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The first elevated helipad of its kind in the North West opens at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
BBC News Published image captionBethany Walker was 18 when she died An emergency helicopter pad built in memory of a teenager who died from flu and sepsis has been used for the first time. Bethany Walker, 18, from Applecross in Wester Ross, died in January 2018. Community fund-raising and donations paid for the newly-completed landing site at the village's fire station. Inverness Coastguard search and rescue helicopter landed at the pad on Tuesday during the rescue of woman who had been injured in a fall. A helicopter was involved in the effort to save Bethany's life. She was flown to hospita...
The Buena Vista board of trustees last Monday, then the Chaffee County Fire Protection District board of directors on the following Wednesday voted to approve an intergovernmental agreement between the two entities that makes CCFPD âthe exclusive jurisdiction having authority to interpret and enforce the fire code adopted by the town within the townâs boundaries.â The IGA went into effect Thursday, CCFPD chief Robert Bertram said, meaning that the town has now divested from the Buena Vista Fire Department as a separate entity responding to fire calls. âThe town has ente...
The Buena Vista board of trustees approved an intergovernmental agreement between the town and Chaffee County Fire Protection District, which if approved by the CCFPD board at its meeting Wednesday evening, would make Chaffee Fire âthe exclusive jurisdiction having authority to interpret and enforce the fire code adopted by the town within the townâs boundaries.â In other words, entering into the IGA with Chaffee Fire would mean that the Buena Vista Fire Department would cease to exist as a separate entity responding to fire calls. The IGA was drafted during a months-long proce...
New rural helipad takes off thanks to Stuart's fundraising efforts Technician helped secure "vital asset" for sick patients (Image: Stuart McLellan) Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any ti...