Fire crews are increasingly called to help move people living with obesity

Annual number of bariatric person

assistance incidents

2,500

2022

2,319 assists

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

2012

2014

2020

2022

2016

2018

Annual number of bariatric person assistance incidents

2,500

2022

2,319 assists

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

2012

2014

2015

2017

2019

2020

2022

2011

2013

2016

2018

2021