Yorkshire Ambulance Service chief executive Rod Barnes
YORKSHIRE Ambulance Service says volunteers have attended more than 16,000 incidents in the past year to help people in need.
The organisation is celebrating the work done by more than 1,000 people who give up their free time as community first responders and drivers.
A spokesman said volunteers provide vital care and help in the moments before paramedics arrive.
Rod Barnes, chief executive at Yorkshire Ambulance Service, said: “We’re extremely proud of our volunteers who give up a huge amount of their personal time to provide the best possible service to patients within their local communities every single day.”
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