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Rest days are being cancelled and officers are working overtime as Avon and Somerset Police force feels the impact of the pandemic, a chief constable has said.
FIREFIGHTERS discovered a “well developed” fire in a bungalow in Bournemouth. Crews from Redhill Park, Springbourne and Westbourne attended the blaze in Palfrey Road at around 9.45pm on Friday evening. On arrival firefighters found a well-developed fire in the kitchen. Crews used two sets of breathing apparatus, one hose reel and a ventilation fan to deal with the fire. Despite firefighters getting to scene within four and a half minutes of the call being received by fire control operators, the fire still caused severe damage to the property. Fortunately, a working smoke alarm activated in the property and alerted the occupiers to the fire and they were able to escape. The cause of the fire is believed to be a chip pan.
Chief Constable Andy Marsh is cancelling rest days and offering overtime to tackle lockdown breaches. He is also set to consider a request for officers to drive ambulances to support stretched NHS services. Firefighters across Avon have put in hundreds of shifts since the start of the pandemic driving ambulances and have responded to more than 1,400 incidents. The South Western Ambulance Service this week appealed to the region’s police forces for additional blue light emergency drivers. Speaking to police and crime commissioner Sue Mountstevens on Facebook Live, Chief Constable Marsh said: “Many people are making sacrifices. Most people can now say this pandemic has touched their lives in some way.
Firefighters are driving intensive care patients between hospitals as NHS pressure intensifies
They are also ready and willing to help with vaccinations
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Firefighters are helping to transport intensive care patients between hospitals to ease pressure on the NHS. In a statement yesterday (Thursday, January 14), the fire service confirmed staff have also now started to assist South Western Ambulance Service with patient transfers.