Garrison deployed to Richmond to rescue stranded civilians after flooding.
1987 (Mar-Apr)	English Channel	Substantial RN and RAF assistance off the coast whilst British Forces Germany assisted at the Belgian end of the operation.
1987 (October)	Nationwide	'The Big Storm'. Service assistance after a short but very severe period of bad weather nationwide.
1988 (July)	North Sea	Piper Alpha oil rig fire.
1988 (23 Dec) - 1989 (25 Jan)	Scotland	Tri-service mil assistance in aftermath of the Lockerbie air crash. Most of this effort directed at search for bodies and wreckage. Some 7,442 man-days were expended by a number of different units including men from the RHF and Gordon Highlanders who were directly involved after the event along with up to 12 helicopters, photo recce flights, RE and RAF repair and salvage and subsequent support to the AAIB. CAD Longtown provided hangar accommodation for the wreckage.
1989 (8-10 Jan)	Leicestershire	Army/RAF assistance after Kegworth air crash. 70/80 personnel from Army plus RAF helicopters, mountain rescue teams, salvage, recovery and transport of the wreckage.
1990 (Aug)	Dorset	124 mil personnel from RAC Centre and Gurkha Sig Sqn assisted police in search for missing child.
1990 (8-11 Dec)	North + West	Extensive Army and RAF assistance in wake of severe snow storms. TA provided bulk of Army contribution. 350+ personnel, 120 vehs, 8 helos and 2 Hercules.
1991 (6 May)	Norfolk	Personnel from 39 Engr Regt RE and RCT laid 14 rolls of trackway to enable civil authorities to deal with chemical spillage on coast.
1993 (15-18 Jan)	Scotland	Assistance by Army, R Marines + RAF to emergency services at time of snow storms then severe floods.
1993 (14-18 Jun)	N Wales	Assistance to local authorities during bad weather (1 pltn from 1 Staffords).
1994 (10 Jan - 7 Feb)	Sussex	Assistance in Chichester during bad weather (4 x bailey bridges, sandbags, and elements of 36 Regt RE (12 man maintenance team).
1995 (1-2 Feb)	Yorks-Durham	Assistance during bad weather: elements of various units including 9 Regt AAC (102 personnel), 1 RRF (5 personnel) and ITB Ouston (45 personnel).
1995 (22 Feb)	Hexham	Assistance during bad weather. 26 local Army personnel.
1995 (11 Apr)	Northumberland	100 personnel assisted with combating forest fire (Harbottle Forest near Otterburn).
1995 (25 May)	Yorks	Assistance to civil police at scene of air crash - 4 landrovers (incl 10 crews) from 24 Fd Amb, 40 personnel ex 2 Sig Regt + a class 30 trackway laid by 38 Engr Regt.
1995 (18-19 Aug)	Hereford	25 RE personnel assisted with combating grass fires on Malvern Hills.
1995 (20-21 Aug)	Preston	Fulwood Barracks used as emergency evac site at time of toxic chemical spill.
1996 (6-12 Feb)	UK: West Midlands and Scotland especially	55 personnel, 42 landrovers, 8 lorries + 2 ambulances, helicopters and 1 Hercules (plus lots of blankets and sleeping bags, RN, RAF + Army helos + 1 Hercules) assisted the civil authorities during severe weather. In addition personnel provided meals-on-wheels in North Wales and 4 landrovers employed in Lancashire in Cumberland.
1996 (20 Feb)	Kent	6 TA personnel + 3 landrovers provided assistance to the local hospital in Canterbury during bad weather.
1997 (Jan)	Wilts	250 personnel assisted civil police in search for soldier's missing child.
1997 (2-3 Jul)	Scotland	40 personnel ex 3 HLDRS + RAF, incl tpt, assisted emergency services to deal with flooding in Elgin and Forres.
1997 (11 Dec)	Glasgow	Regulars and TA personnel ex 3 RHF manned water distribution points when the water supply to 250,000 residents was disrupted.
1998 (Apr - Easter weekend)	E Anglia, Midlands, Home Counties	Assistance during severe weather. Over 300 personnel from a variety of units, both regular and TA plus boats and sandbags. Including: Northampton - 70 TA Peterborough - 60 TA St Ives - 40 personnel Banbury/Milton Keynes - 130 TA Stratford/Lemington Spa - 50+ personnel
1998 (Apr)	Humberside	320 mil personnel ex 2 Div deployed to assist civil police in search for missing woman.
1998 (Jun)	Cheshire	1 pln ex 1 PWO assisted civil police in search for missing child.
1998 (22 Oct)	Wales - Powys	30 personnel ex ITC Brecon assisted with aftermath of flooding - sandbags + evacuation of an OAP home.
1999 (Jan)	Sussex	50 personnel ex GRC + 1 PWRR assisted civil police in search for missing schoolgirls.
1999 (May)	Yorks	Personnel from Defence School of Transport, Driffield, assisted with evacuation of civilians after fire at chemical plant.
1999 (Aug)	Forest of Dean	35 personnel ex 1 Cheshire assisted civil police to search for missing light aircraft.
1999 (19 Sept)	Northern Ireland	Flood relief in Ballyclare. Elements of 9 R Irish deployed.
2000 (Sept)	Portsmouth	HM Naval Base provided pumps and personnel to help with sewage problem after heavy rain.
2000 (Oct-Nov)	Various	Op Waterfowl: Flood relief after heavy rain in early October. -  12+14-15 Oct - 150 personnel ex 1 PARA and RGR, plus boats, divers and vehicles of 36 Engr Regt deployed in Sussex and Kent -  30 Oct - minor support given in various parts of the country - blankets in Wilts, 1/2 tp Marines in Somerset, vehicles + drivers in Glos + Kent, and 10 boats at Waltham Abbey, Essex. -  30 Oct - Op Waterfowl commenced. -  31 Oct - limited assistance at Yalding, Kent (R Medway), Glos and Somerset. -  2 Nov 00 - significant deployment in Worcestershire (Severn Valley) - elements of 1 RWF and 214 Bty RA (V) in Worcester city to help evacuate a flooded hospital -  elements of West Midland Regt, TA, stood by in Kidderminster -  at this time some 1,200 troops were now deployed or held contingent. This level held until 10 Nov 00. -  Early Nov significant flooding in Yorkshire on R Ouse: -  Mil deployment co-ordinated by HQ 15 (North East) Bde -  267 troops deployed in the city of York (plus a further 330 held at 1/2 hr NTM) -  460 troops deployed in Selby (+2 x RAF Chinook helicopters) -  mil vehicles (+ drivers) deployed in the West Midlands (plus 100 personnel ex 1 RWF on standby) -  60 troops deployed in Nottingham (R Trent) -  smaller deployments continued on the R Medway in Kent -  Op Waterfowl was terminated on 14 Nov owing to stabilised waterlevels.
2000 (early Dec)	Severn Valley	Flooding - vehicles ex 104 Regt RA(V) and elements of 1 RWF deployed.
2001 (Feb)	Kent	40 personnel ex 1 R Irish deployed to help with localised flooding.
2001 (Feb)	Northern Ireland	A helicopter and divers assisted the NI Environment Agency in removing an aircraft which had become trapped in marshland near Londonderry airport.
2001 (Feb)	Yorks	SAR helicopters assisted at the immediate scene of the Selby train crash. Subsequently an emergency mortuary was established at the nearby RAF station.
2001 (Feb-Mar)	Scotland	Helicopter and light aircraft helped provide assistance during bad weather in the south of Scotland.
2001 (May)	Northern Ireland	A Wessex helicopter helped douse a fire on Camlough Mountain.
2001 (July)	Kent	Army personnel helped deliver bottled water to communities of Romney and Lydd when their water supply was contaminated.
2001 (Dec)	SW England	RN Sea King helicopter flew members of the Devon Fire Brigade to Lundy Island to deal with a heath fire.
2002 (Feb)	Northern Ireland	Helicopter and infantry helped search for missing teenager.