Fulford and District CFR Group went live and started responding on 19th July 2008

Fulford is a small village in Staffordshire. The responders of the group and trained and assessed by West Midlands Ambulance Service who will then dispatch responders to real 999 emergencies.

What are Community First Responders? (CFR)

Community First Responder Schemes are teams of volunteers who are trained by the Ambulance Service to a nationally recognised level and provide life saving treatment to people in their local communities.

Community First Responders are always backed up with the nearest available emergency ambulance

Why are they important?

In rural areas it can take vital minutes for a ambulance to arrive. The idea is that if there is a trained responder in the local area then they will be able to treat people while the ambulance is on route.