![](https://emergencyservicestimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ESS-Button-resized.png")
Firefighter decontamination is becoming an increasingly important part of protecting crews from the risks associated with exposure to contaminants. But with existing cleaning processes varying across the sector, there are opportunities to improve how equipment is cleaned, maintained and returned to service.
Firefighter decontamination is becoming an increasingly important part of protecting crews from the risks associated with exposure to contaminants. But with existing cleaning processes varying across the sector, there are opportunities to improve how equipment is cleaned, maintained and returned to service.
Insights into the Swedish approach to civil defence from two insiders who share how a prepared population is part of the country’s defence.
East Anglian Air Ambulance is using a handheld blood analyser to help its clinicians identify patients with bleeding on the brain within minutes, as part of a UK-first pre-hospital research programme.
Victims of domestic abuse are increasingly using video calls to report incidents to police, with one force recording 92% satisfaction among users of its remote video response (RVR) service.
With the government’s Be Ready campaign boosting awareness of the need for people to be prepared, a new resilience programme in Leicestershire is taking a local view to relieve the pressure on emergency services during incidents.
As the threats facing the UK continue to evolve, from wildfires and extreme weather to cyber disruption and wider security risks, the need for a more joined-up approach to national resilience is becoming increasingly important.
The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum is taking a new approach to resilience with scenario informed resilience assessment and the adoption of National Occupational Standards.
After deploying more than 600 volunteers to support crews at 18 wildfires this summer, the Rapid Relief Team is calling for voluntary organisations to be built into emergency response planning year-round.
Emergency call handlers at the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust answered almost 1.5 million 999 calls in 2025/26, picking up in an average of two seconds.
Reflections by VCSEP Director, Robyn Knox, on the first EP:Live event that took place earlier this month.
In a bid to improve response to wildfires, the government has committed to a raft of measures including the creation of a new Wildfires AI Unit in the heart of Whitehall.
Shining a spotlight on fire control professionals working around the clock to help keep communities safe, today marks the start of the annual International Control Room week.
The government has launched its three year campaign to encourage households across the UK to be prepared for sudden events such as severe weather so that the emergency services can respond to those who need more support.