Our Lifesaving Work

The only registered charity in the UK solely dedicated to providing emergency medical response vehicles. Each vehicle can arrive within those vital seconds/minutes before a road or air ambulance to initiate lifesaving treatment.

Arrive Alive is the UK’s only registered charity of its kind, supporting West Midlands Ambulance Service. Arrive Alive is solely funded by public donations and is dedicated to funding vital lifesaving vehicles and equipment for Community First Responders (CFR’s). CFR’s are medically trained volunteers who are regulated and dispatched to life threatening 999 calls by West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), An Arrive Alive vehicle can reach a 999 medical emergency in those vital seconds/minutes prior to a road or air ambulance due to being directly based within the heart of the community. CFR’s are trained to deal with some of the most time critical medical emergencies. All of our vehicles are on the same radio network as a standard road or air ambulance to receive the details of the medical emergency, following a 999 call. Between June 2024 – February 2026 over 6000 life threatening 999 calls were attended to by an Arrive Alive vehicle.

Demand is greater than ever on our current operational fleet of lifesaving vehicles and equipment. Additional voluntary operated equipped vehicles are urgently needed to join the existing fleet of Arrive Alive vehicles on the frontline supporting the ambulance service and saving lives. At present Arrive Alive currently has sixteen equipped voluntary operated 999 vehicles operational to support West Midlands Ambulance Service. Each liveried voluntary operated 999 vehicle funded by Arrive Alive costs approximately £25,000.

At present Arrive Alive currently has voluntary operated 999 vehicles operational in the following communities:

  • Birmingham
  • Solihull
  • Warwickshire
  • Coventry
  • North Warwickshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Herefordshire
  • Worcestershire
  • The Black Country

More lifesaving voluntary operated 999 vehicles are urgently needed to help Arrive Alive to save more lives within communities.

Arrive Alive is none government funded and is solely reliant on donations to ensure lives can be saved within communities.

Lifesaving charity awarded Community Initiative and Partnership Award by West Midlands Ambulance Service 2022.

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Just some examples of life threatening medical emergencies that an Arrive Alive vehicle can be deployed to following a 999 call prior to a road or air ambulance:

  • Cardiac Arrest/Heart Attack
  • Epileptic Seizures
  • Diabetic Emergency
  • Falls or Fainting
  • Anaphylaxis (Allergic Reaction)
  • Paediatric Emergencies
  • Acid Attacks
  • RTC – Road Traffic Collision
  • Stroke
  • Severe Injuries – i.e. Heavy Bleeding
  • Sporting Accidents/Injuries
  • Sepsis
  • Major Incidents

Ways to support Arrive Alive

By making a donation via; cheque, BAC’s, via JustGiving or via www.arrivealiveresponse.co.uk.

Arrange a fundraising event i.e.; dress down day, coffee morning, sports match, golf day, quiz, sponsored walk or run.

A bucket collection or display some of our counter top collection boxes.

Choose Arrive Alive as your chosen charity of the year.

Follow Arrive Alive on Twitter @Arrive_AliveUK.