Members of Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) Learning & Development College and Cookstown On Call Fire Station in Co Tyrone have raised £2500 for Air Ambulance NI Charity following their charity car wash and street collection in Cookstown which took place in November.
The contribution will help ensure the charity service can continue responding quickly to serious incidents across Northern Ireland, delivering critical pre-hospital care when every second counts.
Damien McAnespie, Fundraising Manager at Air Ambulance NI, said: “We are very grateful to the generosity of the incredible team at the NIFRS Learning & Development College and Cookstown On Call Fire Station for their donation. The NIFRS often work alongside the HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) in many multi-agency emergencies such as RTCs, fires and agricultural incidents and they are an integral part in the chain in helping to save lives. Their donation will ensure that the service will continue to be there and ensure that everyone gets the best possible pre-hospital interventions in the quickest time possible, thank you.”
Conor Haughian from NIFRS Learning and Development College, Cookstown presents their donation to Damien McAnespie, Air Ambulance NI.
The charity Air Ambulance NI, in partnership with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, provides the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for Northern Ireland. The service brings urgent medical assistance to anywhere in the province, operating seven days a week for 12 hours per day. The HEMS team attend patients who are seriously ill or injured, bringing emergency pre-hospital care direct to the casualty with the aim of saving lives, brains and limbs. The aircraft can reach anywhere in the province within twenty-five minutes.
On average the medical team are called upon twice every day, whether that to a serious road traffic collision, farm or workplace accident, sport and leisure incident or a serious medical emergency.
As a local charity, Air Ambulance NI aspires to raise £3 million each year to maintain and sustain this service so public donations are crucial. One of the simplest ways to support is by becoming a member of Club AANI and donating via a monthly or annual subscription. You can contact the charity directly by emailing info@airambulanceni.org or calling 028 9262 2677.
