At The Emergency Services Show, visitors learned that strong relationships built through the work of local resilience forums pay huge dividends when major events come calling. Hosting Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine saw Liverpool at its very best as thousands of visitors converged on the city back in May 2023. Speaking in the Lessons Learned… Read more »
As the emergency services continue to green their fleets, a Northamptonshire based company has extended trials of its three-wheel petrol electric hybrid motorbike to the North West with Greater Manchester Police taking two bikes onto the streets. The innovative WMC300FR motorcycle has been developed by Northamptonshire based White Motorcycle Concepts (WMC) in collaboration with Northamptonshire… Read more »
A recent inspection of Northern Ireland’s fire and rescue service reveals that severe budget cuts and ‘lack of stability’ in the leadership has led to a ‘reductionist’ approach that leaves the service requiring fundamental improvement over the next five years. His Majesty’s Fire Service Inspectorate Scotland carried out the review and the 100 page report… Read more »
The October issue of Emergency Services Times contains a feature on wildfires where Professor Guillermo Rein, an academic from Imperial College London specialising in fire science, talks to Catherine Levin about why they happen and how best to respond to them based on his international research on the topic. We start off by talking about… Read more »
The capital’s ambulance service has moved one step further to net zero with the release of 65 hybrid vehicles that will be used for rapid response to incidents as well as by advanced paramedics and teams who treat patients at major incidents and in dangerous environments. As well as being greener, the 65 hybrid vehicles,… Read more »
In a heavily trailed speech, the PM changed the goal posts to achieve net zero by announcing that instead of a 2030 deadline for the end of diesel and petrol cars, they will continue to be on sale until 2035 and even then still be available second hand. For the emergency services this is likely… Read more »
Bringing together practitioners and suppliers, The Emergency Services Show is now in its 17th year and is expanding with the launch of The Emergency Tech Show. The NEC in Birmingham is yet again host to the show and provides an extensive space to showcase solutions from over 500 suppliers. Visitors to the show have the… Read more »
Speaking at the Police Superintendents’ Association conference yesterday on his first year anniversary as Commissioner of the Met, Sir Mark Rowley emphasised the need for more trust, less crime and higher standards. Revealing that the Met receives over 13,000 contacts from the public everyday, he said that the public expect high standards from his officers… Read more »
A team of search and rescue specialists has been deployed to Morocco to assist with Moroccan led rescue efforts. The government of Morocco accepted the UK offer for assistance following the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which has resulted in the deaths of more than 2,000 people. The team comprises search and rescue specialists, including 60 people,… Read more »
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has successfully piloted an initiative in Greater Manchester to help identify previously unknown cases of hypertension and is now working to scale this up to be rolled out region-wide. Having high blood pressure, or hypertension, is a main factor causing heart attacks and strokes. Over one third of adults in… Read more »
