DEVON and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have been praised for their response to the coronavirus pandemic. As well as doing their normal job, the fire service have been driving ambulances, fitting masks and other personal protecting equipment for the NHS and care home staff, delivering essential items to vulnerable people and supporting the vaccination programme. The praise was received in a report published today (January 22) by Her Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The report also found the service s plans and use of data was innovative, which allowed it to respond well to the pandemic and focus activities to areas of greater need.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is mourning a death in their unit from the coronavirus.
First Sergeant Timothy Lee Howell died after what was described as a lengthy battle with COVID-19 on Thursday. Howell was part of Troop A, serving northeastern North Carolina.
Howell died at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. A Facebook post from the NCSHP said he was supported by his loving family.
They brought two people back to life after they had gone into cardiac arrest. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue firefighters had been driving the ambulances as part of a collaboration to provide extra support to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust during the pandemic. The initially offered their services during the first lockdown in April and have again been helping out since last month, when they carried out their life saving procedures. From November 2 to December 4, firefighters dealt with 686 emergency ambulance calls during 161 shifts, of which 119 were urgent or life-threatening illnesses of injuries.
. Lee Howell, chief fire officer at Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, said: We are proud to continue working alongside our emergency service colleagues to support the national effort to deal with this pandemic.