FOI 1769 - Automatic External Defibrillators

The number of Automatic External Defibrillators that are in place in the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue have approximately 80 AEDs.

The number of AEDs in place in Fire services across your region and the UK.

I am unable to answer this question as we do not hold this information.

The number of AEDs in place in police services across your region and the UK.

I am unable to answer this question as we do not hold this information.

Where are AEDs distributed in your organization? Are they typically found in intervention vehicles and/or stations?

AED’s are carried on all frontline appliances and are positioned externally on all Fire and Rescue Premises.

What brands of AED does your organization use or consider?  Is it possible to say what brands each fire and police service are using across the UK and to give an estimate of their market share in 2020/2021?

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service uses ZOLL AED Plus.  I am unable to answer the second part of the question as we do not hold this information.

Would the fire services typically use simple or complex AEDs, or both? Would it also be possible to answer this for police services?

Cheshire FRS currently use an automated AED that advises and provides a shock if required.  I am unable to answer the second part of the question regarding police services as we do not hold that information.

On average, what is the purchasing price of an AED that fire services/police services are paying?

£970.00



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Last updated: Friday, 16 February 2024


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