Darlington man’s life saved in fire and ambulance link up

A Darlington man has been reunited with crews from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) and North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) who helped save his life thanks to an emergency medical response (EMR) scheme. Landscape architect Nick Leeming, aged 51, from Darlington is the latest person who owes his life to the scheme. The EMR pilot scheme sees fire services across the region joining forces with NEAS to respond to medical emergencies where they can be at the scene before ...