Hazardous Area Response Teams rescued residents trapped in flooded homes Hazardous Area Response Teams rescued residents trapped in flooded homes "We took the first evacuees out of the boats with the hazardous response team at 7am on that Thursday morning," said Cllr Williams. "People were wet, frightened and cold, with snow on the ground and didn't know what to do. There was no one else there so we have been sorting everything out. This motor launch was left marooned sitting on railings nine feet above the river This motor launch was left marooned sitting on railings nine feet above the river