Our team

Trevor James

Scheme Coordinator

Email trevor.james@acfrs.org

The Coordinator is responsible for the general running of the group and sits within the management team, liaising with the EMAS Community Response Team and reports to the Executive Committee of the Amber Community First Responders.

Trevor is a former IT and Health and Safety Manager, and worked in the EMAS Emergency Operations Centre for a short while. He has been a CFR for more than 8 years.

Jonathon Atkin

Assistant Coordinator

Jonathon is one of our Assistant Coordinators, and has special responsibility for equipment replenishment and liaison with the EMAS Emergency Operations Centre.

Jonathon works full time for EMAS as an Ambulance paramedic so his frontline experience is invaluable.

Allison Kemp

Assistant Coordinator

Allison is one of our Assistant Coordinators, and is responsible for some of the administration functions for the group. Allison is also a member of the Executive Committee and chairs responder meetings in the absence of the Coordinator.

Allison also runs her own business in Ripley which is a commercial services company specialising in driver training of all sorts. She has recently won the Transport & Logistics Woman of the Year.

Fiona Roberts

Assistant Coordinator

Fiona is one of our Assistant Coordinators, and is also one of our training specialists. Fiona works for EMAS in the Nottingham Emergency Operations Centre and as part of their training team.

Fiona also runs her own business as a health and safety and first aid trainer.

Valerie Thorpe

Scheme Fundraiser

Valerie is the scheme Fundraiser. Being a councillor she knows many people and is able to generate us some much needed income.

Not just that, Valerie also contacts local businesses on our behalf and gets donations on our behalf.

Valerie arranges CPR demonstations in and around the local area which also brings in funds for us.

Community First Responders

In addition to our committee members who are also responders, we presently have 24 active Community First Responders in various locations and available at various times of the day and night. Here are some of the group together with CFR01, the scheme car.