YAS CFR, Richmond Community First Responders

15/03/2026

Day 1 of March's course, thanks to Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service for the use of their training venue.
Its amazing how moving out of the classroom, to a different room can change so much, yet this is valuable training ensuring CFRs are confident to respond with in their communities.
Ensuring they consolidated all they had learnt on Day1 of their 4 Day CFR course.
North is always hard to recruit due to grass, sheep and fields upon fields, these last few months we have had a steady flow of new volunteers. Sadly, this month has seen a lull.
Do you have 20 hours you could be on call ready to respond if needed?
Could you support your communities in their hours of need?
We will give you a 4Day, course (over weekends)
On Line eLearning package.
dedicated Team Leader to look after you.
https://forms.office.com/r/6A96PbhpfY

09/03/2026

03/03/2026

https://www.yas.nhs.uk/get-involved/volunteer-with-us/community-first-responders/

24/02/2026

31/01/2026

Today is the best day of my job.

A group of individuals from ALL walks of life, who 2 weekends ago, walked in to a room with different levels of knowledge, have all just walked out as CFRs in support of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

I Love my Job ❤️

Thanks to North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service for the use of their training room at Colburn Fire Station.

25/01/2026

So we are on Day 3 of new CFR course and some Active CFRs have popped in to say hi.

Also it’s amazing to see we have 30 volunteer CFRs logged on across North Yorkshire

24/01/2026

How many cars are out in Colburn, Headquarters Catterick Garrison this morning.

We Need YOU👉 🕺 👈

20/01/2026

You need to:

be aged 18 or over
hold a valid, full UK driving licence, with no more than three penalty points
have access to a vehicle
be prepared to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check
be prepared to undertake occupational health screening
be prepared to undertake our 4 Day (weekend) CFR course.

16/01/2026

If you witness a cardiac arrest, it is important to call 999 and start CPR straight away.

Perform CPR by placing your hands on the centre of the person’s chest and interlocking your fingers.

Use your body weight to push down 5 to 6cm on their chest.

Repeat this at a rate of 2 per second until the person regains consciousness or an ambulance arrives.