With grey skies, dark mornings and the holiday season firmly in the past, it is no surprise that today is known as Blue Monday, thought to be the most depressing day of the year. Blue Light Card, the UK’s leading specialist discount service for emergency services, NHS, social care workers and armed forces, has announced… Read more »
Oscar Kilo the National Police Wellbeing Service has developed a new short film and mental health awareness package called ‘Purpose’. It is part of a package being offered to police forces across the country as a way to create awareness, spark debate and self-reflection. Purpose is a short but powerful film based on real-life experiences of… Read more »
Dräger has supplied a suite of mechanical cleaning equipment for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s new purpose-built breathing apparatus training centre to deliver consistent levels of equipment disinfection and hygiene. Lancashire’s £4 million training centre, based in Chorley, will provide the latest facilities and training to firefighters in the county. It includes a network of… Read more »
The College of Paramedics balloted its members on whether it should petition to obtain a Royal Charter. During an extraordinary general meeting, College President, Dr John Martin, confirmed that over 97 per cent of members who voted supported the College in taking the next step to chartership. College of Paramedic members voted on the following… Read more »
Surrey Chief Constable Gavin Stephens has been elected as the Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). He will take up his post in April 2023 taking over from Chair Martin Hewitt QPM who will leave step down in March 2023 after serving a four-year term. The NPCC brings forces across the UK together… Read more »
Emergency services specialist, Venari Group – which is exclusively partnered in the UK with Ziegler Group – has announced its contract to supply a UK-first hybrid aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) truck to Cranfield Airport, which is owned by Cranfield University. Following an 18-month phase of rigorous market research and a subsequent, comprehensive tender process,… Read more »
The National Independent Lifeboat Association (NILA) is a new charity established to support the UK’s independent lifeboats – those that are not affiliated with the Royal National Lifeboat Association – and to ensure the preservation and protection of life on the water across the UK. The charity celebrated its launch at The Emergency Services Show…. Read more »
The Fire Fighters Charity has launched a new awareness programme focused on women’s health, to better inform women in the fire and rescue service – as well as families of personnel – about ways of improving their wellbeing, at work and at home. The programme focuses on four key areas: menopause, female cancers, ageing healthily… Read more »
In its second major contract in recent months, Barcelona firm Unblur will now trial its incident command system with West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS). Starting with a six month proof of concept, Unblur’s technology will initially be run in one area covering five fire stations and help the service evolve the way that its firefighters… Read more »
Dräger has launched a mobile gas detector, the X-am 2800 which connects with Dräger’s Gas Detection Connect cloud solution, to automate the real-time sharing of live data regarding gases firefighters are exposed to in emergency situations. Users can choose from sensors for flammable gases and vapours, as well as oxygen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen… Read more »
