St John Ambulance supports Ambulance service in snow

 

What a week it was. With the whole of the county engulfed in snow last week, St John Ambulance came to assistance of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) with our five 4x4 ambulances in operation from Canterbury to Dartford. Long days were put in by all our ambulance crews, with many finishing duty well into the night.

Commissioner, Martin Phippen, said:

'The last couple of days the road conditions have really been too bad to risk our normal ambulances and so it's times like this when the spirit of St John Ambulance comes into its own. I would like to say a huge thank you to each and every member that assisted in what were often treacherous conditions. I know SECAmb is very appreciative of the assistance we are able to provide, and know that if we had double the fleet of four wheel drive vehicles we could put them to good use.

'Supporting SECAmb in such adverse weather conditions is a key role for St John Ambulance. Our volunteers and ambulance crews will be on hand to help whenever and wherever they can.'