Arrive Alive Charity and Herefordshire Freemasons have officially launched two new emergency response vehicles to support Herefordshire and Worcestershire Community First Responders (HWCFR) across Hereford and Ledbury.
Jointly funded by Arrive Alive Charity and Herefordshire Freemasons, the vehicles will help strengthen emergency response provision across Herefordshire. The vehicles are operated by medically trained volunteers who are dispatched following a 999 call, allowing vital emergency care to reach patients quickly within local communities.
Arrive Alive Charity is funded entirely through public donations and continues to provide lifesaving response vehicles and emergency equipment across the region. Between 2024 and 2025, Arrive Alive funded vehicles responded to more than 5,000 emergency incidents.
Alongside the launch of the vehicles, the partnership has also delivered 100 emergency bleed kits across Herefordshire. Supported by local Freemasons Lodges and installed by HWCFR within publicly accessible defibrillator cabinets, the kits provide vital equipment for incidents involving catastrophic bleeding.
Debbie Roscoe, Founder of Arrive Alive Charity, said:
“We are incredibly proud to launch these vehicles in partnership with Herefordshire Freemasons. This support will make a real difference to communities across Herefordshire and help ensure responders can continue reaching people quickly when they need urgent medical assistance.
“As a charity funded solely through donations, partnerships like this are vital. We are continuing to fundraise for additional response vehicles so we can support even more communities across the region.”
Michael Holland, Head of Herefordshire Freemasons, said:
“We are delighted to assist Arrive Alive in providing two new vehicles for the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Community First Responders, HWCFR. They provide a vital service across Herefordshire, responding to medical and trauma emergencies prior to the ambulance service reaching the scene, which often means the difference between life and death.
“These additional vehicles will enable them to widen their coverage when providing this much needed support to our communities.
“I am likewise very proud of the way the Lodges in Herefordshire have supported this whole initiative at a local level, which has included the purchase and provision of 100 bleed kits, which have been placed by the HWCFR within defibrillator cabinets across the county.”