Fire Crews Moving Fat People.

[Major Starbold]

Is this fair on the firemen?
If they are part way through lifting someone and a real fire emergency occurs do they put the fat person down and attend the fire, which is the priority.

BBC NEWS | Health | Fire crews moving obese patients

Firefigters are regularly called out to help lift obese people

Fire crews in England have received at least 1,780 calls to help move obese patients in the last five years, 75% of them from the NHS, figures show.

The Conservatives obtained figures from 37 out of 44 fire authorities under a freedom of information request.

Shadow health minister Mike Penning, an ex-firefighter, said it showed the "strain" emergency services were under.

Essex had the most calls (390), but its chief said it had a duty to help people who were often in severe distress.

The Tories found that among the fire services that responded to its information request, there had been 1,784 calls asking for assistance in moving an obese person.

I cannot imagine for a minute that anyone would suggest that we leave people lying on the floor, stuck in their baths or in bed upstairs because of their size

[Earl]

Is this fair on the firemen?
If they are part way through lifting someone and a real fire emergency occurs do they put the fat person down and attend the fire, which is the priority.

What like some other selfish arsehole who's passed out drunk and set his chip pan on fire?

You'd have to assess every situation if you went down that route, whilst people are dying and property is being destroyed.

Even fat people are entitled to care.

[mimseycal]

Emergencies, by their very nature, occur when they do and all you can do is deal with them as they come up. One at a time and in order of occurrence!

[mimseycal]

You'd have thought those Tories had better things to do preparing for the next elections.

[Major Starbold]

Emergencies, by their very nature, occur when they do and all you can do is deal with them as they come up. One at a time and in order of occurrence!

In order of severity and danger morelike IMO.

[mimseycal]

That is the triage system. But once they are involved in an incident, they will see it through before going on to the next.

[thedelboy]

Me i thinlk save the bloudy wheelchair cos I aint worth savin(not really cos I am a cod "GOD" even

[Mrs Mastermind]

i say obese people bring it on themselves for eating waaaay too much! but there are mindless idiots (like me) who can start a fire with a twig and a wet match. so you have to consider everything. i say kill the idiots and eat the fatties, share them around obviously, maybe share to the third world.

[timey]

You gonna eat me then?

[Mrs Mastermind]

you're not fat uncle timey, you're super cuddly!