The BBC 999 Awards

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0:00:02 > 0:00:06From BBC Television Centre, welcome to The BBC 999 Awards.

0:00:09 > 0:00:12I think it's going to be an incredibly emotional night tonight.

0:00:12 > 0:00:15You can't really thank the emergency services enough, I think.

0:00:15 > 0:00:18We don't get much time to celebrate not just the successes,

0:00:18 > 0:00:21but the hard work that the emergency services do.

0:00:21 > 0:00:24All of them do such an amazing job and I think largely unrecognised.

0:00:24 > 0:00:27They deal with incredible difficulties every day,

0:00:27 > 0:00:30difficulties that most of us will never have to deal with or see.

0:00:30 > 0:00:31The risk their own lives to save others

0:00:31 > 0:00:34and people are very grateful for that.

0:00:34 > 0:00:36These are good people who've done good things.

0:00:36 > 0:00:40I think tonight is the night to say, "Actually, it is all about you."

0:00:40 > 0:00:42It's amazing to be here,

0:00:42 > 0:00:45to be able to appreciate the hard work that people do in the services.

0:00:45 > 0:00:49I think it's going to be a very inspiring and humbling night.

0:00:49 > 0:00:52I'm just looking forward to meeting the real heroes, really.

0:01:04 > 0:01:06Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your hosts -

0:01:06 > 0:01:09Lenny Henry and Kirsty Young.

0:01:09 > 0:01:11APPLAUSE

0:01:28 > 0:01:31Good evening, and welcome to the first ever BBC 999 Awards.

0:01:31 > 0:01:33Come on!

0:01:33 > 0:01:34APPLAUSE

0:01:37 > 0:01:41Tonight, you'll hear remarkable stories of astonishing bravery,

0:01:41 > 0:01:44supreme ability and selfless dedication,

0:01:44 > 0:01:48as we honour the extraordinary work of the UK's emergency services.

0:01:48 > 0:01:50We'll be presenting these awards to members of the police,

0:01:50 > 0:01:54fire and ambulance services, coastal and mountain rescue teams

0:01:54 > 0:01:57and nine hundred and ninety-nine operat... Blimey, we'll be here all night!

0:01:57 > 0:01:59Sorry, that's 999 operators. Sorry about that.

0:02:01 > 0:02:04What he's trying to say is that every minute of the day,

0:02:04 > 0:02:06every day of the year, the emergency services

0:02:06 > 0:02:11go to unbelievable lengths to make each and every one of us safe.

0:02:11 > 0:02:14Tonight, we have some incredible stories to tell you.

0:02:14 > 0:02:17Here's just a taste of what's to come.

0:02:18 > 0:02:22I just happened to be the person that was called on that day

0:02:22 > 0:02:23and had to make that decision.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28A balloon trapped in a pylon is not an everyday occurrence.

0:02:28 > 0:02:30All you could see was orange flames.

0:02:30 > 0:02:34I heard the fear, the anxiety, the terror in his voice, straightaway.

0:02:34 > 0:02:37We knew that the crew on board were in danger.

0:02:40 > 0:02:44It became pretty obvious that his heart had stopped beating.

0:02:44 > 0:02:46We all wanted the patient out,

0:02:46 > 0:02:48but we knew it was not going to be a quick rescue.

0:02:48 > 0:02:51He'd made a decision he was going to stay with that patient till the very end.

0:02:51 > 0:02:57To make a life-changing decision like that takes some nerve.

0:02:57 > 0:02:59He must really care about people.

0:02:59 > 0:03:02He doesn't just see it as a job, it's his way of life.

0:03:02 > 0:03:04He would do it again. No ifs or buts.

0:03:04 > 0:03:07I want to show you something that you might just enjoy.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Ashraf Uddin!

0:03:13 > 0:03:14To me, he's a hero.

0:03:14 > 0:03:17I'm very lucky that they were around that night.

0:03:17 > 0:03:19I wouldn't be alive today.

0:03:19 > 0:03:23They're special people to my life and they're like my angels.

0:03:24 > 0:03:25I won't forget it now.

0:03:27 > 0:03:29APPLAUSE

0:03:32 > 0:03:36Well, I have a feeling it's going to be quite an emotional evening.

0:03:36 > 0:03:40These services are vital to many people, like the woman in Wales

0:03:40 > 0:03:43who dialled 999 to ask how it took to roast a turkey

0:03:43 > 0:03:45because she didn't want to poison her family.

0:03:45 > 0:03:47The operator said,

0:03:47 > 0:03:50"You cook it, love. If you do poison them, give us another ring."

0:03:50 > 0:03:52Or the student who rang the police

0:03:52 > 0:03:55because he was trapped in an ironing board.

0:03:55 > 0:03:58First of all, what was a student doing near an ironing board?

0:03:58 > 0:04:00Was he trying to find out what it was?

0:04:00 > 0:04:04Perhaps he thought was an exercise machine and was trying to row it into the kitchen.

0:04:04 > 0:04:06I thought we'd get the frivolous ones out of the way.

0:04:06 > 0:04:09Thank you for that. Tonight, we are going to be presenting 12 awards,

0:04:09 > 0:04:13most of which were nominated from within the emergency services themselves.

0:04:13 > 0:04:16An eminent panel of judges then decided on the winners.

0:04:16 > 0:04:18For every award we present tonight,

0:04:18 > 0:04:20there are countless other heroes and heroines

0:04:20 > 0:04:22to whom we owe our lives and safety.

0:04:22 > 0:04:26The number 999 is a number we all know about,

0:04:26 > 0:04:28but one we never want to call.

0:04:28 > 0:04:32Tonight, all our stories start with a 999 phone call.

0:04:32 > 0:04:34It has been, as you can imagine, really hard singling out

0:04:34 > 0:04:37individuals for our awards, not least because

0:04:37 > 0:04:39the people who work in the emergency services

0:04:39 > 0:04:41say it's all about teamwork.

0:04:41 > 0:04:44And our first award is a perfect example.

0:04:44 > 0:04:48Without the combined efforts of four members of the Gloucestershire police force,

0:04:48 > 0:04:51it's unlikely that van driver John Naughton would be with us today.

0:04:51 > 0:04:53'Police emergency.

0:04:53 > 0:04:56'I'm on the A48 towards the Bore pub.

0:04:56 > 0:04:58'There's a van, a car is on fire,

0:04:58 > 0:05:00'and there's somebody trapped in the van.

0:05:00 > 0:05:03'I can see him waving. The car's on fire.

0:05:03 > 0:05:07'OK. We'll get the fire service as soon as possible.'

0:05:07 > 0:05:09The initial report was vehicle on fire.

0:05:09 > 0:05:12What size of fire we were unaware at that time.

0:05:12 > 0:05:14All you could see was orange flames

0:05:14 > 0:05:18literally rolling over the front of the windscreen.

0:05:18 > 0:05:20Your adrenaline kicks in.

0:05:20 > 0:05:21You could feel the heat and the smoke.

0:05:21 > 0:05:24- It was quite a horrific scene. - My first thought was, "Oh, my God."

0:05:24 > 0:05:26Despite the obvious danger,

0:05:26 > 0:05:29Hayley and Stuart ran towards the burning van.

0:05:29 > 0:05:32There was no way I was going to get in through the driver's door,

0:05:32 > 0:05:33absolutely no way, because of the flames.

0:05:33 > 0:05:36I can remember the heat against my face, against my arm.

0:05:36 > 0:05:40The steering column in the car just literally collapsed.

0:05:40 > 0:05:42Could not move his legs.

0:05:42 > 0:05:45The fire was now dangerously close to the van's fuel tank.

0:05:45 > 0:05:48It was getting hotter and hotter and hotter in there

0:05:48 > 0:05:50and then I heard the first explosion.

0:05:51 > 0:05:54The driver was John Naughton, a father of five.

0:05:54 > 0:05:56He said, "It's OK, leave me.

0:05:56 > 0:05:59"I've phoned my wife and my daughter, just leave me."

0:05:59 > 0:06:02I thought, "We've got to get him out. We've got to get him out."

0:06:02 > 0:06:04Hayley and Stuart refused to give up hope.

0:06:04 > 0:06:06But time was running out.

0:06:06 > 0:06:09It was then that PCs Jon Cann and Simon Wilson arrived on the scene.

0:06:09 > 0:06:11We just ran straight to the scene.

0:06:11 > 0:06:14Our attention was getting that driver out of the van.

0:06:14 > 0:06:18The flames, the heat, the fluids on the road, time was ticking.

0:06:18 > 0:06:20I said, "We need to get him out.

0:06:20 > 0:06:23"We can't seem to free his legs, it needs the four of us to pull him."

0:06:23 > 0:06:27It was a case of, "Right, we're doing this, we've got to do it."

0:06:29 > 0:06:31The strength and bravery of the four officers working together

0:06:31 > 0:06:33was enough to free John...

0:06:35 > 0:06:36..saving his life.

0:06:38 > 0:06:40My mum came to wake me and my brother up.

0:06:40 > 0:06:43My dad, he was in the van, and he rang her.

0:06:44 > 0:06:48She just said, "Accident," that's all I can remember.

0:06:48 > 0:06:49Said that he was in a crash

0:06:49 > 0:06:52and said he didn't think he was going to make it.

0:06:52 > 0:06:58I don't think I would be able to leave him dying like that without trying.

0:06:58 > 0:07:03At the time we did a job, and I think, looking back,

0:07:03 > 0:07:06we realised that we'd done a pretty good job.

0:07:06 > 0:07:09Some people would call it crazy or stupid,

0:07:09 > 0:07:12but you just think, "Well, this person needs our help

0:07:12 > 0:07:15"and we're the only people here to do it," you know.

0:07:15 > 0:07:16When you talk to the individuals,

0:07:16 > 0:07:19they never, ever describe themselves as brave.

0:07:19 > 0:07:20It was very brave indeed.

0:07:20 > 0:07:23I'm very grateful and honoured to be able to represent these officers,

0:07:23 > 0:07:26because the things they do are brave

0:07:26 > 0:07:28and they're very extraordinary people.

0:07:28 > 0:07:32Another five minutes, ten minutes...

0:07:32 > 0:07:34I don't think I would have been here.

0:07:38 > 0:07:40I don't really want to think about it.

0:07:40 > 0:07:43It would have changed everything really, wouldn't it?

0:07:43 > 0:07:46I'm just glad that he's here and

0:07:46 > 0:07:49what could have happened is something that doesn't cross my mind,

0:07:49 > 0:07:50I try to block it out.

0:07:53 > 0:07:58I'm very lucky that they were around that night and got there in time.

0:07:58 > 0:08:01Thank you isn't enough.

0:08:03 > 0:08:05Ladies and gentlemen,

0:08:05 > 0:08:07our staggeringly brave team of police officers -

0:08:07 > 0:08:11Hayley Howes, Stuart Dudfield, Jon Cann and Simon Wilson.

0:08:13 > 0:08:15# Shake it out, shake it out Oh, whoa

0:08:15 > 0:08:17# Shake it out, shake it out

0:08:17 > 0:08:21# Shake it out, shake it out Oh, whoa

0:08:21 > 0:08:23# It's hard to dance with a devil on your back

0:08:23 > 0:08:25# So shake him off

0:08:25 > 0:08:28# Oh, woah

0:08:30 > 0:08:34# I am done with my graceless heart... #

0:08:35 > 0:08:38So to present the team with their award,

0:08:38 > 0:08:40please welcome a TV cop who broke all the rules

0:08:40 > 0:08:43and an Olympic athlete who broke all the records.

0:08:43 > 0:08:47Ladies and gentlemen, Philip Glenister and Dame Kelly Holmes.

0:08:47 > 0:08:48# Oh, I swear to you

0:08:48 > 0:08:50# I'll be there for you

0:08:50 > 0:08:53# This is not a drive-by

0:08:53 > 0:08:56# Just a shy guy

0:08:56 > 0:08:58# Looking for a two-ply

0:08:58 > 0:09:02# Hefty bag to hold my love

0:09:02 > 0:09:06# When you move me everything is groovy... #

0:09:06 > 0:09:10First of all, from both of us, congratulations on the award.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13We were just wondering, how long did this whole episode take?

0:09:13 > 0:09:17Time really wasn't something that you put into it.

0:09:17 > 0:09:20You get there and you think and you just deal with it.

0:09:20 > 0:09:22At the time, when I got into the van with him, he said,

0:09:22 > 0:09:24"It's all right, leave me,

0:09:24 > 0:09:27"I've phoned my wife, I've phoned my daughter and I've said goodbye."

0:09:27 > 0:09:30I'm like, "Don't be so silly, we're getting you out! Come on!"

0:09:30 > 0:09:32And he said, "No, no,

0:09:32 > 0:09:35"I've said my goodbyes, thank you very much, just leave me."

0:09:35 > 0:09:36I went, "No."

0:09:36 > 0:09:38I said, "Come on, you're a big bloke,

0:09:38 > 0:09:40"I need you to help me get you out of here."

0:09:40 > 0:09:42And to be fair, I couldn't do it on my own

0:09:42 > 0:09:44and if these three guys hadn't have been here,

0:09:44 > 0:09:47then I wouldn't have been able to have done it.

0:09:47 > 0:09:49Was there any moment of panic, though?

0:09:49 > 0:09:51I don't think I could have that conversation...

0:09:51 > 0:09:52Did you take his seat belt off?

0:09:54 > 0:09:57Luckily they haven't played the radio recording.

0:09:57 > 0:09:59I think some of it might have been bleeped out

0:09:59 > 0:10:01when we initially got there!

0:10:01 > 0:10:05I think when the van started to explode, I think it was,

0:10:05 > 0:10:08"Oh, this isn't very good, the van's started to explode!

0:10:08 > 0:10:12"But there's still a guy trapped and we need to get him out."

0:10:12 > 0:10:15Well done. What would Gene Hunt have done in that situation?

0:10:18 > 0:10:20He would have probably sent Raymondo in.

0:10:20 > 0:10:21LAUGHTER

0:10:21 > 0:10:24Please show your appreciation to Philip, Kelly

0:10:24 > 0:10:26and most of all police officers Hayley Howes, Jon Cann,

0:10:26 > 0:10:28Stuart Dudfield and Simon Wilson.

0:10:28 > 0:10:30APPLAUSE

0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Fantastic. That's an amazing story. - A brilliant team.

0:10:40 > 0:10:45Now paramedics are so often on the front line of most 999 calls.

0:10:45 > 0:10:48When you think of a paramedic, you tend to think of an ambulance

0:10:48 > 0:10:52but the story we're about to tell you starts up in the sky.

0:10:52 > 0:10:55Earlier this year, Aneurin Heath and his Welsh air ambulance crew

0:10:55 > 0:10:58were called out to a severely injured man trapped on a beach.

0:10:58 > 0:11:01To make matters worse, the tide was coming in.

0:11:01 > 0:11:03When the call came in,

0:11:03 > 0:11:05the information control gave us was limited.

0:11:05 > 0:11:08We decided to get airborne immediately.

0:11:08 > 0:11:11We didn't know the extent of his injuries at that particular point.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14The only information we had was that he'd fallen off the cliff.

0:11:14 > 0:11:16We scoured up and down the beach until we could find the patient

0:11:16 > 0:11:19and his partner on the rock face.

0:11:19 > 0:11:22One of us needed to get to him to assess his situation.

0:11:22 > 0:11:26This obviously was a time-critical job

0:11:26 > 0:11:29purely because the water, you can tell, was coming quite rapidly.

0:11:29 > 0:11:31The only way to get to this patient

0:11:31 > 0:11:35was actually land the aircraft in the cove itself.

0:11:35 > 0:11:38You need a landing site about the size of a tennis court.

0:11:38 > 0:11:41This was a bit smaller than that.

0:11:41 > 0:11:42You go into automatic mode.

0:11:42 > 0:11:46That patient down below is not going to live unless we get in here.

0:11:46 > 0:11:50Grant said, "As soon as I land on the beach, you have to get out immediately, I can't stay here."

0:11:50 > 0:11:52I didn't hesitate, got out of the aircraft,

0:11:52 > 0:11:55closed the door, and Grant took off.

0:11:55 > 0:11:58As soon as I examined the patient,

0:11:58 > 0:12:01I understood immediately the life-threatening condition he was in.

0:12:01 > 0:12:03Aneurin was in automatic mode.

0:12:03 > 0:12:06He was in complete concentration on the patient

0:12:06 > 0:12:09and didn't realise the actual water coming in on the cove.

0:12:10 > 0:12:13The only way to get the casualty out of the cove

0:12:13 > 0:12:16would be to winch him out, but this was a job for an RAF Sea King

0:12:16 > 0:12:18which would take ten minutes to arrive

0:12:18 > 0:12:21and the one thing they didn't have was time.

0:12:21 > 0:12:23The tide was coming in rapidly.

0:12:23 > 0:12:25They were running out of time and he'd made a decision

0:12:25 > 0:12:28he was going to say with that patient to the very end.

0:12:28 > 0:12:30The water had actually come over

0:12:30 > 0:12:33the top of the patient's face at one particular time.

0:12:33 > 0:12:35He probably would have had about 15 minutes

0:12:35 > 0:12:37before he was actually submerged.

0:12:37 > 0:12:42Aneurin was waist deep in water, trying to keep the patient afloat.

0:12:42 > 0:12:45In the back of my mind, I knew I was up against time

0:12:45 > 0:12:48and we needed to move a little bit quicker.

0:12:48 > 0:12:52We were in really extreme conditions, if you like.

0:12:52 > 0:12:56It was at that particular point that the RAF Sea King helicopter came.

0:12:56 > 0:12:59It was probably just the right time to winch them out...

0:13:01 > 0:13:04..otherwise we'd be talking about a different story.

0:13:04 > 0:13:06To me, he's a hero.

0:13:06 > 0:13:12He's put my son's life before his own as far as I'm concerned.

0:13:12 > 0:13:17Anybody that can do that deserves everything anyone can give him.

0:13:17 > 0:13:20I think the easiest way to explain it would be,

0:13:20 > 0:13:22if any of my family were ever in need of somebody,

0:13:22 > 0:13:25Aneurin is the person I'd want to be turning up.

0:13:25 > 0:13:29You know, he would do it again, Aneurin would do that job again.

0:13:29 > 0:13:31No ifs or buts.

0:13:31 > 0:13:35He wouldn't even think about his own life or the risk to his own life,

0:13:35 > 0:13:38he would do that job again if it came up.

0:13:38 > 0:13:40There are a lot of other paramedics out there

0:13:40 > 0:13:43who do the same job as I do not just in Wales,

0:13:43 > 0:13:47but elsewhere as well, who find themselves in difficult circumstances

0:13:47 > 0:13:51and would have probably done the same thing if they'd been in my shoes.

0:13:51 > 0:13:54I could never thank him enough. Never, ever.

0:13:54 > 0:13:59Because without him, now I wouldn't have a son.

0:14:00 > 0:14:04Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome paramedic Aneurin Heath.

0:14:04 > 0:14:06APPLAUSE

0:14:19 > 0:14:24You were the last man to take the credit. Well done, fantastic.

0:14:24 > 0:14:27And to present the award, please welcome the only man

0:14:27 > 0:14:29tall enough to be Miranda Hart's on-screen love interest,

0:14:29 > 0:14:31and a woman that's about to return to EastEnders,

0:14:31 > 0:14:34sending shock waves around Albert Square,

0:14:34 > 0:14:36ladies and gentlemen, Tom Ellis and Letitia Dean.

0:14:36 > 0:14:39# Baby, you light up my world like nobody else

0:14:39 > 0:14:43# The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed

0:14:43 > 0:14:47# But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell

0:14:47 > 0:14:50# You don't know... #

0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Congratulations. - Thank you, thank you.

0:14:52 > 0:14:56- Oh, two kisses there, please! - Congratulations.

0:14:56 > 0:14:59Well, we'd like to present this to you for absolute wonderful bravery.

0:14:59 > 0:15:01We were just looking at the VT backstage,

0:15:01 > 0:15:03and just thinking, that period between waiting

0:15:03 > 0:15:08for the Sea King helicopter to come, I mean, was there ever a moment where you thought,

0:15:08 > 0:15:10"This isn't going to arrive," or were you confident?

0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Was there something inside you? - Er, no, I wasn't, really.

0:15:13 > 0:15:14LAUGHTER

0:15:14 > 0:15:16OK!

0:15:16 > 0:15:21As you said on the TV, that the time and tide was against us, unfortunately.

0:15:23 > 0:15:27It was a case of, I was on my own down the bottom there,

0:15:27 > 0:15:29but what you've got to think is that I had a good backup team.

0:15:29 > 0:15:32Basically, we are a team on the aircraft,

0:15:32 > 0:15:35and I can't thank Grant enough.

0:15:35 > 0:15:37His skill and dedication of getting me

0:15:37 > 0:15:40into that particular tight spot saved his life as well.

0:15:40 > 0:15:42- So you share this award with him? - I share it with him.

0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Congratulations. - Thank you very much.

0:15:44 > 0:15:48Show your thanks, then, please, to Tom, Letitia and Aneurin.

0:15:48 > 0:15:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:15:53 > 0:15:54Throughout tonight's ceremony,

0:15:54 > 0:15:57we'll be presenting three Special Recognition awards.

0:15:57 > 0:16:00These are for a person or a team who have made an outstanding

0:16:00 > 0:16:04contribution to the emergency services in one way or another.

0:16:04 > 0:16:07Our first Special Recognition award goes to a firefighter,

0:16:07 > 0:16:10a brave man who's saved countless lives here in the UK.

0:16:10 > 0:16:12However, he decided to take those skills and use them

0:16:12 > 0:16:14all around the world,

0:16:14 > 0:16:17saving hundreds of lives wherever disaster strikes.

0:16:17 > 0:16:21I joined Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue in 1975,

0:16:21 > 0:16:26but about two years earlier than that,

0:16:26 > 0:16:30I joined work's fire brigade, so I've been in and around fire brigades

0:16:30 > 0:16:36since about 1973, and, yeah, never looked back since then, I suppose.

0:16:36 > 0:16:40Neil's reputation is one just of an absolutely really nice guy.

0:16:40 > 0:16:43He's interested in people, he loves the job that he does,

0:16:43 > 0:16:46he's interested in the community he serves

0:16:46 > 0:16:49and he's a very good firefighter as well.

0:16:49 > 0:16:53But in 1989, Neil decided to take his work further afield,

0:16:53 > 0:16:57setting up an international search and rescue team based in Lincolnshire.

0:16:57 > 0:17:01What appealed to me about it was that I felt we had

0:17:01 > 0:17:05knowledge and skills that weren't being used to their full and in that environment

0:17:05 > 0:17:11that we could use them to assist the people that were in distress.

0:17:12 > 0:17:15His first major challenge came in 2001.

0:17:15 > 0:17:18In India, the first earthquake that I went to,

0:17:18 > 0:17:24I went on the back of a scooter from our base camp to the incident.

0:17:24 > 0:17:26My team went in a taxi

0:17:26 > 0:17:28and a few hand tools went in the back of a pickup truck.

0:17:28 > 0:17:35And with that, I was expected to rescue about 70 people.

0:17:35 > 0:17:38Neil and his team have assisted in rescue operations

0:17:38 > 0:17:43in Pakistan, Japan and Haiti, saving hundreds of lives.

0:17:45 > 0:17:48One of the most triumphant occasions,

0:17:48 > 0:17:52we'd been working to release a young girl from a basement.

0:17:52 > 0:17:56The time period, I think, was six or seven hours.

0:17:56 > 0:18:00And when we got her out, it was...everybody was just so happy.

0:18:08 > 0:18:09When you go to these earthquakes,

0:18:09 > 0:18:13and Neil's seen a lot of tragedy, but he's also had

0:18:13 > 0:18:16a lot of success as well, and again, it's the inspirational leadership,

0:18:16 > 0:18:21you actually pull somebody out of the debris,

0:18:21 > 0:18:25and that's why we do it, and that's why we're thankful for people like Neil.

0:18:25 > 0:18:27He doesn't just see it as a job, it's his way of life,

0:18:27 > 0:18:30it's what he gets up in the morning for,

0:18:30 > 0:18:32to make sure that everything always improves,

0:18:32 > 0:18:35so, yeah, I really couldn't think of anybody more deserving than this.

0:18:35 > 0:18:39We're expecting Neil to retire in June-July of next year,

0:18:39 > 0:18:43and obviously, with a character of Neil's standing and experience,

0:18:43 > 0:18:46it's going to be a huge hole in the service to fill.

0:18:46 > 0:18:49I feel as though he's representing me and he's representing

0:18:49 > 0:18:54the guys who initially started off on this journey, 25 years ago.

0:18:54 > 0:18:58So, yes, he deserves it. He deserves it on behalf of all of us.

0:19:02 > 0:19:06What a truly inspirational man. In fact, Neil is so incredible,

0:19:06 > 0:19:09we thought it'd be nice to give him just a little surprise.

0:19:09 > 0:19:12We found out that Neil loves cars, and he also loves his music,

0:19:12 > 0:19:13in particular, the singer Rumer.

0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Add Amanda Byram into the mix, and Neil was in...- Amanda Byram?!

0:19:18 > 0:19:21- ..for the surprise of his life.- Cor!

0:19:23 > 0:19:26OK, so, Neil has absolutely no idea that I'm here today.

0:19:26 > 0:19:28He hasn't got a clue what's lined up for him,

0:19:28 > 0:19:31but I have a very, very special surprise.

0:19:31 > 0:19:34So I really hope he's home. Or this could get embarrassing.

0:19:34 > 0:19:37- DOORBELL RINGS - He's getting the fright of his life.

0:19:39 > 0:19:41It's definitely the right house?

0:19:41 > 0:19:43DOORBELL RINGS TWICE

0:19:44 > 0:19:45SHE MOUTHS

0:19:45 > 0:19:49- Hello there. Hi.- Hello. - I'm Amanda Byram. How you doing?

0:19:49 > 0:19:54- All right, thank you. - I'm actually on a special mission from the BBC today.

0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Oh, right.- Hmm.

0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Are you all right? - Yeah, yeah. Bit shocked.

0:19:59 > 0:20:02Are you doing anything, are you ready to go out?

0:20:02 > 0:20:05- You want to take a spin with me? - I am ready, yeah.- All right. Come with me, then.

0:20:05 > 0:20:07- TIGER ROARS - What do you reckon?

0:20:07 > 0:20:08- Looks fantastic.- Pretty decent, eh?

0:20:08 > 0:20:12Well, I've heard you're a bit of a petrolhead. Is that true?

0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Yeah, I like my cars.- You feel the need for speed?- Yeah.- All right.

0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Well, how about you drive, then, eh?- Oh, yeah!

0:20:18 > 0:20:21ENGINE ROARS

0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Is this the local, then?- This is. - All right. Let's go for a jar.- Yeah.

0:20:42 > 0:20:44Now, what Neil doesn't know is that his family and colleagues

0:20:44 > 0:20:46are waiting for him in the pub.

0:20:48 > 0:20:50THEY ALL CHEER

0:20:53 > 0:20:58- Do you recognise a face or two here, Neil?- Just a few, yeah!

0:20:58 > 0:21:00Look at you!

0:21:00 > 0:21:03We are here to thank you,

0:21:03 > 0:21:06Neil, for your outstanding career in the fire service.

0:21:06 > 0:21:09An absolute true inspiration, Neil.

0:21:09 > 0:21:11CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:21:13 > 0:21:17There's just, er, the teeny, eeny little matter of, what was it again?

0:21:17 > 0:21:20Oh, yeah, the fact that you have won a BBC 999 Award, Neil.

0:21:20 > 0:21:22Congratulations!

0:21:22 > 0:21:25THEY CHEER

0:21:27 > 0:21:30So, that's not all. I've got something else up my sleeve tonight.

0:21:30 > 0:21:32We know who your favourite singer is.

0:21:32 > 0:21:37And, er, they have decided that you are special enough to come

0:21:37 > 0:21:39and perform just for you, here tonight.

0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Really?- Yeah.

0:21:41 > 0:21:42LAUGHTER

0:21:42 > 0:21:49So, Neil, and ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rumer!

0:21:49 > 0:21:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:21:51 > 0:21:53- There she is!- (Wow!)

0:21:56 > 0:22:01# Ooh, you make me live

0:22:01 > 0:22:04# Oh, you're the best friend

0:22:04 > 0:22:06# That I ever had

0:22:06 > 0:22:09# I've been with you such a long time

0:22:09 > 0:22:11# You're my sunshine

0:22:11 > 0:22:14# And I want you to know

0:22:14 > 0:22:16# That my feelings are true

0:22:16 > 0:22:18# I really love you

0:22:18 > 0:22:22# Ooh, you're my best friend

0:22:22 > 0:22:24# Ooh, you're my best friend. #

0:22:24 > 0:22:27CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:22:31 > 0:22:35Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to welcome to the stage

0:22:35 > 0:22:36Neil Fritzsche!

0:22:36 > 0:22:40CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:22:49 > 0:22:52As Lenny said earlier, being part of the emergency services,

0:22:52 > 0:22:56in particular the fire service, it's all about teamwork,

0:22:56 > 0:22:58it's not about the individual, so whilst I'm honoured

0:22:58 > 0:23:02to have this lifetime award, I've worked in many and with many fantastic teams

0:23:02 > 0:23:06and people throughout my time in the fire service.

0:23:06 > 0:23:08Thank you very much,

0:23:08 > 0:23:10and thank you to everybody that I know that's helped me in my career.

0:23:10 > 0:23:13It's truly very much appreciated.

0:23:13 > 0:23:15APPLAUSE

0:23:21 > 0:23:24Our next award is for Mountain Rescue.

0:23:24 > 0:23:27Throughout the UK, there are 80 mountain rescue teams

0:23:27 > 0:23:30who, at a moment's notice, drop everything and head out into some of the most

0:23:30 > 0:23:33hostile environments in the UK. What you might not know

0:23:33 > 0:23:35is the mountain rescue teams are volunteers.

0:23:35 > 0:23:38- They really are heroes. - The rescue that you are about to see

0:23:38 > 0:23:41happened last November in the Lake District.

0:23:41 > 0:23:45Eddie Hurst had slipped and fallen 300 feet down a rock face.

0:23:45 > 0:23:47It was an incredibly difficult

0:23:47 > 0:23:51and complicated rescue that took 32 men and women to complete.

0:23:54 > 0:24:00The only information we had was that a walker had fallen 300 foot.

0:24:00 > 0:24:01Basically, you drop everything

0:24:01 > 0:24:03and you just leave the house as quickly as you can.

0:24:03 > 0:24:06SIRENS BLARE

0:24:07 > 0:24:09Straight away, because of the nature

0:24:09 > 0:24:11of where it's at, in Lorton Gully,

0:24:11 > 0:24:13it was going to be a complicated rescue.

0:24:15 > 0:24:17We know it is particularly dangerous ground.

0:24:17 > 0:24:19Rocky drops all the way down,

0:24:19 > 0:24:22it is always on your mind that this might be a fatality.

0:24:25 > 0:24:30When we arrived, it was clear that he was in a bad situation.

0:24:30 > 0:24:33He had fallen 300 foot onto this ledge and, luckily,

0:24:33 > 0:24:35he managed to stop himself.

0:24:35 > 0:24:38The fact that he had stopped was a miracle, really.

0:24:38 > 0:24:41We could see him hanging on to bits of heather, basically.

0:24:41 > 0:24:45Immediately below him, there's a 100 foot vertical drop.

0:24:47 > 0:24:49He was clinging on for dear life

0:24:49 > 0:24:52and it was really a case of how much longer is he going to hold on to this for?

0:24:52 > 0:24:56Our first priority was to get in and secure the casualty.

0:24:56 > 0:24:59Daylight was fading. We knew it was going to get dark soon,

0:24:59 > 0:25:01the temperature would start to drop.

0:25:03 > 0:25:07It had the potential to go very, very wrong, that situation.

0:25:07 > 0:25:09The team managed to reach the casualty

0:25:09 > 0:25:13but securing him and assessing his injuries over a 100 foot drop

0:25:13 > 0:25:15wasn't going to be easy.

0:25:15 > 0:25:18Your mind starts to think about how on earth are we going to get

0:25:18 > 0:25:20this person off the face?

0:25:20 > 0:25:24The best way to actually get the casualty out was to lift him.

0:25:24 > 0:25:27It was very difficult to get enough people around him

0:25:27 > 0:25:31to actually safely lift him onto the stretcher.

0:25:31 > 0:25:34We've got to get this guy secured as fast as possible.

0:25:34 > 0:25:35It'd be foolish to say we weren't scared.

0:25:35 > 0:25:39It took 32 men and women just under two hours.

0:25:39 > 0:25:42But thanks to these brave volunteers,

0:25:42 > 0:25:44the casualty was airlifted to safety,

0:25:44 > 0:25:47amazingly only suffering minor injuries.

0:25:47 > 0:25:51If we hadn't got to him in the time we had,

0:25:51 > 0:25:54then I dread to think of what might have happened.

0:25:56 > 0:25:59- I think the team saved his life. - This was a tough call-out.

0:25:59 > 0:26:01It was a long call-out.

0:26:01 > 0:26:04It was, for all intents and purposes, a dangerous call-out.

0:26:04 > 0:26:08Everybody that was out there was doing a vital piece of work.

0:26:09 > 0:26:14Being a member of Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team is something that I am eternally proud of.

0:26:14 > 0:26:17We're all unpaid volunteers from all walks of life.

0:26:17 > 0:26:21It really is 40 friends working together.

0:26:21 > 0:26:25It's a way of life and it's an extra family, really.

0:26:25 > 0:26:30I'm biased, so I think it's the best team in the world.

0:26:30 > 0:26:32It's a large part of my life.

0:26:32 > 0:26:34It takes up a lot of time in my life,

0:26:34 > 0:26:39but I'm quite happy to give up that time and give something back.

0:26:39 > 0:26:43They are the most amazing group of people

0:26:43 > 0:26:47and I am so, so privileged to be part of them.

0:26:48 > 0:26:51Please welcome to the stage the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team.

0:27:15 > 0:27:18I'll catch up with the kissing in a minute.

0:27:18 > 0:27:20To present the award, an impassioned hill walker

0:27:20 > 0:27:23and a multitalented star of stage and screen.

0:27:23 > 0:27:25Please welcome both Julia Bradbury and John Barrowman.

0:27:25 > 0:27:33APPLAUSE

0:27:41 > 0:27:44I don't mind all the kissing.

0:27:44 > 0:27:45It's not a problem.

0:27:45 > 0:27:48We work with mountain rescue teams quite a lot on Countryfile.

0:27:48 > 0:27:53And I've been privileged enough to be involved in some of your training exercises.

0:27:53 > 0:27:57I'd like to reiterate that all the gentlemen and ladies involved in mountain rescue

0:27:57 > 0:28:00are volunteers so it's an incredible job that they do, giving up their time.

0:28:00 > 0:28:03Eddie, who was part of that film, can't be here tonight,

0:28:03 > 0:28:04but he's got these words to say.

0:28:04 > 0:28:06"I would never have got out of that gully of my own.

0:28:06 > 0:28:11"I was so lucky to survive the fall and lucky that they were very quick to rescue me.

0:28:11 > 0:28:14"I'd like to thank the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team.

0:28:14 > 0:28:17"I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for them. They do incredible work."

0:28:19 > 0:28:21I think it's important to realise that this was just

0:28:21 > 0:28:25one rescue of hundreds that are carried out every year

0:28:25 > 0:28:27by the 50+ mountain rescue teams in England and Wales.

0:28:27 > 0:28:32And they're all unpaid volunteers. So this was just one.

0:28:32 > 0:28:33Thank you very much,

0:28:33 > 0:28:35and well done to you and all the team.

0:28:35 > 0:28:43APPLAUSE

0:28:43 > 0:28:45When we started work on these awards,

0:28:45 > 0:28:48we received hundreds of nominations across all the categories,

0:28:48 > 0:28:49reflecting all the hard work,

0:28:49 > 0:28:53bravery and courage of the emergency services throughout the country.

0:28:53 > 0:28:55It's not just casualties who are affected

0:28:55 > 0:28:59when people need emergency help. Family and friends feel the impact

0:28:59 > 0:29:01when someone they love is in trouble.

0:29:01 > 0:29:04Here's Dame Helen Mirren and some more people

0:29:04 > 0:29:07who just want to say a very heartfelt thank you.

0:29:07 > 0:29:09Good evening. Almost a year ago,

0:29:09 > 0:29:13a friend of mine had his life saved by a volunteer paramedic

0:29:13 > 0:29:17when he collapsed at a film premiere. Since that incident,

0:29:17 > 0:29:21I have become patron of the Voluntary Responder Group and I am now

0:29:21 > 0:29:27so aware of the great work the emergency services do every single day.

0:29:27 > 0:29:30Thanks to police officers, fire officers and paramedics,

0:29:30 > 0:29:34my friend Chris is alive to tell his story.

0:29:34 > 0:29:38I was on my way to a film premiere. And I had a cardiac arrest.

0:29:38 > 0:29:40Had I not been standing where I was standing,

0:29:40 > 0:29:43surrounded by those amazing people, I would be dead.

0:29:43 > 0:29:45I'd just like to say thank you, Al Moore,

0:29:45 > 0:29:48John Stuart, Ross Ferguson and the guys for saving my life.

0:29:48 > 0:29:50Here are some more tributes

0:29:50 > 0:29:52from other people who wouldn't be around either

0:29:52 > 0:29:54if it wasn't for the incredible work

0:29:54 > 0:29:56of the emergency services and volunteers.

0:29:58 > 0:30:01Danielle Woldie would like to thank Fiona Thompson

0:30:01 > 0:30:04who gave her two-year-old son CPR by the side of the road

0:30:04 > 0:30:06when he stopped breathing.

0:30:07 > 0:30:10Lottie Taylor was badly injured after her horses bolted,

0:30:10 > 0:30:12dragging her along the ground.

0:30:12 > 0:30:15Air ambulance paramedic Stuart Plumbley

0:30:15 > 0:30:16had to treat her on the scene.

0:30:16 > 0:30:18If it wasn't for him,

0:30:18 > 0:30:22and the air ambulance, I don't think I'd be sitting here today.

0:30:23 > 0:30:26Gavin Boyce wants to express his gratitude to police officers

0:30:26 > 0:30:29Ed Inglis and Jess Hallybone who resuscitated him

0:30:29 > 0:30:34after he suffered a cardiac arrest when he was out running.

0:30:34 > 0:30:37Catherine Edgington would like to thank East Anglia Air Ambulance

0:30:37 > 0:30:41for their help when she suffered from anaphylactic shock.

0:30:42 > 0:30:45Nick Harper fell while climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland.

0:30:45 > 0:30:48There was definitely a question mark whether I was going to live.

0:30:48 > 0:30:50I owe my life to Lochaber Rescue Team.

0:30:50 > 0:30:53And they have my eternal thanks and gratitude.

0:30:53 > 0:30:56APPLAUSE

0:30:56 > 0:31:01Brilliant. Of course, all of our award winners are heroes

0:31:01 > 0:31:04but to be a hero, you don't have to be a member of the emergency services.

0:31:04 > 0:31:06Our next hero is an ordinary school teacher

0:31:06 > 0:31:08who does something extraordinary.

0:31:08 > 0:31:11He gives up every spare moment volunteering to help others.

0:31:11 > 0:31:14Let me tell you that everyone who knows Ashraf Uddin

0:31:14 > 0:31:18in London's Forest Gate knows that he really is a local hero.

0:31:18 > 0:31:21I wanted to join St John Ambulance mainly to help

0:31:21 > 0:31:25the local community and to actually learn first aid skills.

0:31:26 > 0:31:31He's a great person and always willing to help and go out

0:31:31 > 0:31:33and do various different duties.

0:31:33 > 0:31:34Ash is one in a million.

0:31:34 > 0:31:36You wouldn't find a lot of people like Ash,

0:31:36 > 0:31:39especially in this day and age.

0:31:39 > 0:31:43It's the little school fetes, it's the little walkathons,

0:31:43 > 0:31:44little events that happens

0:31:44 > 0:31:47that he's quite willing to actually do as well.

0:31:49 > 0:31:52Ashraf is so committed to St John Ambulance that each year

0:31:52 > 0:31:55he gives up to 700 hours of his time.

0:31:55 > 0:31:58I am a very busy man but thankfully my family are very supportive of me.

0:31:58 > 0:32:01Imagine your friend has just fallen off a tree

0:32:01 > 0:32:03when he was climbing up there to get a ball.

0:32:03 > 0:32:07Would you know how to make an emergency 999 call?

0:32:07 > 0:32:11But Ashraf's real passion is passing on his knowledge

0:32:11 > 0:32:13to the next generation of lifesavers.

0:32:13 > 0:32:16It gives me an opportunity to work with the community

0:32:16 > 0:32:20and being able to deliver first aid sessions and promoting the work to young people.

0:32:23 > 0:32:26Ashraf is a really fantastic teacher.

0:32:26 > 0:32:29The kids really enjoy going to his lessons. He's passionate

0:32:29 > 0:32:31about making a difference to them.

0:32:31 > 0:32:33He shares his learning experiences with them.

0:32:33 > 0:32:37And I know the kids leave the lessons feeling, you know,

0:32:37 > 0:32:39they really learned something today

0:32:39 > 0:32:42and they can transfer that knowledge into their daily lives.

0:32:42 > 0:32:44His lessons aren't boring

0:32:44 > 0:32:47and you don't want to tune out as soon as he starts speaking

0:32:47 > 0:32:48like some other teachers.

0:32:48 > 0:32:51Make sure your fingers don't touch the rib.

0:32:51 > 0:32:53Make sure your arms are nice and straight.

0:32:53 > 0:32:55You never know, when we're older,

0:32:55 > 0:33:01we might even get to be like Ashraf, be all nice and helping people.

0:33:02 > 0:33:04Ash is very deserving of this award

0:33:04 > 0:33:06because there's not a lot of people like him who go out

0:33:06 > 0:33:08on so many occasions to help other people

0:33:08 > 0:33:10and so far out of their way, as well.

0:33:10 > 0:33:14I think the things that motivate Ashraf are the community,

0:33:14 > 0:33:17working together, helping people.

0:33:17 > 0:33:20He has a young family, he has a full-time job, but, yet,

0:33:20 > 0:33:25he finds time to go out there and to do the community work, you know.

0:33:25 > 0:33:27- I take my hat off to the man. - This guy must...

0:33:27 > 0:33:29he must really care about people.

0:33:29 > 0:33:32Well done, Ashraf!

0:33:32 > 0:33:37Fantastic. Now, we wanted to make a bit of a song and dance for Ashraf to say thank you,

0:33:37 > 0:33:39so we sent him to Trafalgar Square,

0:33:39 > 0:33:42not just to see the pigeons, but for London's West End Live

0:33:42 > 0:33:44for a big surprise from Mr Showbusiness himself,

0:33:44 > 0:33:48EastEnders' John Partridge!

0:33:50 > 0:33:54Ashraf thinks he's filming a documentary about St John Ambulance.

0:33:54 > 0:33:56Little does he know that we're about to surprise him

0:33:56 > 0:33:59in front of thousands of people.

0:33:59 > 0:34:04West End Live, make some noise! Listen, ladies and gentlemen,

0:34:04 > 0:34:06I am here to welcome somebody onto the stage

0:34:06 > 0:34:09who is a very, very special guy.

0:34:09 > 0:34:12Now the person that I'm looking for, I think,

0:34:12 > 0:34:16is over here and that is Mr Ashraf Uddin.

0:34:16 > 0:34:20If you could just make your way up to the stage, please, Ashraf.

0:34:20 > 0:34:21Now, listen, ladies and gentlemen,

0:34:21 > 0:34:23when Ashraf comes up here onto the stage,

0:34:23 > 0:34:28can you please make a really, really, REALLY lot of noise for him

0:34:28 > 0:34:30because he's really a truly special guy.

0:34:30 > 0:34:32Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Ashraf Uddin!

0:34:32 > 0:34:36CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:34:36 > 0:34:38- How are you doing there, Ashraf? - Very well, thank you.

0:34:38 > 0:34:41Now, have you got any idea what I'm doing here today?

0:34:41 > 0:34:43Not really.

0:34:43 > 0:34:45Well, ladies and gentlemen,

0:34:45 > 0:34:50this man has been nominated for a BBC 999 Award.

0:34:50 > 0:34:53CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:34:53 > 0:34:57Now, Ashraf, not only have you been nominated for this BBC 999 Award,

0:34:57 > 0:35:01but I am here to tell you that you are the winner...

0:35:01 > 0:35:04- Oh, wow.- ..you are the winner of our Local Hero Award.

0:35:04 > 0:35:07And that is for the outstanding contribution you make

0:35:07 > 0:35:11with St John Ambulance. You are a truly amazing guy.

0:35:11 > 0:35:14CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:35:14 > 0:35:16APPLAUSE

0:35:18 > 0:35:22So, ladies and gentlemen, please meet our local hero, Ashraf Uddin.

0:35:22 > 0:35:30APPLAUSE

0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Well done. How fantastic is that? - Brilliant. This is amazing.

0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Thank you. - Is there anything you'd like to say?

0:35:40 > 0:35:42Yeah, I just really want to thank the BBC

0:35:42 > 0:35:44for the effort they've actually put into this

0:35:44 > 0:35:46and helping recognise the good work

0:35:46 > 0:35:50of the emergency services and volunteers and, most importantly,

0:35:50 > 0:35:54my family, my wife, Collie, and my two children, Amelia and Jamil,

0:35:54 > 0:35:58- because, obviously, you know... - They don't see you?- Yeah.

0:35:58 > 0:36:00Voluntary work takes up a lot of time

0:36:00 > 0:36:03so, yeah, I want to thank them for their patience

0:36:03 > 0:36:05and their support as well.

0:36:05 > 0:36:10Ladies and gentlemen, our local hero, Ashraf Uddin. He's brilliant.

0:36:16 > 0:36:18Let's get on with our next presentation,

0:36:18 > 0:36:22the BBC 999 Award for Coastal Rescue.

0:36:22 > 0:36:25Back in January, Patrick Smart and Veronica Bower-Feek

0:36:25 > 0:36:30were part of a crew of seven on a sailing trip off the Kent coast.

0:36:30 > 0:36:33Sailing conditions were good to begin with but, as we all know,

0:36:33 > 0:36:36the British weather is somewhat unpredictable, and before too long,

0:36:36 > 0:36:42they were battling force 11 gales and nine metre high waves.

0:36:42 > 0:36:45'..widespread gales, if not severe gales.'

0:36:45 > 0:36:49Winds could get to 60, 70, maybe even 80 miles an hour.

0:36:49 > 0:36:52The sea conditions were absolutely horrific.

0:36:52 > 0:36:54And I genuinely did think at that time there was

0:36:54 > 0:36:57a very good chance we were going to capsize.

0:36:58 > 0:37:00Waves were the size of houses.

0:37:00 > 0:37:03Nobody could control a boat like this in conditions like this.

0:37:03 > 0:37:07At 5:40am, RNLI Dungeness was launched.

0:37:07 > 0:37:10Conditions weren't good. We're talking gale force ten.

0:37:10 > 0:37:15Five, six metre swells at times. Driving rain. It was really rough.

0:37:15 > 0:37:17In the back of your mind, you're apprehensive.

0:37:17 > 0:37:19You don't know what you're going to find.

0:37:19 > 0:37:23You're readying yourself for any scenario, really.

0:37:28 > 0:37:30When we found the vessel, straightaway,

0:37:30 > 0:37:32things had already gone very wrong.

0:37:32 > 0:37:37Their sails had been blown out and she was listing over quite heavily.

0:37:37 > 0:37:40We knew that the crew on board were in danger.

0:37:40 > 0:37:43Initially, he was making progress with his engine.

0:37:43 > 0:37:46Within five minutes of this, the situation changed.

0:37:54 > 0:37:56This wave came up behind us.

0:37:58 > 0:38:00And it threw the helmsman against the helm.

0:38:00 > 0:38:03We'd lost our power, we'd lost our steering,

0:38:03 > 0:38:05we'd been hit by an extremely big wave

0:38:05 > 0:38:07and the helmsman had been injured.

0:38:07 > 0:38:11- Everybody was seasick. - People do die in such circumstances.

0:38:11 > 0:38:15One cabin member started to send text messages to her daughter saying goodbye.

0:38:15 > 0:38:17It was absolutely a life or death situation,

0:38:17 > 0:38:18without a shadow of a doubt.

0:38:18 > 0:38:21The situation was critical.

0:38:21 > 0:38:24Failing to attach a tow rope, they were left with no other choice.

0:38:24 > 0:38:27Garry would have to jump aboard the yacht.

0:38:27 > 0:38:29You know you've got to get it right.

0:38:29 > 0:38:31Get it wrong, you'll go down between the two vessels.

0:38:31 > 0:38:33You could well get crushed between the two.

0:38:33 > 0:38:35The sea was so rough,

0:38:35 > 0:38:38the two boats were of different heights from each other,

0:38:38 > 0:38:40incredibly difficult.

0:38:40 > 0:38:43We came along to the stern of him and Garry was all ready to go.

0:38:48 > 0:38:51I was lying down below, extremely seasick, very cold,

0:38:51 > 0:38:54probably hypothermic.

0:38:54 > 0:38:57And this face appeared in the hatchway. And it was Garry.

0:38:57 > 0:39:00And it was the best thing that could have happened

0:39:00 > 0:39:03and I realised at that point that we were likely to survive.

0:39:05 > 0:39:07But the crew weren't safe yet.

0:39:07 > 0:39:10Garry still had to attach a tow rope to the yacht.

0:39:12 > 0:39:15You had to hang on. You had to hang on for life.

0:39:15 > 0:39:18There was a possibility I could have been washed overboard at any time.

0:39:18 > 0:39:19It was a matter of watching the seas

0:39:19 > 0:39:23and hanging on at the critical times to make sure you stayed on board,

0:39:23 > 0:39:25but we managed to get the tow re-established.

0:39:25 > 0:39:27In 25 years I've been on the lifeboat,

0:39:27 > 0:39:29I think this is probably the most difficult

0:39:29 > 0:39:32and dramatic rescue we've had to endure.

0:39:34 > 0:39:38Being on this rescue makes you realise just how dangerous

0:39:38 > 0:39:41the sea can be and it makes me extremely proud to be

0:39:41 > 0:39:44part of the crew of Dungeness lifeboat

0:39:44 > 0:39:47and part of the RNLI as a whole. Very proud indeed.

0:39:47 > 0:39:51The best person I could have picked to go on that yacht was Garry.

0:39:51 > 0:39:54And he done a tremendous job. Top man.

0:39:54 > 0:39:58I don't think Garry even considered his own safety.

0:39:58 > 0:40:01I think that he had a job to do and he knew he had a job to do

0:40:01 > 0:40:02and he just did it.

0:40:02 > 0:40:05I think it's more than likely that if Garry hadn't done

0:40:05 > 0:40:09what he did, I wouldn't be alive today.

0:40:09 > 0:40:12He's a lovely man, clearly very brave.

0:40:12 > 0:40:16He did a fantastic job on that day and I owe him my life.

0:40:18 > 0:40:22Please welcome the incredibly brave RNLI crewman Garry Clarke.

0:40:35 > 0:40:40I tell you what, my heart was in my mouth watching that. Fantastic.

0:40:40 > 0:40:42- Fantastic.- And now to present Garry with his award,

0:40:42 > 0:40:45please welcome reigning Strictly champion Harry Judd

0:40:45 > 0:40:48and his fantastic co-finalist Chelsee Healey.

0:40:48 > 0:40:56APPLAUSE

0:41:03 > 0:41:06Congratulations, Garry.

0:41:06 > 0:41:09You really are an inspirational man and it is an honour to meet you.

0:41:09 > 0:41:13- Thank you very much indeed.- Chelsee's right. Pleased to meet you, Garry.

0:41:13 > 0:41:17I think what's even more remarkable is the fact that it's voluntary work.

0:41:17 > 0:41:20Yeah, well, I enjoy it and I'm very proud to be part of the RNLI,

0:41:20 > 0:41:22and I thoroughly enjoy doing it.

0:41:22 > 0:41:24That's incredible and it's an honour to meet you. Thank you.

0:41:24 > 0:41:26Garry, is there anything you'd like to say?

0:41:26 > 0:41:28There's a lot of people, it's not just me,

0:41:28 > 0:41:32there's 60-odd people that help run the Dungeness lifeboat and I'd really like to accept

0:41:32 > 0:41:35this award on behalf of everybody there.

0:41:35 > 0:41:38Please show your appreciation to Harry and Chelsee

0:41:38 > 0:41:40and to our 999 Award winner Garry Clarke.

0:41:40 > 0:41:45APPLAUSE

0:41:48 > 0:41:50Now, our next Special Recognition Award

0:41:50 > 0:41:54goes to a paramedic for the Welsh Ambulance Service, Giovanni Riva.

0:41:54 > 0:41:57(ACCENT) That's right, isn't it, doesn't it look you go-go-goch.

0:41:57 > 0:42:02During his 20 years as a paramedic, Giovanni has fathered 19 babies...

0:42:02 > 0:42:03sorry, that's delivered 19...

0:42:03 > 0:42:09Sorry, 19 babies in emergency situations. I'm so sorry, Kirsty.

0:42:09 > 0:42:13I cannot believe you said that. Let's play the film, Lenny.

0:42:14 > 0:42:16I never thought...

0:42:17 > 0:42:22..ever thought to join the Ambulance Service or do first aid.

0:42:22 > 0:42:26Far, far from it. When I was a kid, I just wanted to be a soldier.

0:42:26 > 0:42:30Giovanni moved to Wales from Sardinia in 1983

0:42:30 > 0:42:34and started working for the Ambulance Service two years later.

0:42:34 > 0:42:40The nickname Babe Magnet, I think my colleagues use it as banter.

0:42:41 > 0:42:44But, you know, I do enjoy it. I like the name.

0:42:45 > 0:42:48Gio qualified as a paramedic in 1991

0:42:48 > 0:42:51and became well known for one particular aspect of his job.

0:42:51 > 0:42:56I delivered about 19 babies so far in my career.

0:42:56 > 0:42:59And, at one time, I believe I was holding the record

0:42:59 > 0:43:02of the most deliveries in Wales by a paramedic.

0:43:02 > 0:43:06I've been in the job 32 years and I've delivered five.

0:43:06 > 0:43:11One day, in a 12-hour period, I delivered three babies.

0:43:11 > 0:43:14I perfectly remember at the end of that shift saying,

0:43:14 > 0:43:18"If I get another baby again, I'm going to quit this job."

0:43:18 > 0:43:20It's so stressful.

0:43:20 > 0:43:21He's the only paramedic I know

0:43:21 > 0:43:24that delivered so many children. He's the only paramedic I know

0:43:24 > 0:43:27that wouldn't want to go to that job again.

0:43:27 > 0:43:31Even at the start, you've got two lives on your hands.

0:43:31 > 0:43:34One of the women who'll always be grateful to Gio

0:43:34 > 0:43:37is Amanda James who, four years ago, went into labour at home.

0:43:37 > 0:43:39All of a sudden, in the bathroom,

0:43:39 > 0:43:42I realised this baby was going to be coming very soon.

0:43:42 > 0:43:47So my husband ran downstairs. Straightaway, 999 and waited,

0:43:47 > 0:43:52prayed they would get there in time, and, thankfully, someone did.

0:43:52 > 0:43:55You're just walking in this house,

0:43:55 > 0:43:59you're expecting to deliver a baby without knowing

0:43:59 > 0:44:02if there's any previous problem.

0:44:02 > 0:44:06He examined me and realised that the baby was actually breech.

0:44:06 > 0:44:12She had turned. Very frightening for me, I had no idea whatsoever.

0:44:12 > 0:44:15And it was very difficult.

0:44:15 > 0:44:19But then he put his skills into practice and delivered the baby.

0:44:19 > 0:44:22Gio reassured me that he could do it and that we would just

0:44:22 > 0:44:26get on with it, which we did, and he was fantastic.

0:44:26 > 0:44:30He's going to be a friend for life. He's Shona's guardian angel.

0:44:30 > 0:44:33To me, he's definitely a hero.

0:44:34 > 0:44:38He's the type of person that is knowledgeable and you know

0:44:38 > 0:44:41that you've always got good backup when Giovanni is with you.

0:44:41 > 0:44:46He should get special recognition for what he's put into the service, what he gives to the public,

0:44:46 > 0:44:48and he doesn't expect anything back for it.

0:44:48 > 0:44:50It's a commitment. It's a commitment to humanity

0:44:50 > 0:44:55to make sure that the best possible treatment is given.

0:44:55 > 0:44:58And Giovanni is that special person that fetches it to people.

0:44:58 > 0:45:03You make a difference, you know. Lots of people say, "You save life."

0:45:03 > 0:45:09And really, you do save lives sometimes. You actually help people.

0:45:09 > 0:45:14He is a lovely guy, really friendly, does loads for charity.

0:45:14 > 0:45:16And I'm really proud to call him my friend.

0:45:16 > 0:45:17- KIRSTY:- Extraordinary.

0:45:17 > 0:45:20You've got to love him. Ladies and gentlemen, Giovanni Riva.

0:45:20 > 0:45:26APPLAUSE

0:45:34 > 0:45:38And to present Giovanni with his award, taking to the floor

0:45:38 > 0:45:39are the strictly sensational

0:45:39 > 0:45:41Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood!

0:45:51 > 0:45:53Giovanni!

0:45:53 > 0:45:55- Ciao. Come stai? - Sei italiano.- Si, si.

0:45:55 > 0:45:58You know we have something in common.

0:45:58 > 0:46:01- We're both Italian...- Yes. - We both can deliver...

0:46:01 > 0:46:03LAUGHTER

0:46:03 > 0:46:06In my case, it stops at pizza.

0:46:06 > 0:46:10Maybe we should do something together. You do the baby, I do the catering.

0:46:10 > 0:46:14I think there's an idea there, Craig, don't you think?

0:46:14 > 0:46:15Yeah, I don't think so, Bruno.

0:46:15 > 0:46:17Actually, you're a much better man than I, darling.

0:46:17 > 0:46:21There's no way I could look at any of that mess.

0:46:21 > 0:46:22LAUGHTER

0:46:22 > 0:46:25It's the cleaning up. It's OK, it's the cleaning up.

0:46:25 > 0:46:28Giovanni, do you want to say anything?

0:46:28 > 0:46:31Just come to the microphone and take over for a second.

0:46:31 > 0:46:32I'm really speechless.

0:46:32 > 0:46:35That was the first time I've been speechless, really.

0:46:35 > 0:46:39I'd really like to thank everybody for this award.

0:46:39 > 0:46:41It's a big surprise to me.

0:46:41 > 0:46:45What I do I do because I like it and I've done it for 27 years.

0:46:45 > 0:46:48I hope to carry on for a long time.

0:46:48 > 0:46:52- Look, thank you very much for this. - Thank YOU very much.

0:46:52 > 0:46:56Please show your thanks to Bruno and Craig, and the babe magnet, Giovanni.

0:46:56 > 0:47:00APPLAUSE

0:47:03 > 0:47:04Yeah.

0:47:04 > 0:47:08As well as the thousands of paid-up members of the emergency services,

0:47:08 > 0:47:10countless volunteers give up their free time every day

0:47:10 > 0:47:12to help save lives.

0:47:12 > 0:47:18The winner of the BBC 999 Award for a volunteer is a GP by day,

0:47:18 > 0:47:21but spends the majority of his free time responding

0:47:21 > 0:47:23to 999 calls as a volunteer medic.

0:47:23 > 0:47:25So when he finishes his day job,

0:47:25 > 0:47:30he's on-call to attend some of the most serious incidents in the county.

0:47:30 > 0:47:31Basically, this guy never stops working.

0:47:31 > 0:47:34He's already a hero in my book. But back in January,

0:47:34 > 0:47:37he was part of a team called out to help a man with his arm

0:47:37 > 0:47:39trapped in factory machinery.

0:47:39 > 0:47:43Not only that, the casualty was 100 feet up.

0:47:44 > 0:47:45SIRENS BLARE

0:47:45 > 0:47:50When I arrived, it had been just over an hour.

0:47:50 > 0:47:57Essentially, the patient's arm was trapped within a piece of machinery.

0:47:57 > 0:48:01The gentleman had received multiple crush injuries of the bone,

0:48:01 > 0:48:04tendons, ligaments, nerve endings.

0:48:04 > 0:48:07The casualty was 56-year-old engineer and father of three

0:48:07 > 0:48:08Robert Vine.

0:48:08 > 0:48:14The doc had to go up to a 100 foot gantry. It was dark, it was dusty.

0:48:14 > 0:48:16It was a scene out of a horror movie.

0:48:16 > 0:48:20An injury like this can obviously be very dangerous.

0:48:20 > 0:48:23And, certainly, if you leave it too long,

0:48:23 > 0:48:28you start getting complications and can potentially be fatal.

0:48:28 > 0:48:32We'd spent probably in excess of 45 minutes

0:48:32 > 0:48:36trying to release the limb with no success.

0:48:36 > 0:48:40With any form of crush injury, the tissues start to break down.

0:48:40 > 0:48:42They release toxins which can be reabsorbed into the body.

0:48:42 > 0:48:46The longer you leave someone, the sicker they're going to get.

0:48:46 > 0:48:48It was quite tense.

0:48:48 > 0:48:50We all wanted the patient out,

0:48:50 > 0:48:53but we knew it was not going to be a quick rescue.

0:48:53 > 0:48:56It became apparent that it wasn't...

0:48:56 > 0:49:01it just wasn't going to be possible to do an extrication

0:49:01 > 0:49:03in any timely fashion.

0:49:03 > 0:49:06In order to save Robert, Dr Hickman was faced with

0:49:06 > 0:49:08one of the toughest decisions of his life.

0:49:08 > 0:49:15The decision to do an amputation just goes against human instincts

0:49:15 > 0:49:18because we do everything we can to save life and limb.

0:49:18 > 0:49:23That's what we're about. And you have to look at the whole picture

0:49:23 > 0:49:26and think, this is the only option we've got here

0:49:26 > 0:49:30and you have to be sure that's the only option.

0:49:30 > 0:49:34The doctor worked with the paramedics to make sure that everything was sterile

0:49:34 > 0:49:38around the casualty while he carried out his procedure.

0:49:39 > 0:49:42What is complex is monitoring a patient in that situation,

0:49:42 > 0:49:47looking after them, making sure they haven't got pain

0:49:47 > 0:49:50and they're not conscious of what you're doing.

0:49:50 > 0:49:55In the field, it's not the place you want to be performing an amputation.

0:49:55 > 0:49:58I think from the doctor's point of view,

0:49:58 > 0:50:02to make a life-changing decision like that takes some nerve.

0:50:02 > 0:50:06And I think if he hadn't made it,

0:50:06 > 0:50:10then there was every eventuality that the casualty could have died.

0:50:10 > 0:50:12He's been fantastic.

0:50:12 > 0:50:15And he's certainly someone to look up to in our organisation.

0:50:15 > 0:50:19I just happened to be the person that was called on that day

0:50:19 > 0:50:21and had to make that decision.

0:50:21 > 0:50:25It wasn't an easy decision and it was in a difficult place.

0:50:25 > 0:50:29And it wasn't just me. It was teamwork.

0:50:29 > 0:50:31I was working with other people there.

0:50:31 > 0:50:33Um...

0:50:33 > 0:50:37I think what it does, though, is it shows the value of

0:50:37 > 0:50:42not just me but others like me who do this kind of work around the country.

0:50:44 > 0:50:47In my head, I thought I'd lost him.

0:50:48 > 0:50:52I think it's down to Dr Hickman that I still have my dad.

0:50:52 > 0:50:55And I think the fact he does this work as a volunteer

0:50:55 > 0:50:56is pretty amazing.

0:50:56 > 0:51:00Without him, who knows, perhaps he wouldn't be here today.

0:51:03 > 0:51:07I would just like to say to Dr Hickman that I can't...

0:51:07 > 0:51:11words won't explain it. I just can't say how I feel about him because...

0:51:11 > 0:51:14as far as I'm concerned, I've still got my family because of him,

0:51:14 > 0:51:16and I'm here.

0:51:19 > 0:51:23Ladies and gentlemen, Dr James Hickman.

0:51:23 > 0:51:29APPLAUSE

0:51:36 > 0:51:38And to present James with his award, please welcome

0:51:38 > 0:51:42lead singer of the Script, Danny O'Donoghue, and the lovely Amanda Byram.

0:51:42 > 0:51:51APPLAUSE

0:51:53 > 0:51:55Well done. There you go.

0:51:55 > 0:51:59My goodness, well, this really is like a scene from a movie.

0:51:59 > 0:52:01It's like you're the real-life Superman.

0:52:01 > 0:52:04You know, you're the GP by day, the volunteer by night.

0:52:04 > 0:52:07And you're quite easy on the eyeball, too, isn't he?

0:52:07 > 0:52:08You even thought so.

0:52:08 > 0:52:12- James got more female attention than I do, for God's sake. - And that's a lot.

0:52:12 > 0:52:15- Puts me to shame. - Talk me through that moment,

0:52:15 > 0:52:17because you've never done an amputation before.

0:52:17 > 0:52:19What goes through your head at that moment in time?

0:52:19 > 0:52:23It's not so much the doing it, it's the making the decision

0:52:23 > 0:52:27that's difficult because it's something you can't come back from.

0:52:27 > 0:52:29Um...

0:52:29 > 0:52:30But you just fall back on your training

0:52:30 > 0:52:34and have to think through, "What are my other options?" Well, I didn't have any.

0:52:34 > 0:52:36I'm very grateful for this.

0:52:36 > 0:52:38It's not so much the recognition for me,

0:52:38 > 0:52:44but for all the other colleagues in SAVES and the other basic schemes around the country,

0:52:44 > 0:52:49any one of whom could be here tonight, really. I'm very grateful.

0:52:49 > 0:52:51Please show your thanks to Amanda and Danny,

0:52:51 > 0:52:55but especially to our incredible volunteer, Dr James Hickman.

0:53:02 > 0:53:03All of tonight's awards

0:53:03 > 0:53:06have been nominated by the emergency services themselves

0:53:06 > 0:53:09with our winners being selected by a panel of judges.

0:53:09 > 0:53:12- That's with the exception of just one.- Yeah.

0:53:12 > 0:53:16Viewers of The One Show were invited to nominate members of the public

0:53:16 > 0:53:19who have acted selflessly in an emergency situation.

0:53:19 > 0:53:21Our eminent panel of judges heard all the stories,

0:53:21 > 0:53:24but this one was the undisputed winner.

0:53:30 > 0:53:32In April last year, Chloe was on her way to school.

0:53:32 > 0:53:36She was approached on the street outside the school and attacked.

0:53:43 > 0:53:45She was forced to the ground

0:53:45 > 0:53:48and then subject of a repeated stabbing and assault.

0:53:49 > 0:53:54Luckily, in this case, Ben Hudson, a local pupil at the school,

0:53:54 > 0:53:58intervened in that attack and, in my opinion, saved Chloe's life that day.

0:53:58 > 0:54:00I've nominated my nephew Ben

0:54:00 > 0:54:04because I believe he was incredibly brave to intervene

0:54:04 > 0:54:09in the events that happened on 1st April in saving Chloe.

0:54:10 > 0:54:13I was going up the road towards the school.

0:54:13 > 0:54:17Looked over and saw a guy on top of a Year 9 student.

0:54:17 > 0:54:21And it looked like he was striking her.

0:54:21 > 0:54:27I've been told I left the pavement and ran over and rugby tackled him.

0:54:27 > 0:54:28And he had a knife.

0:54:29 > 0:54:32I was on top of him trying to pin his hands down.

0:54:32 > 0:54:36He went for me with a knife. And my hand got cut as a result.

0:54:37 > 0:54:40Eventually, two teachers managed to come over and restrain him.

0:54:42 > 0:54:44I looked at my hand. Covered in blood.

0:54:44 > 0:54:46I didn't realise it was my blood.

0:54:46 > 0:54:49I thought... I didn't know what had happened.

0:54:49 > 0:54:51'Emergency, go ahead, caller, what's the emergency?'

0:54:51 > 0:54:54I got a phone call saying, you need to come quickly,

0:54:54 > 0:54:56there's been a major incident at

0:54:56 > 0:54:59Ben's school and Ben's been hurt.

0:54:59 > 0:55:02It's scary when you take a phone call like that and realise that

0:55:02 > 0:55:06- something really serious has happened.- In my opinion, Ben's a real true hero.

0:55:06 > 0:55:08He didn't think for his own safety.

0:55:08 > 0:55:11It was obvious to Ben at the time that Chloe was being stabbed.

0:55:11 > 0:55:14The police don't encourage people to intervene in these incidents,

0:55:14 > 0:55:17but without any thought for his own personal safety,

0:55:17 > 0:55:20he went and tackled the offender.

0:55:20 > 0:55:22Chloe was stabbed a number of times in the face and neck.

0:55:22 > 0:55:26Her injuries were so severe that she was actually airlifted to hospital

0:55:26 > 0:55:29because, at that stage, we were worried for her life.

0:55:29 > 0:55:34I don't really remember thinking that I had to do something about it.

0:55:34 > 0:55:36- It just kind of happened. - We were just really

0:55:36 > 0:55:39so proud of him that he'd stepped up

0:55:39 > 0:55:41and done something that I think a lot of us

0:55:41 > 0:55:44would hope we would do in that situation,

0:55:44 > 0:55:47but until you're actually confronted with that situation, you don't know.

0:55:47 > 0:55:51Enormous pride but also delighted that he was still in one piece.

0:55:51 > 0:55:55Ben is really a true hero and, thankfully for him,

0:55:55 > 0:55:57Chloe's alive today.

0:55:57 > 0:56:00He believes that it just happened to be him that intervened,

0:56:00 > 0:56:03and that he isn't anything, sort of, special.

0:56:03 > 0:56:07But, actually, what he did WAS special

0:56:07 > 0:56:09and I think does need to be recognised.

0:56:12 > 0:56:15What a courageous young man. Please welcome Ben Hudson.

0:56:26 > 0:56:30Of course, to present Ben with his award are The One Show's

0:56:30 > 0:56:32very own Alex Jones and Matt Baker.

0:56:32 > 0:56:38APPLAUSE

0:56:44 > 0:56:49- Unbelievable.- Congratulations. Can I have a kiss?- Of course.- Proper hero.

0:56:49 > 0:56:52Well, listen, Ben, you are the youngest award-winner here tonight

0:56:52 > 0:56:56by quite a few years, we won't go into numbers. But what do you make of all of this?

0:56:56 > 0:57:00Um...I'm kind of really shocked when it all happened.

0:57:00 > 0:57:04I never imagined that I'd ever be standing somewhere like this

0:57:04 > 0:57:06in front of all these people and cameras

0:57:06 > 0:57:09- and accepting really prestigious awards.- Well, you are. - You deserve to be here.

0:57:09 > 0:57:12What do you remember, looking back at the incident?

0:57:12 > 0:57:16We were just walking to school, as normal. I was playing Pokemon...

0:57:16 > 0:57:18LAUGHTER

0:57:18 > 0:57:23And...suddenly, everyone was...was running, screaming,

0:57:23 > 0:57:27and I just looked over where it was all emanating from,

0:57:27 > 0:57:29and saw what was going on.

0:57:29 > 0:57:32I don't remember that much of what actually happened,

0:57:32 > 0:57:35but I can remember running across the road

0:57:35 > 0:57:36and jumping at the guy.

0:57:36 > 0:57:39It's all a bit of a blur really.

0:57:39 > 0:57:42I did what had to be done, what needed to be done and, thankfully,

0:57:42 > 0:57:44- everything turned out all right. - Incredibly courageous

0:57:44 > 0:57:47and incredibly brave. Ben, well done.

0:57:48 > 0:57:50- KIRSTY:- Well done, Ben. Congratulations.

0:57:50 > 0:57:57APPLAUSE

0:58:01 > 0:58:03- Brave guy.- Modest with it.

0:58:03 > 0:58:06Now, every year, the UK's Fire and Rescue Service

0:58:06 > 0:58:08deal with around about two million calls.

0:58:08 > 0:58:12Everything from burning buildings to rescuing old ladies from up trees.

0:58:12 > 0:58:13LAUGHTER

0:58:13 > 0:58:16But one thing that is not in their training manual

0:58:16 > 0:58:19is how to rescue passengers trapped in a hot air balloon

0:58:19 > 0:58:24that has crashed into an electricity pylon with 132,000 volts running through it. 132,000 volts, Kirsty!

0:58:24 > 0:58:29That's enough to grill 248,000 slices of toast both sides!

0:58:29 > 0:58:31Imagine those people trapped in a wicker basket,

0:58:31 > 0:58:34hundreds of feet off the ground, shouting, "Help, help!"

0:58:34 > 0:58:37Lenny, Lenny, Lenny, Lenny, Lenny!

0:58:37 > 0:58:38It really did happen, this.

0:58:38 > 0:58:41Northamptonshire Line Rescue's Blue Watch

0:58:41 > 0:58:44were confronted with exactly that scenario earlier this year.

0:58:44 > 0:58:46- No way.- Way.

0:58:47 > 0:58:51In March 2012, Colin Giggle and two others were coming to the end

0:58:51 > 0:58:54of a day trip in a hot air balloon in Northamptonshire.

0:58:54 > 0:58:58What was looking like a very stable and normal approach to land

0:58:58 > 0:59:03then got quite dramatic very quickly.

0:59:03 > 0:59:09And, yeah, we ended up connecting with a 132,000 volt power line.

0:59:12 > 0:59:16And we were just suspended at that point, thinking,

0:59:16 > 0:59:18"This isn't going to be easy to get ourselves down from here."

0:59:18 > 0:59:22A specialist rescue team would be needed.

0:59:22 > 0:59:26Northamptonshire's Line Rescue team were called.

0:59:26 > 0:59:29Nothing can really prepare you for going to an incident like this.

0:59:29 > 0:59:33You know, a balloon trapped in a pylon is not an everyday occurrence.

0:59:33 > 0:59:35It was decided we would lead the rescue.

0:59:35 > 0:59:38We would be climbing the tower to effect a rescue

0:59:38 > 0:59:40and get the people out of the basket.

0:59:40 > 0:59:43OK, we have some skills we can utilise,

0:59:43 > 0:59:46but it's looking at the scene and working out how you'll use these skills

0:59:46 > 0:59:49in that environment. That was the hardest thing.

0:59:49 > 0:59:53So that's where the nervousness comes into play.

0:59:53 > 0:59:56You know, the fact that you're up high, I'm used to being up high.

0:59:56 > 0:59:58The fact that I've got somebody's life in my hands

0:59:58 > 1:00:03while I'm up high is an entirely new scenario to me, or was at the time.

1:00:03 > 1:00:06Before Blue Watch could start climbing the pylon,

1:00:06 > 1:00:08the power had to be switched off.

1:00:08 > 1:00:12But by the time the area had been made safe, it was pitch-black.

1:00:12 > 1:00:14It complicated everything, being dark and on a pylon.

1:00:14 > 1:00:17It was also quite damp and moist that evening

1:00:17 > 1:00:21cos it was quite a humid evening so the electricity pylon was slippy.

1:00:22 > 1:00:25The earthing cables which the electricity board had applied

1:00:25 > 1:00:28got in the way of the lines that we were hauling up.

1:00:28 > 1:00:30There was also barbed wire to contend with.

1:00:30 > 1:00:32There was also a possible risk of fire within the basket

1:00:32 > 1:00:34cos they carry propane cylinders.

1:00:34 > 1:00:38The fear is pushed aside. You focus on the task at hand.

1:00:38 > 1:00:40We got to the top,

1:00:40 > 1:00:43tied off the ropes on one of the stanchions above.

1:00:43 > 1:00:47A fall from that height is going to be fatal, so you can't get it wrong.

1:00:47 > 1:00:51We then set up what is called a cableway, which is almost like a zip line,

1:00:51 > 1:00:53which goes at a 45 degree angle.

1:00:53 > 1:00:56There was three casualties in the basket and each one of us

1:00:56 > 1:00:58took a casualty.

1:00:59 > 1:01:01You need to get it right when it's operational,

1:01:01 > 1:01:02there's no room for error.

1:01:02 > 1:01:06People's lives are at risk here, you know.

1:01:10 > 1:01:13When you've got a chance to sit back and think about it afterwards,

1:01:13 > 1:01:16you think, maybe that was a bit of a close one, or not.

1:01:16 > 1:01:18But I'd definitely do it again.

1:01:18 > 1:01:21It's what I get paid to do and it's what I enjoy doing.

1:01:21 > 1:01:23I've been a firefighter for nine years.

1:01:23 > 1:01:25I've never experienced anything on this scale before

1:01:25 > 1:01:27or an incident of this type.

1:01:27 > 1:01:29I've got guys on my watch who've been 25 years

1:01:29 > 1:01:32and they've never experienced an incident like this before.

1:01:32 > 1:01:34They'll be very proud to win this award.

1:01:34 > 1:01:38Probably not as proud as they are of having carried out the rescue

1:01:38 > 1:01:40because that's what they joined the Fire and Rescue Service to do.

1:01:40 > 1:01:44We certainly used up one of our collective nine lives that day.

1:01:44 > 1:01:48And not to push the cat in a tree analogy too far,

1:01:48 > 1:01:51yeah, we owe those Line Rescue boys a lot

1:01:51 > 1:01:54to get us down as they did and, yeah, well done.

1:01:57 > 1:01:58Amazing stuff.

1:01:58 > 1:02:01So amazing, we wanted to celebrate their heroism with a little treat

1:02:01 > 1:02:04courtesy of rugby hero Matt Dawson.

1:02:04 > 1:02:09The guys from Blue Watch are without doubt heroes.

1:02:09 > 1:02:12Saving lives whilst wrestling with a hot air balloon

1:02:12 > 1:02:16wrapped around an electricity pylon. It is incredible stuff.

1:02:18 > 1:02:22What isn't incredible is the state of their fire station.

1:02:22 > 1:02:24Especially the mess room.

1:02:24 > 1:02:26What do you think, Matt?

1:02:27 > 1:02:29Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.

1:02:29 > 1:02:30It's...

1:02:33 > 1:02:37It reminds me of a 1930s...care home.

1:02:37 > 1:02:40Just such an exclusive games area.

1:02:42 > 1:02:45Table and chairs, I suppose it will do.

1:02:45 > 1:02:48But hardly inspiring, is it, really?

1:02:48 > 1:02:50This is ripped.

1:02:50 > 1:02:51I could take this thing apart.

1:02:51 > 1:02:53We've got to do something about this.

1:02:53 > 1:02:58So it's time to make their mess a little bit less of a mess.

1:02:58 > 1:03:01Let's get cracking, then. Come on then, team.

1:03:01 > 1:03:05Matt and the team have just eight hours to get the job done.

1:03:05 > 1:03:07Hurry, hurry!

1:03:11 > 1:03:13I haven't got a clue what I'm doing here.

1:03:13 > 1:03:16This is fairly standard of my sporting career -

1:03:16 > 1:03:19just stand there...and hold it.

1:03:28 > 1:03:31So, dining room from the 1960s...

1:03:32 > 1:03:36That table and chairs is gone and we've got a very up-to-date island.

1:03:36 > 1:03:38Drawers, cupboards.

1:03:41 > 1:03:43We don't even recognise this space

1:03:43 > 1:03:46because now you've got fantastic carpet tiles,

1:03:46 > 1:03:49you're going to have a massive TV screen.

1:03:49 > 1:03:52Well done, everyone, doing a brilliant job,

1:03:52 > 1:03:57but there is only one hour to go until Blue Watch are back on shift.

1:04:07 > 1:04:12- Hello! How are we doing?- Good, and yourself?

1:04:12 > 1:04:17I am here on behalf of the BBC's 999 Awards.

1:04:17 > 1:04:22You are just absolute heroes. We all know you're total heroes.

1:04:22 > 1:04:24So it was about time we did something for you.

1:04:24 > 1:04:26I've got a little something for you.

1:04:26 > 1:04:30I want to show you something that I think you might just enjoy.

1:04:38 > 1:04:40- Wow.- No way!

1:04:44 > 1:04:48Come in and see your new mess.

1:04:48 > 1:04:52- No way!- I think we'll probably have to change the name, really.

1:04:58 > 1:05:02I tell you what, this fireman business ain't bad.

1:05:02 > 1:05:05Hadn't got a clue. Not a clue.

1:05:05 > 1:05:07I mean, this is...

1:05:07 > 1:05:09pretty damn stunning, to be honest with you.

1:05:09 > 1:05:13Wasn't anticipating what you can see behind me, that's for sure.

1:05:13 > 1:05:16The favourite bit has got to be the huge TV

1:05:16 > 1:05:19because my house just isn't big enough to have one of those myself

1:05:19 > 1:05:22so to be able to watch ten minutes now and again at work

1:05:22 > 1:05:24on one would be amazing.

1:05:24 > 1:05:27Oh, it's fantastic. I'll enjoy coming into work a lot more from now on, I think.

1:05:29 > 1:05:30I'll see you later, yeah?

1:05:32 > 1:05:34HE WHOOPS

1:05:34 > 1:05:35Get in there!

1:05:35 > 1:05:37Ladies and gentlemen,

1:05:37 > 1:05:40please welcome Northampton Line Rescue team's Blue Watch.

1:05:51 > 1:05:53I won't ask you about the colour scheme,

1:05:53 > 1:05:56but how are you enjoying the new mess that's no longer a mess?

1:05:56 > 1:05:59- It's very different to how it used to be.- Different in a good way?

1:05:59 > 1:06:01In a very good way.

1:06:01 > 1:06:04Like Matt Dawson said, it was like an old people's home in there.

1:06:04 > 1:06:06About the rescue, this is something you and your team

1:06:06 > 1:06:08had never gone through before.

1:06:08 > 1:06:12How did you know what to do? How did you approach it?

1:06:12 > 1:06:16It's something we've trained to do before. It's nothing we've come across in the real world

1:06:16 > 1:06:18before. So when it came up, we were ready to do the job,

1:06:18 > 1:06:22so it actually came out all right in the end, so we were quite happy at the end.

1:06:22 > 1:06:26Thank you very much and well done to you all. A brilliant job. Thank you.

1:06:26 > 1:06:33APPLAUSE

1:06:36 > 1:06:37As we've said earlier,

1:06:37 > 1:06:41we can only honour a tiny number of emergency services heroes tonight.

1:06:41 > 1:06:46So, here's John Hurt to introduce a few more messages of thanks.

1:06:46 > 1:06:50We have already heard some astonishing stories

1:06:50 > 1:06:53of bravery about our emergency services tonight.

1:06:54 > 1:06:59And I would like to give a heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you

1:06:59 > 1:07:02for your tireless dedication in making this country

1:07:02 > 1:07:04a safer place for us all.

1:07:05 > 1:07:07Of course, on a night like tonight,

1:07:07 > 1:07:10we can only mention a fraction of the people we'd like to thank.

1:07:12 > 1:07:17Here are a few more men and women to whom we are eternally grateful.

1:07:19 > 1:07:20We salute you.

1:07:22 > 1:07:26Jade Cousins went into labour at home and her partner dialled 999.

1:07:26 > 1:07:30Ben Brown took the call and talked them through the delivery.

1:07:30 > 1:07:31I want to say thank you to Ben

1:07:31 > 1:07:33because even though he was on the phone,

1:07:33 > 1:07:35it felt like he was in the room that night.

1:07:36 > 1:07:40Michelle Walkey says thank you to paramedic Ian Pratt

1:07:40 > 1:07:44who treated her seriously ill baby, Eliza Lily, en route to hospital.

1:07:45 > 1:07:49Firefighter Simon Haston fell into the sea while fishing.

1:07:49 > 1:07:53Darren Crowe and the St Abse RNLI crew responded to the 999 call.

1:07:53 > 1:07:57I'm forever indebted to Dan for saving my life that day.

1:07:57 > 1:08:02He put himself at risk to remove me from a risk. I owe him my life.

1:08:04 > 1:08:08Joe Beaumont wants to thank Karen Green and her mountain rescue team

1:08:08 > 1:08:12who rescued him when he suffered a broken leg from a 40 foot fall.

1:08:12 > 1:08:16Kelly Clark will always appreciate the work of Dr Richard Lyons

1:08:16 > 1:08:18and paramedic Jemma Varela

1:08:18 > 1:08:20who saved the life of her three-year-old son, Kai.

1:08:22 > 1:08:25PC Billy Pringle was on hand to help Steven Walker

1:08:25 > 1:08:27when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

1:08:27 > 1:08:30I can remember him saying, "You don't look good, Steven.

1:08:30 > 1:08:31"You're going to hospital."

1:08:31 > 1:08:34And I says, "Yeah, you'd better call an ambulance."

1:08:34 > 1:08:37He said, "No, you're coming with me." Thank you, Billy.

1:08:39 > 1:08:40Thank you for saving my life.

1:08:50 > 1:08:53This year, it just happens to be the 75th anniversary

1:08:53 > 1:08:55of the 999 telephone number.

1:08:55 > 1:08:57Before 1937, if you had an emergency,

1:08:57 > 1:08:59you had to run out into the street and go, "Help!

1:08:59 > 1:09:02"I'm a student trapped inside an ironing board!"

1:09:02 > 1:09:05But now when you pick up the phone and dial 999,

1:09:05 > 1:09:08you're asked which service you require and then you're connected to the relevant one.

1:09:08 > 1:09:11And the operators have no idea what's in store for them.

1:09:11 > 1:09:15Well, our next award is for a 999 operator.

1:09:15 > 1:09:16This, I have to tell you,

1:09:16 > 1:09:20is a difficult story which had life-threatening consequences,

1:09:20 > 1:09:23but we felt it was important that it was told.

1:09:23 > 1:09:25In March this year, emergency operator Lisa Harrison

1:09:25 > 1:09:29answered a call that she will surely never forget.

1:09:29 > 1:09:33A father had dialled 999 after finding his one-year-old son,

1:09:33 > 1:09:35Mylo, face down in their garden pond.

1:09:35 > 1:09:40Mylo was unresponsive and his father was desperate.

1:09:40 > 1:09:42The 999 call you are about to hear

1:09:42 > 1:09:45is the actual one that took place that day.

1:09:46 > 1:09:48He was unconscious

1:09:48 > 1:09:51and not breathing, no pulse.

1:09:52 > 1:09:55There was no-one there who could help me.

1:09:55 > 1:09:58'The back door was opened. And I found him drowned in the pool.'

1:09:58 > 1:10:01- 'Which child in the pool?'- 'My son.'

1:10:01 > 1:10:03- 'Your son?'- 'Yes.'

1:10:04 > 1:10:07'OK, we're getting some help out. I need to gather

1:10:07 > 1:10:10'some more information so that I can help you to help him.

1:10:10 > 1:10:11'I need to ring his mum.'

1:10:11 > 1:10:13'No. Are you with him now?'

1:10:13 > 1:10:17This man called and he'd found his son in water,

1:10:17 > 1:10:19got him out of the water,

1:10:19 > 1:10:23and as far as he was concerned, he wasn't breathing.

1:10:23 > 1:10:25I heard the fear, the anxiety,

1:10:25 > 1:10:28the terror in his voice straightaway.

1:10:28 > 1:10:32- 'He's not breathing.'- 'How old is he? How old is he?'

1:10:32 > 1:10:34- 'He's one.'- 'He's one?'

1:10:34 > 1:10:36He was cold.

1:10:36 > 1:10:38Um...

1:10:38 > 1:10:43No colour to his skin. No colour to his eyes.

1:10:43 > 1:10:48He wasn't breathing. There was no pulse.

1:10:48 > 1:10:51- 'Please help...'- 'Is he awake?'

1:10:51 > 1:10:54- 'No, his eyes...'- 'Is he breathing? No?'- 'He's not breathing.'

1:10:54 > 1:11:00My heart starts beating fast and I'm thinking... "Oh, my God."

1:11:00 > 1:11:03His little boy's drowned and he's not breathing.

1:11:04 > 1:11:08Take some deep breaths and think, "Right, focus, focus.

1:11:08 > 1:11:10"We've got to help him."

1:11:10 > 1:11:14'You need to hold yourself together and try and help him.

1:11:14 > 1:11:17'Together we are going to help him.

1:11:17 > 1:11:20'You must listen to me and keep calm, OK?'

1:11:20 > 1:11:25I knew I had to calm Dad down and get him carrying out

1:11:25 > 1:11:27CPR as soon as I could.

1:11:27 > 1:11:30'Listen carefully, I'll tell you how to do resuscitation.

1:11:30 > 1:11:33'Place the heel of your hand on the breastbone

1:11:33 > 1:11:35'in the centre of his chest.'

1:11:35 > 1:11:39You see on films and, you know, they give them resuscitation,

1:11:39 > 1:11:42and they cough out the water and then they're all fine,

1:11:42 > 1:11:44but that's fiction. That's not real life.

1:11:45 > 1:11:49And, obviously, things like that you tend to believe.

1:11:49 > 1:11:51'You give two regular breaths

1:11:51 > 1:11:53'then pump the chest 30 more times, OK?'

1:11:53 > 1:11:55- 'OK, I'm doing it, but...'- 'Listen to me,

1:11:55 > 1:11:58'you need to calm down so we can continue to help him.

1:11:58 > 1:12:03'OK? I'll tell you exactly what to do next.'

1:12:03 > 1:12:07He kept trying to do the CPR and nothing was happening.

1:12:07 > 1:12:09And he wanted to give up.

1:12:09 > 1:12:10I...

1:12:10 > 1:12:14literally felt there was no hope. I thought he was dead.

1:12:14 > 1:12:16'I can't believe this.'

1:12:16 > 1:12:20'Just keep doing what I've asked you to do, please.'

1:12:20 > 1:12:23There was no response from him.

1:12:23 > 1:12:25I just thought, "Why isn't he breathing?

1:12:25 > 1:12:28"We're doing what we should, why isn't he breathing?"

1:12:28 > 1:12:31Like, I just wanted to scream and cry.

1:12:32 > 1:12:36I had given up on him

1:12:36 > 1:12:40although I obviously didn't let that come across to his dad.

1:12:44 > 1:12:45My voice broke.

1:12:47 > 1:12:49And I cried, yeah.

1:12:58 > 1:13:01I was sad, because I thought he'd died.

1:13:07 > 1:13:09Despite fearing the worst,

1:13:09 > 1:13:13Lisa stayed on the line with Andrew for 17 minutes.

1:13:13 > 1:13:16Her clear instruction ensured that baby Mylo received enough oxygen

1:13:16 > 1:13:19to be revived by the paramedics.

1:13:19 > 1:13:27The whole weekend, erm...was blurred by it. You know, it was...

1:13:27 > 1:13:30And then I came in on the Monday morning

1:13:30 > 1:13:35and the paramedic team leader's wife from the helimed

1:13:35 > 1:13:40told me that in actual fact, he had survived and he was in Nottingham

1:13:40 > 1:13:44and was hopefully going to make quite a good recovery.

1:13:44 > 1:13:45And I was absolutely elated.

1:13:47 > 1:13:50On that day, Lisa remained so focused.

1:13:50 > 1:13:55Nothing around the room distracted her. She knew what she had to do.

1:13:55 > 1:13:59And she did exactly what she had to do for that family

1:13:59 > 1:14:00and that little boy.

1:14:00 > 1:14:03Before I was on the phone with the operator, I felt as if me and Mylo

1:14:03 > 1:14:06were the only two people in the world.

1:14:06 > 1:14:10As soon as I was on the phone with her,

1:14:10 > 1:14:14it was as if she was standing right next to me, helping me,

1:14:14 > 1:14:17and giving me all the support I needed

1:14:17 > 1:14:19to be able to do what I needed to.

1:14:19 > 1:14:24I will always remember the call. Calls like this do stay with you.

1:14:25 > 1:14:28I won't forget it, no.

1:14:28 > 1:14:31- KIRSTY:- Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

1:14:31 > 1:14:35the wonderful 999 operator Lisa Harrison.

1:14:35 > 1:14:39APPLAUSE

1:14:50 > 1:14:53- Well done.- Thank you.

1:14:53 > 1:14:55And to present Lisa with her award,

1:14:55 > 1:14:58please welcome a very talented actress and a man who answers

1:14:58 > 1:15:02SOS calls of the DIY kind, Tamsin Greig and Nick Knowles!

1:15:02 > 1:15:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

1:15:18 > 1:15:22- Congratulations.- Thank you.- Sorry, I'm going to come in for a few.

1:15:25 > 1:15:28Congratulations. Amazing, amazing, amazing story.

1:15:28 > 1:15:32We were just saying outside that it's extraordinary that the moment

1:15:32 > 1:15:35that acting was invented, we immediately invented awards.

1:15:35 > 1:15:38The moment TV was invented, we have awards, and it's taken us

1:15:38 > 1:15:42- this long to come up with awards for people who do the work you do. - APPLAUSE

1:15:44 > 1:15:47The paramedics and the people out on the ground say how important

1:15:47 > 1:15:50the work that you do is, so what do you like about what you do?

1:15:50 > 1:15:53- It's such a stressful job. - It's helping people.

1:15:53 > 1:15:57- Sometimes, you make a difference. - You make a difference a lot.

1:15:57 > 1:16:00- Yes, sometimes.- Lisa, is there anything that you'd like to say?

1:16:00 > 1:16:04I'm very proud and happy to receive this award,

1:16:04 > 1:16:07but I would like to mention that it wasn't just me,

1:16:07 > 1:16:12we all pulled together and on this occasion, we had a positive outcome.

1:16:12 > 1:16:16I would just like to say that my biggest reward is that he lived.

1:16:19 > 1:16:21Before I let you go, I should tell everybody here,

1:16:21 > 1:16:25but especially you, that there are a couple of people that you've never met, who would very

1:16:25 > 1:16:28much like to meet you tonight to say a very big, personal thank you.

1:16:28 > 1:16:32Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome on Mylo's parents,

1:16:32 > 1:16:34Andrew and Catherine.

1:16:34 > 1:16:38APPLAUSE

1:16:52 > 1:16:56Now, I have to say, there are times when words aren't enough,

1:16:56 > 1:17:00and a big hug is what does, but I'm imagining you want to say also

1:17:00 > 1:17:03a very, very big thank you to this incredible lady.

1:17:03 > 1:17:06Yeah, I mean, thank you just isn't enough for what you've done for us.

1:17:06 > 1:17:11- It's amazing.- You gave us hope when we thought it was all gone.- Good.

1:17:11 > 1:17:14That was 17 minutes of cool, calm,

1:17:14 > 1:17:17collected professionalism that took you through that,

1:17:17 > 1:17:20and I think everybody in the room and at home must be wondering,

1:17:20 > 1:17:23we know that Mylo had a very, very tough time. How is he doing now?

1:17:23 > 1:17:27He's doing really well. Day by day, he's getting better and better,

1:17:27 > 1:17:31and it's thanks to this lovely lady who kept us going.

1:17:31 > 1:17:34- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much from all of us,

1:17:34 > 1:17:40- and congratulations on your award. - Thank you. APPLAUSE

1:17:44 > 1:17:47Ladies and gentlemen, please show your appreciation for Tamsin, Nick,

1:17:47 > 1:17:50Mylo's parents Andrew and Catherine,

1:17:50 > 1:17:53and our amazing 999 operator, Lisa Harrison!

1:17:57 > 1:18:00Deep breaths. Throughout this evening, we have honoured a host of

1:18:00 > 1:18:04incredible people from all areas of the emergency services.

1:18:04 > 1:18:06One thing that they all have in common

1:18:06 > 1:18:08is that they refuse to give up.

1:18:08 > 1:18:12As long as there's hope, they will do their damnedest to save a life.

1:18:12 > 1:18:14And nothing could be more true

1:18:14 > 1:18:17when it comes to our final award of the evening.

1:18:17 > 1:18:19In March of this year, Bolton Wanderers were playing

1:18:19 > 1:18:21Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane,

1:18:21 > 1:18:23when 41 minutes into the match,

1:18:23 > 1:18:26Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch.

1:18:26 > 1:18:30If it hadn't been for the combined efforts and determination of the emergency services,

1:18:30 > 1:18:33Fabrice wouldn't be around to tell his story.

1:18:33 > 1:18:36This is an example of teamwork at its very best.

1:18:39 > 1:18:42A Premier League footballer is fighting for his life after

1:18:42 > 1:18:45collapsing on the pitch during an FA Cup tie.

1:18:45 > 1:18:48Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba is rushed into intensive care

1:18:48 > 1:18:52as the quarterfinal against Spurs is suspended.

1:18:52 > 1:18:54Tonight he's described as critically ill.

1:18:56 > 1:18:58I started to feel dizzy.

1:19:00 > 1:19:04My sight, I started to see people double, and stuff like that.

1:19:04 > 1:19:07And all of a sudden, I just hit the ground.

1:19:07 > 1:19:09When I hit the ground, that's me, gone.

1:19:09 > 1:19:14From the corner of my eye, I saw one of the Bolton players fall down,

1:19:14 > 1:19:17and I remember shouting across to the paramedics that we need

1:19:17 > 1:19:19to get on the pitch as soon as possible.

1:19:19 > 1:19:22Andy Mitchell, the head physio, ran onto the pitch

1:19:22 > 1:19:24and he's screaming into the microphone,

1:19:24 > 1:19:26"Get on the pitch, get on the pitch!"

1:19:26 > 1:19:28And I looked up, and all hell broke loose.

1:19:28 > 1:19:32- COMMENTARY:- We have a potentially serious injury here

1:19:32 > 1:19:35to Fabrice Muamba, the Bolton player.

1:19:35 > 1:19:38At first, it looked like Fabrice was having some form of fit,

1:19:38 > 1:19:41but once we managed to get him onto his back, it became pretty obvious

1:19:41 > 1:19:45that his heart had stopped beating and this was an arrest situation.

1:19:45 > 1:19:48I'm a cardiologist. I just happened to be at the game that day.

1:19:48 > 1:19:51I saw the team come on and start CPR

1:19:51 > 1:19:54and turned to my brothers and said, "I think I should go and help".

1:19:54 > 1:19:59And now, there are more people running onto the pitch.

1:19:59 > 1:20:02This looks very, very serious indeed.

1:20:02 > 1:20:04I managed to get on the pitch.

1:20:04 > 1:20:08At that time, it was clear that Fabrice was unconscious.

1:20:08 > 1:20:12They were doing full resuscitation and at that moment,

1:20:12 > 1:20:16they were giving a electrical shock to Fabrice.

1:20:16 > 1:20:21Fabrice Muamba has been taken off the field now on a stretcher.

1:20:21 > 1:20:25From what I could see, they were still trying

1:20:25 > 1:20:28to resuscitate Fabrice Muamba as he was on that stretcher.

1:20:28 > 1:20:31It took about six minutes to get Fabrice off the pitch

1:20:31 > 1:20:33and during that time, he had two shocks and a further shock

1:20:33 > 1:20:37in the tunnel, and the entire time, he didn't make any real response.

1:20:37 > 1:20:41He wasn't breathing, his heart wasn't beating and he was effectively dead.

1:20:41 > 1:20:46I've seen players actually turning away, almost in horror.

1:20:46 > 1:20:50And also praying as well. Players and fans are praying here.

1:20:52 > 1:20:57We arrived at the hospital at about 6:50,

1:20:57 > 1:21:00which was more than 35 minutes after his cardiac arrest.

1:21:00 > 1:21:03And it was at that time that everything hit me.

1:21:03 > 1:21:06In fact, I went into the corridor away from where Fabrice was being

1:21:06 > 1:21:09dealt with and just curled up and cried, and I've got to say,

1:21:09 > 1:21:13I didn't really hold out much hope for a positive outcome at that time.

1:21:16 > 1:21:20From the very first, I thought that what

1:21:20 > 1:21:22I had been managing here

1:21:22 > 1:21:24was a disaster.

1:21:24 > 1:21:29We did pretty much everything you would do with a cardiac arrest,

1:21:29 > 1:21:32bar opening the chest up and pumping the heart by hand.

1:21:32 > 1:21:37A full recovery is clearly what we hope for. It's the outcome we want.

1:21:37 > 1:21:42I did not think that Fabrice Muamba would walk out of hospital.

1:21:42 > 1:21:44Fabrice Muamba remains in a critical condition

1:21:44 > 1:21:48at a London hospital after suddenly collapsing during his team's

1:21:48 > 1:21:50FA Cup tie against Spurs yesterday.

1:21:50 > 1:21:54Amazingly, 36 hours later, after the drugs that were keeping him asleep

1:21:54 > 1:21:58were turned off in the intensive care unit, he woke up,

1:21:58 > 1:22:02was moving his limbs and starting to talk within just a couple of hours.

1:22:02 > 1:22:04To be essentially dead for 78 minutes

1:22:04 > 1:22:07and to make the recovery that Fab has made is unheard of.

1:22:07 > 1:22:10I wouldn't have believed it until I was involved in it myself,

1:22:10 > 1:22:12and I know that's true for the other members of the team.

1:22:12 > 1:22:18I think we were all, as medical professionals, quite stunned.

1:22:18 > 1:22:22From where I was to where I am right now,

1:22:22 > 1:22:24this is the person that should be dead.

1:22:24 > 1:22:29The teamwork that was involved in the care, it was just...it was precise,

1:22:29 > 1:22:32it was like a row of dominoes. Had one of those dominoes been

1:22:32 > 1:22:35slightly out of line, then none of it would have worked, but every single

1:22:35 > 1:22:40domino from Howard Webb calling the physio on, to the London Chest

1:22:40 > 1:22:45and afterwards, every single domino was in place and fell perfectly.

1:22:45 > 1:22:47I feel great, I'm happy, and I smile every day.

1:22:47 > 1:22:49Just enjoy life even more now.

1:22:49 > 1:22:55If you wanted to make a film of how to manage a complex cardiac arrest, this is the one to have filmed.

1:22:55 > 1:23:00For everybody that was involved, Bolton staff, Spurs staff,

1:23:00 > 1:23:04the London Chest Hospital, they are special people to my life.

1:23:04 > 1:23:05They're like my angels.

1:23:05 > 1:23:09I'd just like to thank them for giving him back to me.

1:23:09 > 1:23:12If it wasn't for them, he wouldn't be here, so I really appreciate it.

1:23:12 > 1:23:13So thank you.

1:23:15 > 1:23:18Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Dr Jonathan Tobin,

1:23:18 > 1:23:22Dr Andrew Deaner, Dr Sam Mohiddin and paramedic Peter Fisher!

1:23:22 > 1:23:27APPLAUSE

1:23:41 > 1:23:43When you've finished kissing everybody!

1:23:43 > 1:23:45There's got to be a perk to the job, hasn't there?!

1:23:45 > 1:23:48Who would like to speak and say a few words? Go ahead.

1:23:48 > 1:23:51I think like everyone else that has received an award tonight,

1:23:51 > 1:23:55they talk about the team. I'm very honoured and very proud of what we all achieved.

1:23:55 > 1:23:59But I think we need to also remember that my colleagues at Bolton,

1:23:59 > 1:24:02my colleagues at Spurs, the guys in the London Ambulance and the guys

1:24:02 > 1:24:06at the London Chest, from the nurses, the porters, to the consultants,

1:24:06 > 1:24:08everyone had to do their jobs

1:24:08 > 1:24:10and do their jobs right for this to have worked.

1:24:10 > 1:24:15And we're just receiving the award on behalf of them all. APPLAUSE

1:24:15 > 1:24:18To present these extraordinary guys with their award,

1:24:18 > 1:24:20we have a truly remarkable individual who has beaten

1:24:20 > 1:24:22all the odds to be with us today,

1:24:22 > 1:24:25please be upstanding for the legendary Fabrice Muamba.

1:24:25 > 1:24:30APPLAUSE

1:24:35 > 1:24:39CHEERING

1:24:57 > 1:24:59Do you want to say a few words, Fabrice?

1:25:01 > 1:25:08What to say? I mean, these guys are my heroes.

1:25:08 > 1:25:14You watch a superhero movie and those are the heroes standing there.

1:25:14 > 1:25:19You have Batman, Superman, you name it, go through the other guys!

1:25:19 > 1:25:21They did unbelievable job to me.

1:25:21 > 1:25:27They never gave up on me and they never stopped treating me right and they were just unbelievable.

1:25:27 > 1:25:30I mean, I thank them, every one of them, every single day.

1:25:30 > 1:25:34I haven't met this guy, this is the first time I have met this guy.

1:25:34 > 1:25:36He's the best driver in the world.

1:25:36 > 1:25:39He's literally unbelievable, to get me from the stadium to,

1:25:39 > 1:25:42you know, to the hospital, was incredible.

1:25:42 > 1:25:45And I mean, those guys, God blessed them with so much talent,

1:25:45 > 1:25:48so much ability, they're better than any footballer he could ever make.

1:25:48 > 1:25:51Those guys here, they're literally unbelievable.

1:25:51 > 1:25:55And I thank them, and I truly carry them in my heart everywhere I go.

1:25:55 > 1:25:57I've told them, they're special people, those are my heroes.

1:25:57 > 1:26:01You look to be in incredible shape now, you look fit, you look healthy

1:26:01 > 1:26:03- and vibrant, you bounded on there, how are you feeling?- I'm OK.

1:26:03 > 1:26:06There's a long process, things to be done,

1:26:06 > 1:26:09that will need to be done, but we will see what happens.

1:26:09 > 1:26:11We wish you good speed in your recovery to full health.

1:26:11 > 1:26:15You're looking fantastic. We wish you all the best

1:26:15 > 1:26:17and we say congratulations and thank you to the team.

1:26:17 > 1:26:20They are Dr Jonathan Tobin, Dr Andrew Deaner, Dr Sam Mohiddin

1:26:20 > 1:26:25- and paramedic Peter Fisher. - APPLAUSE

1:26:37 > 1:26:43So, what a night. That brings to an end our very first BBC 999 Awards.

1:26:43 > 1:26:46And I want to say, it has been just extraordinary,

1:26:46 > 1:26:47to honour everyone tonight.

1:26:47 > 1:26:51You all remind us that when terrible things happen,

1:26:51 > 1:26:55there are truly extraordinary people whose skill and determination

1:26:55 > 1:26:59make the world a better place and make the world a safer place.

1:26:59 > 1:27:01These brave men and women put in time and effort,

1:27:01 > 1:27:05sometimes risking their lives to help complete strangers in life-threatening situations.

1:27:05 > 1:27:09We hope that tonight's show will go a little way to saying how truly grateful we all are.

1:27:09 > 1:27:13- Thank you.- Thank you to all our award presenters, of course,

1:27:13 > 1:27:15but a special congratulations to all of our winners.

1:27:15 > 1:27:19- You really are heroes. Each and every one of you. Good night. - Good night.

1:27:19 > 1:27:24APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

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