It s been a busy time for first responders as they continue to support the ambulance service in their time of need. The Silloth First responders have been working hard to keep the community safe while supporting the ambulance crews with welfare units. Just in the last week the team have been thank for saving a woman life who went into anaphylactic shock. Welfare units sent to help staff amid mounting pressure, North West Ambulance Service said this week it was managing to cope with the rising Covid-19 infection rate in north Cumbria. With demand increasing, the service is increasingly having to juggle call priorities and in some cases people are having to wait longer for an ambulance to arrive.