The City of London Police is launching a ‘Walk and Talk’ initiative, as figures show the number of people coming into the Square Mile is now nearing pre-pandemic levels. The inaugural ‘Walk and Talk’ launch on Thursday 20 April comes as figures from Transport for London show that Thursday is turning out to be a… 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 »
Daisy Byron, an Area Fire Safety Manager for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) has been named ‘Bright Light Award’ winner in the Women in the Fire Service Awards 2023. Daisy, who joined BFRS in 2019, was nominated twice in the WFS Award’s ‘Bright Light’ category for her remarkable contributions to the fire and rescue… Read more »
A new report from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services calls for appropriate background checks on all firefighters and staff and new misconduct standards to be introduced, including a national barred list and new mechanisms for staff to raise concerns. The inspectorate has focused on values and culture in 44 fire…
The mother of a 21-year-old woman who died at the start of 2023 has made a heartfelt plea to Londoners to take care with e-bikes and e-scooters, particularly to never block fire escape routes. Maria Frasquilho Macarro’s warning comes following the tragic death of her only daughter, Sofia Duarte, who sadly died on New Year’s… Read more »
The National Fire Chiefs Council has confirmed that its direct entry scheme is to go ahead starting with applications for Station Manager roles. This is a first for the fire and rescue service in the UK, and will see a national, robust, and quality-assured pilot rolled out across a number of services. The scheme will… Read more »
Baroness Louise Casey DBE CB has published her independent review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service. The review was commissioned in the aftermath of the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Met PC Wayne Couzens in March 2021. The review found, ‘Widespread bullying, discrimination, institutional… Read more »
Thames Valley Police is looking to review the structure of local policing. The last review took place in 2010. The force says that it is now working in a more complex environment and following extensive research and analysis two proposals for how it delivers local policing are being considered: The review aims to enhance the… Read more »
Michael Dickson OBE has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive of the Scottish Ambulance Service. He is currently Chief Executive of NHS Shetland and NHS Orkney and will take over from current SAS Chief Executive Pauline Howie OBE, who is retiring. A start date is still to be agreed, but the two will work… Read more »
A new system that will give the Government and emergency services the capability to send an alert directly to mobiles phones when there is a risk to life has been launched. Working with mobile broadcasting technology, the Emergency Alerts system will transform the UK’s warning and informing capability; providing a means to get urgent messages… Read more »
