A Hampshire-based charity has been playing a key part in supporting those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 45 responders from Hampshire and Berkshire 4×4 Response (HB4x4R) have driven in excess of 27,000 miles across Hampshire to deliver pallets of emergency food and personal protective equipment. Hampshire and Berkshire 4×4 Response is a registered… Read more »
The UK Search and Rescue Second Generation programme – known as UKSAR2G – will replace all the aviation services currently under contract to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. That includes the search and rescue helicopters, operated by Bristow Helicopters Ltd, and also the fixed-wing aircraft, operated by 2Excel. These days the sight of a red… Read more »
As any frontline service will recognise, there’s never going to be a hard stop between emergency and recovery – there will always be transition. As the easing of lockdown measures continue, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has established a ‘COVID-19 Committee’ that will coordinate continued C19 activity, support recovery and collate key learning from… Read more »
We’ve had to deal with shocking statistics over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic – from the unacceptably low levels of suitable PPE supplies across the public sector at the start of this crisis, to the daily updates on the latest death toll. These numbers contextualise the realities of a pandemic that emergency services workers… Read more »
April saw the completion of the first ever HCPC-approved paramedic programme by a Qualsafe Awards approved centre, Medipro, with 14 successful candidates eligible to become HCPC-registered paramedics – several of whom have already gained their registration number and made their way to the front line. Qualsafe Awards and Medipro have been working on this award… Read more »
When warm weather returns to the UK, the issues surrounding water safety inevitably return too. Why inevitably? Well, we simply see the same thing every year: incidents of water rescue and tragic accidental drowning across mainstream news and social media. In fact, it’s approaching a year since we tragically witnessed a spate of drowning in… Read more »
When COVID-19 was finally recognised as a threat by the UK Government and lockdown invoked on 26 March 2020, our world, like for many other small businesses, ground to a halt. As a training provider to the fire and rescue service (FRS), we deliver Incident Command training and Skills for Justice qualifications. All immediate demand… Read more »
In just a few short weeks, COVID-19 has transformed the ways in which many of us work. Some 90% of office workers are now based at their homes since the Coronavirus restrictions came into place in March. Yet, for the vast majority of key workers, a home office just isn’t possible, so technology is stepping… Read more »
Why were Coniston Mountain Rescue Team so concerned about the relaxation of the Government’s travel to exercise rules? To explain, the team’s Duty Team Leader Jeff Carroll outlines how a rescue might play out during the COVID-19 pandemic… When the Prime Minister stated that it is now okay to drive any distance to take your… Read more »
To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), Oscar Kilo has launched a new self care campaign. This year the theme for MHAW is kindness. The week will be used to celebrate the thousands of acts of kindness that are so important to our mental health. Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, we have seen so many… Read more »
