FIRE crews were called to help the ambulance service deal with a man who dislocated his knee on scaffolding in Ferndown.

The alarm was raised when the man was injured 6ft from the ground at Heath Farm Road at around 9.10am.

Dorset Fire and Rescue sent several vehicles to help crews from South West Ambulance and South Central Ambulance get the man down. He was taken to Poole Hospital for treatment.