These volunteers give up so much of their time to help others in life and death situations…

Tame community first responders were established about a year ago to cover the rural areas around Tamworth and the town itself.

A group of volunteers who are trained to very near paramedic standards, they are there to support the ambulance service and being community based can get to emergencies and incidents much faster than their fully qualified colleagues.

Fundraising firmly underway to pay for their specially kitted out vehicle

They are not in any way there to replace the main ambulance service but that faster response time can be crucial and life saving in some medical emergencies.

I’ve supported the group from my County Members’ funding scheme a couple of times because as well as doing an amazing job they actually pay for much of the equipment from their own pockets as they don’t get any financial help, only advice and training, from the ambulance service.

A dedicated bunch of people, as well as being at the heart of life and death situations they are on strict and regular rotas so there is cover the whole time but no chance of dodging a shift because they don’t fancy it.

But with that responsibility comes great satisfaction and enthusiasm for what they do. And they’ve recently forked out for a replacement vehicle which is far better fitted out than the first one that the group started with.

So fundraising is now well underway because it is the group members who have underwritten the cost. I’ll be actively looking for further funding to help them out because rural areas around Tamworth receive much faster emergency medical cover because of their dedication.

Just a few pounds will help so if you can support them with a small donation you can find out how here.

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