Weather is snow joke for ambulances
Freezing conditions over the weekend have seen East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) deal with 900 more calls than during the same period last year.
Between Thursday January 17 and Sunday January 20 the 999 service received 6,335 calls, compared to 5,395 over the same dates in 2012.
Of these calls, 1,118 related to falls and 140 to road traffic incidents.
EMAS is also grateful to Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service.
(LIVES), Fire and Rescue Co-Responders and all first responders who are despatched to calls in their community by EMAS.
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Weather for Horncastle
Sunday 26 May 2013
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 6 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 7 C to 17 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: South west
