EEAST CFRS

This is the official Twitter feed for the Community First Responder team for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Thank you to all our amazing clinical volunteers who have booked on to support us at this time increading our volunteer cover by nearly 50%. @ChrismcgE @EeastTbarker @NeillMoloney

[EEAST Ambulance Service @EastEnglandAmb]

🚨We are currently extremely busy.

We're receiving lots of 999 calls, and many of our ambulances are waiting to hand over patients at hospital.

Please only call 999 for life-threatening emergencies. For anything else, call 111 or visit https://t.co/UZaxslqWn6

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Today the team is at the @norfolkshow in the emergency services area. If you are visiting do come and see us, but stay safe and hydrated @EastEnglandAmb @ChrismcgE @NeillMoloney

[Resuscitation Council UK @ResusCouncilUK]

It’s Check Your Defib Week! Between the 15-21 June, we’re encouraging Guardians of defibs to check their defib is rescue-ready and registered on The Circuit.

Here’s all the ways you can support our campaign this week 👉 https://t.co/MuGx9HfIr8

[EEAST Ambulance Service @EastEnglandAmb]

🚑 Volunteer first responders in #Royston have received a new life-saving defibrillator thanks to the William Lee charity.

💚 CFRs help save lives by reaching patients in those critical first minutes. Find out how you can volunteer:
https://t.co/xyWv61BwnI

#VolunteersWeek

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Thank you so much to our volunteers who give their time day, night and bank holidays to help those in their communities, and their friends and families who support them while volunteering. #volunteersweek2026

[EEAST Ambulance Service @EastEnglandAmb]

Our amazing community first responders volunteered 273,211 hours last year 👏

CFRs are a vital part of our service, responding to emergencies in their local area, often arriving first on scene to provide life-saving support until an ambulance crew arrives 🚑

#VolunteersWeek

[The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives @AACE_org]

The National #AmbulanceVolunteering 2026 Survey is live and inviting responses.

The confidential survey will help to identify strengths and areas for improvement that will support #volunteer service improvement and innovation.

> https://t.co/LWSSsfkcID

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Thank you for all you have done to support the expansion of the ER scheme and for all the patients you have seen.

[Beds & Herts Emergency Critical Care Scheme @BHECCS]

Happy New Year from all of us at BHECCS!

2026 is set to be an exciting year as we expand to increase our coverage across Beds & Herts for patients who need us most.

As always, our lifesaving work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible supporters and donors — thank you!

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

@StuLittle1972 @EastEnglandAmb Thank you for all you do for your community and supporting your fellow responders with mentorship and supportive leadership.

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Thank you to all our amazing volunteers who give to their communities daily, not just through the CFR role but also on welfare wagons car drivers and community engagement to find more visit https://t.co/CPDuE0GJV0 for opportunities near you. @EeastTbarker

[EEAST Ambulance Service @EastEnglandAmb]

Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay, so we want to thank our volunteers across EEAST who are there for our patients every single day.

So far this year, our volunteer first responders have logged over 196,000 hours on-call, and responded to over 25,000 calls. 👏

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

An evening with volunteers in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire celebrating 2025 and looking forward. Thank you to @EastEnglandAmb charity for the refreshments.

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

A great day of collaboration at @swasFT with all the national volunteer responder leadership group with all services @EastEnglandAmb @ChrismcgE

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

🎉Huge massive congratulations to Cohort AF66!

✅️ 20 new CFRs trained, ready to respond within their local communities on behalf of the @EastEnglandAmb
Thank you for such a fun 5 days of training. We enjoyed every minute of it and truly appreciate every single one of you ❤️

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

🎉Huge massive congratulations to Cohort AF66!

✅️ 20 new CFRs trained and ready to respond within their local communities on behalf @EastEnglandAmb

Thank you for such a fun 5 days of training we enjoyed every minute of it and truly appreciate every single one of you ❤️

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Today we are at the #ESS2025 promoting #ambulancevolunteering do come and find us to learn more about ambulance volunteers stand CZ55 @AACE_org

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Looking forward to collecting them...and seeing you at the #ESS25

[Triple9 @t_riple9]

Show lights off, strobes off, coffee machine off… ☕️🚨
These wagons are tucked up ready for their big day.
Next outing? Friday – when @EEAST_CFRS pick them up. 👌
Until then, they’re just flexing in the dark like they own the place. 😎, we’re off to #ess2025 see ya 👋!

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

@t_riple9 Looking forward to the reveal soon 💚 @EastEnglandAmb @ChrismcgE @EeastTbarker @KateLott_

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

That's a wrap, thank you to all our amazing volunteers and staff for all you do.

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

And the winner is...

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

And the winner is....

[EEAST CFRS @EEAST_CFRS]

Here are our nominees ....