5 Live Investigates
5 Live Investigates
BBC Radio 5 Live
Obesity Fire Rescue Costs
47 minutes Posted Nov 11, 2012 at 11:00 pm.
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Fire and Rescue services in the UK are called out to assist severely obese people more than ten times a week. Each incident can cost up to several thousand pounds. Adrian Goldberg hears the stories behind the rescues and the calls by fire officers for special training and equipment to deal with the problem.