In focus:Climate change

London Ambulance Service has urged the public to only call 999 in life-threatening emergencies after recording its busiest day since the Covid-19 pandemic during the recent spell of hot weather.

East Midlands Ambulance Service has declared a business continuity incident following sustained pressure on services across the region amid record-breaking temperatures and wider NHS demand.

The London Climate Resilience Review has published its full and final report into London’s preparedness for climate impacts including heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires, storms, sea level rise and subsidence.

London Fire Brigade is trialling the use of new vehicles this summer to respond to the growing threat of grass fires and wildfires in the capital.

As the new Labour government starts work on one of its five national missions where it wants the UK to be a clean energy ‘superpower,’ it is timely that The Emergency Services Show is launching its new Sustainability Stage to share what the blue lights are doing to reduce their impact on the world and deliver a net zero future.

Coinciding with London Climate Action Week, emergency services and agencies across the capital came together for a training exercise to test out their response to an extreme heat event.

A recent report has raised concerns about the increasing wildfire threat in the UK, pointing to climate change and changes in land use patterns as key factors.

The 4th edition of the UK Resilience Lessons Digest, ‘Learning to Adapt’ has been released. The latest edition has been prepared in response to impacts associated with the climate emergency.

The London Climate Resilience Review, an independent review commissioned by Mayor of London, has published its interim report.

Professor Guillermo Rein, an academic from Imperial College London specialising in fire science, talks to Catherine Levin about why they happen and how best to respond to them.