Mayor of Sawbridgeworth’s Visit to Sawbridgeworth Fire Station - 03 July 2026

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Mayor of Sawbridgeworth's Visit to Sawbridgeworth Fire Station

It was great to visit Sawbridgeworth Fire Station on Friday 3rd July to see the defibrillator unit that was supported in part by a grant from Sawbridgeworth Town Council.

The unit contains a defibrillator and bleed kit, and is accessible to the public for emergency use 24/7. Hearts for Herts Charity

and Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are working to ensure every fire station in Hertfordshire has an accessible defibrillator, and I was pleased to hear from the team yesterday that they are close to achieving that goal.

Did you know: For every minute that someone’s in cardiac arrest without receiving CPR and having a defibrillator used on them, their chance of survival decreases by 10%. That’s why it’s so important to act immediately, and great to have been able to support the fire station to install this defibrillator.

There are a number of publicly available defibrillators located across Sawbridgeworth; including at the fire station, Bell Pharmacy, Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall, and the train station.