Firefighters are responding to a broader range of incidents than ever before, changing what frontline PPE needs to deliver. Ahead of The Emergency Services Show 2026, Vimpex explains why specialist helmets, more effective decontamination and wearable technology are becoming increasingly important for firefighter safety.

Simon Ash, UK and Ireland Sales Manager at HAIX, discusses how incremental innovation in PPE footwear and user-led design can provide the marginal gains necessary to improve firefighter turnout times and operational performance.

East Midlands Airport has become the first mainland airport in the UK to introduce telemetry into its firefighting operations, with the deployment of new self-contained breathing apparatus and entry control technology designed to improve firefighter safety during incidents.

Firefighter PPE manufacturer FlamePro is helping tackle a major challenge faced by emergency services with the launch of a pioneering new app.

As The Emergency Services Show celebrates its 20th anniversary, Ballyclare reflects on 18 years at the event and how changing priorities around protection, wellbeing and sustainability have transformed firefighter PPE.

Find out what Ballyclare is offering fire and rescue services under the new NFCC framework which is now available for use.

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has awarded a three-year contract to iTrackPPE to update how it manages personal protective equipment, breathing apparatus and other operational kit.

As The Emergency Services Show marks 20 years, HAIX has been part of that journey from the very beginning, returning year after year as a founding partner.

After 20 years at The Emergency Services Show, Keela International has seen the event shift from a small gathering to a key meeting point for the sector. For Sales Director Sam Fernando, it still does what it’s meant to do.

After 20 years exhibiting at The Emergency Services Show, since the very start, Vimpex has effectively grown alongside it. We spoke to managing director James Jones about his company’s relationship with the show and why they first took the opportunity to exhibit way back in 2006.