Furness Community First Responders

12/04/2026

Come and join us for a drop in session CPR awareness session, anytime until 3pm today. We're at Hawcoat Park Sports Club, LA14 4HF.

06/04/2026

Could you save a life if your loved one suffered a Cardiac Arrest?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2r3jngnj5o

Drop in to Hawcoat Park Sports Club on April 12th and learn how...

Spencer Stevenson says he owes his life to Hollie Page, who gave him CPR at a London railway station.

05/04/2026

A big day coming up: Furness Community First Responders are hosting a Scenario & Training Day for Responders in the North West and an amazing NWAS Community Resuscitation Engagement Officer is running free, open to all CPR awareness sessions alongside this event.

If you would like to drop in and learn how to save a life, please join us at Hawcoat Park Sports Club on Sunday April 12th

13/03/2026

Huge congratulations to Livvy Pattinson who won the student of the year award. We're still so proud of Andrew and the hard work he does for us! You're still a winner in our eyes! Keep up the good work!

12/03/2026

Well done Andrew, well deserved 💫 thank you for all you're amazing work with the Furness Team! Good Luck tomorrow!

21/02/2026

28/01/2026

A great opportunity to understand how you could really help a friend, workmate or loved one who may be struggling with the day-to-day.... It really is good to talk!

22/01/2026

Let's show our appreciation for the tireless volunteering of our local Furness Community First Responders! Please check out the link and get your votes in before closing date!

Has Andrew got YOUR People's Choice Award vote for his work as a student paramedic and community first responder team leader?

Vote here: https://www.lovebarrowawards.co.uk/peopleschoice

People's Choice Award 2026 is sponsored by Barrow Rising !

15/01/2026

Voting is now open! One of our very own CFR team leaders has been nominated and is now a finalist for a love barrow award, student of the year!!! Andrew started as a CFR 10 years ago. Before going on to do his EMT training and now has just qualified as a paramedic!! We are all incredibly proud, he supports our team, running training every month and is always there when we need him. Here's the link to vote for him in the People's Choice category!
https://www.lovebarrowawards.co.uk/peopleschoice?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPSSWVjbGNrA9JJX2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHm2QAyHqgYAYXtEdEHg0BPJMTfHvqkDS-eIIWSPb3R3O6hsHXWKHp1iiyU8L_aem_13SBLUgnVNvfoQQc6oAgGQ 💙💚

The finalists and winners for each category have been chosen by the judges. A hard job that has taken nearly 700 FANTASTIC nominations down to just 24 finalists!Now we need your help! We’re asking YOU to help us find the People’s Choice Winner for 2026 sponsored by Barrow Rising. It’s a tough ...

23/11/2025

WHICH of these might be responding to your medical emergency?

When you call 999 or 111, a volunteer Community First Responder (CFR) may be dispatched by the North West Ambulance Service to attend on their behalf.

NWAS Furness Community First Responders are allocated only the most serious medical emergencies, using their own, unmarked cars to attend. No blue lights, no sirens, driving under the same road traffic rules as any member of the public.

Whenever a CFR is allocated, at least one ambulance with NWAS clinicians will also attend but it is quite likely that the CFR will arrive on scene first, assess and treat the patient within their scope of practice which includes oxygen administration and, in worse case scenarios, the use of a defibrillator and CPR.

So, if you do see an unmarked car displaying a sign that reads “Ambulance Service First Responder” or “Community First Responder” please be aware that it may be responding to a 999 call, just like an ambulance but without the blue lights and siren…

13/11/2025

One of our very own CFR team leaders has been nominated and is now a finalist for a love barrow award, student of the year!!! Andrew started as a CFR 10 years ago. Before going on to do his EMT training and now has just qualified as a paramedic!! We are all incredibly proud, he supports our team, running training every month and is always there when we need him. Voting opens in January. 💙💚