This article first appeared in the April issue of Emergency Services Times. Words: Jan Morris, Area Manager, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service When I joined the fire and rescue service in 1998, there was no uniform and no personal protective equipment (PPE) designed for women. I had to make do with kit that was designed… Read more »
Words: Catherine Levin, Editor, Emergency Services Times March 2023 will go down in the history of the emergency services as the month that the public looked at its police and fire and rescue service and asked why they had let them down. With the publication of two major reports in the space of a week,… Read more »
In Grenfell: System Failure, Director Nicolas Kent revisits his well trodden approach of taking excerpts from inquiry transcripts to provide an accessible, if at times hard to listen to, insight into the second phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. He says that the approach is effective and that by matching the actors to the real… Read more »
Firefighter Chloe Cassar from London Fire Brigade shares her experience of being an apprentice and why she decided to pursue a career in the fire and rescue service. Becoming a firefighter had never been on my radar as a job I could see myself doing when I was young. Things changed a few years ago… Read more »
The Government has published its long-awaited Resilience Framework which contains a wide range of changes that will affect Local Resilience Forums, the role of the voluntary and private sectors. indicating a firm direction of travel and the commitment to a whole of society approach to resilience. The Framework, published in December 2022, sets out how… Read more »
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service has invested in a second Mercedes-Benz Unimog to extend their ‘go anywhere’ capability and respond to a wide range of incidents. The Unimog transports mission-specific pods, each one packed with specialist equipment, which allows the service to respond to wildfires, floods and other incidents across the county. Mercedes-Benz showed the… Read more »
The British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association (BARTA) provides effective role specific solutions to organisations whose teams encounter animals in the course of their duties, but who else might benefit from exploring these unique workplace risks? Words: Jim Green, Director of Operations, BARTA We work with a range of response organisations, including fire and… Read more »
We need our world to be sustainable into the future. The work of the National Fire Chief Council’s (NFCC) Sustainability, Climate Change and Environment group is to ensure that the fire and rescue sector supports sustainable, safe communities. Words: Ben Brook, Chief Fire Officer, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service Climate change is a leadership challenge… Read more »
The world around policing is changing dramatically, such that our police institutions are no longer a match for the challenges they face. It is no exaggeration to say that globalisation and technology are currently transforming our economy and society as profoundly as the industrial revolution and urbanisation did in Sir Robert Peel’s time. Words: Dr… Read more »
The multi-venue Commonwealth Games was the largest event in which West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) has ever been involved. More than three years’ planning and collaboration with partners culminated in a packed programme of world-class sport, broadcast to a global audience from 28 July to 8 August. Words: Phil Loach, Chief Fire Officer, West Midlands… Read more »
