The emergency services are used to working with emergency planners in local authorities but during the pandemic, the work of the NHS emergency planning team was brought into sharp relief as the country reeled from Covid. I talk to the man in charge to find out more. In the last issue, I reviewed Professor Lucy… Read more »
Words: Stuart Glover, Marketing Manager, De-Wipe Ltd The firefighters’ mantra ‘shower within the hour’ is one of the best practices for preventing firefighter cancer. Without a mandatory shower back at the station, firefighters not only run the risk of harmful carcinogenic toxins and impurities found in soot and smoke absorbing through their skin, hair and… Read more »
Today, the UK finds itself in a unique position due to the Coronavirus pandemic – we have to adapt to new circumstances at an unprecedented pace, changing the way we work and police in order to respond to COVID-19 swiftly and effectively. Words: Rob Flanagan, Innovation and Knowledge Sharing Manager, Knowledge Research and Practice Unit,… Read more »
When Community Safety Officer, Tara Clarke, visits Oxfordshire residents’ homes, she might be the first person they’ve seen in four months. That’s the reality of care and safety in a COVID-19 world. Some of the most vulnerable people in Oxfordshire rely on relatives and neighbours to check their well-being, but that support is less readily… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
