Rural fire safety

Get in touch

If you have any questions about animal rescue or rural safety, please contact the Rural Safety Team at Lyndhurst Fire Station via 023 8064 4000, 023 8028 4250 or email: rural.safety@hantsfire.gov.uk.

Watch Manager Jim Green trained as a forest manager and experienced various aspects of forestry both in the private and public sector before moving to Australia for a season as a first attack forest firefighter with their Forestry Commission. Since joining Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) Jim has utilised his forestry and farming skills to develop the Service’s Rural Safety and Animal Rescue Teams and is now employed as a fulltime Animal Rescue Specialist with HFRS. In addition to his response role he coordinates and provides specialist training for vets and the RSPCA and along with colleagues from the team, has developed accredited Animal Rescue Instructor courses for other fire and rescue services.
Anton Phillips is a watch manager at Eastleigh Fire Station and Animal Rescue Specialist. Having a strong agricultural and equine background, he became the catalyst to develop a specialist Animal Rescue Team in Hampshire. Anton has spent many years studying animal psychology and physiology which has enabled the fire and rescue service to achieve safer working practices.
Colin Horwood is a retained watch manager, Animal Rescue Specialist, and tree surgeon from Hartley Wintney in the north of Hampshire. He also has a background in the agricultural industry, and has taught animal behaviour and husbandry to students at Reading University.
Buster Brown is the most recent addition to the Animal Rescue Specialist Team joining in May 2008. Having retired from the wholetime fire and rescue service after 29 years, Buster continues to respond as a retained firefighter and brings a wealth of experience to the Animal Rescue Team.