11/06/2026
New Life-Saving equipment
Somerton Fire Station has been working closely with Somerton Police Station, South Somerset Neighbourhood Policing and Avon and Somerset Bleed Kit Partnership over the last few months and we are incredibly proud to support our community further by announcing that we have installed a bleed kit on the front of our station. This is one of two kits currently available in Somerton, with the other located outside the police station.
These kit are accessible 24/7 and can be used by anyone in an emergency to help control catastrophic bleeding. Simply follow the instructions displayed on the front of the cabinet to gain access. If the kit is needed, you should always call 999, as the ambulance service can provide guidance on how to use the contents correctly while help is on the way.
The kit contains:
2 large heavy-duty trauma dressings
2 haemostatic dressings
1 tourniquet
2 pairs of nitrile gloves
Medical shears/scissors
A foil blanket
A CPR face shield
A whistle
It also includes a colour-coded diagram showing which dressing should be applied to different areas of the body.
The Somerton crew are extremely proud to have both a bleed kit and a defibrillator available outside our station for public use. We will be checking both units weekly to ensure they remain ready for any life-threatening emergency.
For more information about these kits and how they can be used, please follow the link in the comments.
