Firefighters help to rescue 4,000 people
Published Date:
08 September 2008
Firefighters have rescued more than 4,000 people in Hampshire in nine years, according to newly-released figures.
Between 1997 and 2006, fire crews helped 1,140 people in Hampshire from fires and 2,892 from car accidents.
In West Sussex in the same period 549 people were rescued from fires and 1,494 from crashes.
The total number of people rescued by the fire service will be much larger, because some figures such as those rescued from flooding and water, are excluded from the figures obtained by the Fire Brigades Union.
Ricky Matthews, of the FBU Southern Region, said: 'Everyone in the fire service knows there is terrible human tragedy behind all these incidents. Lives are lost as well as saved and families, friends and communities are left devastated.'
The full article contains 138 words and appears in The News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
08 September 2008 9:06 AM
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Source:
The News
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Location:
Portsmouth
