Firefighters are now being called to help obese people once every 3 hours 20 minutes, according to new figures. Approximately 1.9million UK adults are living with Class III obesity, formerly known as ...

A firefighter has detailed how one operation took 10 hours and more than 17 crews ...

New data sourced has revealed UK fire services attended more than 15,000 bariatric incidents between 2020 and 2025, equivalent to one bariatric rescue every 3.3 hours. Experts at Zava sent freedom of ...

A total over 15,000 "bariatric" incidents were responded to by firefighters in the past decade — up by five times compared to ...

A hidden strain is stretching emergency services to their limits, revealing a crisis that goes beyond the usual call of duty.

New data has shown that Lancashire’s Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) attended some of the highest numbers of rescues involving ...

For five years, the Joint Budget Committee said transportation companies using vans for extra large wheelchairs were billing the state for a specialty ambulance.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to 545 call-outs involving obese people between 2020 and 2025, the ninth ...

Doctors study for years to be able to 'dish out' medical advice. They're trained to know whether or not it's safe for a ...

BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Two ambulances were crashed in a five-hour span in Brownsburg on Sunday. In a Facebook post, the Brownsburg Fire Territory indicated that one of its ambulances was crashed on County ...

At a time when many health care systems are reducing services and closing sites, Ridgeview continues to expand its network of ...

Dimapur: The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) has donated two ambulances under its CSR initiative to Tizit PHC and Wakching PHC in Mon district. The ...