Derby Ambulance First Responders

02/05/2026

Put your feet up and let the robots take care of your home and garden this spring!

16/04/2026

Ryan & Ed have been out on duty this evening covering Derby.
Two calls attended.

14/04/2026

Today Peter and Philip have been talking to the Rolls-Royce General Counsel team about CPR, defibrillators and the work of CFRs. The two groups hopefully learnt a lot and now know a valuable skill to save a life. In addition to being first responders, Peter and Philip both work at Rolls-Royce so it was an interesting opportunity for their colleagues to see a different side of their lives. We would like to thank Rolls-Royce plc for inviting us to come in to deliver these sessions, for encouraging their employees to know CPR and for the support they give to their employees who are also our volunteers

11/04/2026

Today our team were back at the The Hoptimist - Spondon delivering CPR and defib awareness. It was another great session where we hope everyone took away some vital new knowledge. If you would like us to come to you please message us.

09/04/2026

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08/04/2026

Tonight BBC One’s Ambulance covers the work of community first responders

BBC returns tonight for the penultimate episode in the series.

This time we follow crews Sam and Sophie, Jordan and Josh and volunteer Community First Responder Roy as they work to reach patients across Yorkshire’s varied terrain, from a person with a leg injury at the coast to a cyclist who has sustained a head injury by a reservoir.

Watch it at 9pm on BBC One or catch up on iPlayer.

07/04/2026

March has been another busy month for us responding across Derby and the surrounding area. We've seen a 10% increase in calls over the last month and a 5% increase in calls for falls and trauma.

If you can help us continue our services, you can donate at: https://shorturl.at/YtxNY

07/04/2026

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04/04/2026

Today we've been visiting some of the community defibrillators we support to ensure that they have these labels from British Heart Foundation's . We were also able to check the new device at holly bush inn makeney to ensure it's rescue ready.

If you have a defibrillator and haven't registered it you can do so at the circuit at https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/defibrillators/national-defibrillator-network-the-circuit.

If you want more info on defibs, CPR awareness and how first responders fit into saving lives, please message us.

02/04/2026

April the 2nd, in the last 24Hr we haven’t posted about helicopters, drones, jet packs or any other flights of fancy linked to April fools day. No we’ve just kept being there for the communities that need us, responding, delivering care and showing others how to save lives, all dependent upon public donations to continue to do what we do.

If you can help us, please donate at the link below. Please remember our kit costs nearly £2,000 and we currently share a community responder car.

https://givealittle.co/c/DerbyAFR?fbclid=IwdGRjcAPTKh5jbGNrA9MqG2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHsQhkV38Ux17NXVmXauXPhYnsib6MPqSrzZouPtrFN4VaAhp38tDothKQbmn_aem_C3aLmOGWW54IFZYiCxg3Tg

22/03/2026

Come along and join us at Park Lane Surgery, Allestree this Thursday to learn how to do CPR and use a Defibrillator

19/03/2026

A few photos from our session giving CPR and defibrillator awareness last night The Royal Standard Derby .