South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has introduced five new fire appliances with advanced technology to assist firefighters when responding to emergencies. Three are of traditional design with the breathing apparatus mounted in the cab and the remaining two fire appliances will be the first in Wales to utilise the clean cab design, which for… Read more »
Capita plc (Capita) has secured a contract with Transport for London (TfL) to design and deliver key elements of the network infrastructure that will underpin the upcoming Emergency Services Network (ESN) throughout the London Underground. ESN is a programme led and directly funded by the Home Office to deliver a new emergency services mobile communications… Read more »
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) will welcome a new Chief Fire Officer later this year. Dave Russel (left), currently Deputy Chief Fire Officer at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS), will take over the helm from current Chief Fire Officer Jim Wallace, whose two-year contract finishes at the end of August. Mayor of… Read more »
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Deputy Chief Fire Officer Neil Stocker (left) has announced that he will be retiring in December after 29 years of service. Neil has served with West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service since joining as a firefighter at Crawley Fire Station in June 1991. Since then he has served as… Read more »
High-performance equipment manufacturer, Avon Protection, has announced Venari Group as its new distributor of thermal imaging cameras (TICs) for the UK fire market. The agreement will see Venari commence distributorship of Avon’s ‘argus’ range of TICs with immediate effect. The British-manufactured argus technology has been a market leader within the British fire and rescue industry for three… Read more »
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) has invested in new equipment to help respond to incidents. As part of a unique collaboration with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Joint Protective Services (BCH JPS) police command, new drones are being rolled out which will assist firefighters in their response to a wide range of incidents and… 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 »
Firefighters across Norfolk have received £1.44m of new kit as part of an investment by Norfolk County Council in technology and equipment. In addition, five new multi-purpose tactical response vehicles (TRV) are due to be put into service this month, to enhance NFRS’s capability in extreme weather conditions and at difficult to reach locations. These… Read more »
Anyone who assaults or attacks emergency workers could face longer jail terms, as a consultation on doubling the maximum penalty for the offence is launched today. In 2018 this Government changed the law (Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018) so that anyone found guilty of assaulting a police officer, firefighter, prison officer or paramedic… Read more »
Motorola Solutions has announced that Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) is the first fire and rescue service in the UK to utilise the combined Motorola Solutions cloud-based control room solution CommandCentral CRS, the data storage solution CommandCentral Vault as well as the integrated CAD solution delivered by Motorola Solutions partner 3tc. By upgrading its… Read more »
