Five firemen from Hanley Fire Station have injured their backs and muscles while trying to manoeuvre overweight people in the past two weeks, it has been reported. It resulted in a total of 13 working days being lost as the injured officers recovered.
Now crews in Hanley are using forklift trucks to rescue fat people from fires and falls and to help the ambulance service move patients to hospital.
A report commissioned by Stoke City Council found overweight people at putting their lives at risk and diverting fire crews from attending more pressing 999 calls.
It noted: "Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews have had a number of firefighters injured while carrying out such rescues, usually muscular skeletal injuries, including back and muscle strains. As with any emergency situation, the risk for injury to staff is minimised but the rescue of people in these circumstances tends to be problematic due to the limited space in traditional houses, especially hallways and stairs."
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