Biker Down - West Midlands Fire Service

What the programme involves

Incident Scene Management

A presentation from the FireBike team, on-scene management and personal safety for a biker happening upon a crash involving a fellow biker.

Casualty Care

This module is delivered by qualified life support instructors from West Midlands Fire Service with motorcycle first aid-specific expertise, covering; trauma and mechanism of injury, snatch rescues, why when and how, basic life support, CPR, managing spinal injuries and crash helmet removal – when and how.

The Science of Being Seen

During this session the attendees receive instruction and advice on conspicuity – how effective is high-vis? This talk also covers phenomena such as ‘motion camouflage’ and ‘looming’, as well as tips on what you can do to be seen without the need to cover yourself head to foot in luminous yellow!

Many clubs and groups discuss the need for the training of riders in how to deal with a crashed biker. Injured motorcyclists need to be dealt with in a specific manner by a first aider due to the type of injuries possibly suffered and the issues of helmet removal. The Biker Down programme can be delivered FREE of charge to anybody who would like the training, but primarily is aimed at motorcyclists.

Book a course online today

We list a number of dates for our Biker Down courses. All the available dates and locations are shown on our calendar.

To book yourself in for a date, please RVSP to your desired course date/location.

Please only submit 1 RSVP per person, to ensure the courses are available to as many people as possible.

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If no events show above, or to cancel your RSVP or learn more, please email bikerdown@wmfs.net with brief details, or submit our form below, and a member of the team will be in touch.

Enquire or find out more

If there isn't a course to suit you, or you'd like more information before booking, please submit our short contact form (selecting Biker Down as the programme) and a member of our Biker Down team will get back to you soon.

Course surveys and feedback

If you’re already booked on to a course and have been asked to complete either the pre-course or post-course survey please click the relevant button below to be taken to the surveys.

Pre-course Survey Post-course survey

To provide any other feedback on your experience with Biker Down please contact bikerdown@wmfs.net or call us on 03300589000 and ask to speak to a member of the team.

Road Casualty Reduction Form (Biker Down and Every Choice Counts)

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