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One appliance and crew from Aylesbury attended.

Firefighters wearing buoyancy aids secured a canal boat to the side of the canal after it became loose from its moorings.

Two appliances and crews from High Wycombe attended.

A van had become stuck in branches around a mile down a track used as a bridleway.

The firefighters used:

  • Small gear
  • A short extension ladder
  • A reciprocating saw

One appliance and crew from Broughton and two from Milton Keynes attended, along with an officer.

A mechanical breakdown had affected the drive to a Ferris wheel, resulting in 14 people becoming trapped at height. They were located in four of the wheel’s cars.

A cordon was put in place. The firefighters used a turntable ladder to assess the situation and provide reassurance to the three adults and 11 children who were trapped.

The firefighters supervised a manual recovery method, in line with the manufacturer’s guidance, allowing the first occupants to be released at around 1.30pm.

By 1.40pm all the occupants had been released, uninjured.

One appliance and crew from Beaconsfield attended. Firefighters used one hose real and small gear to make safe a small refuge fire.

One appliance and crew from Beaconsfield and one from Gerrards Cross attended, along with one officer.

The occupants of one car were out when they arrived. The firefighters helped one woman out of her car.

They removed one of the cars from the flood water, and the second car was driven out.

One appliance and crew from Aylesbury attended. The woman was uninjured.

Firefighters rescued a girl who had fallen into a ditch, and assisted South Central Ambulance Service, Burnham Beeches, Hawthorn Lane, Burnham. Two appliances and crews from Slough and an officer attended.