The all-new Octavia vRS is now available for blue-light fleets. ŠKODA’s performance model has been an integral part of the brand’s line-up since 2001 and the fourth-generation vRS is the latest in a long-line of ŠKODA cars expertly converted for the emergency services. Equipped with a powerful 2.0-litre TSI engine that delivers 245PS to the… Read more »
Fifty ŠKODA Kodiaqs have been added to the interceptor fleet of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The large SUVs’ smooth drive and 4×4 capabilities will prove essential to serving the force that covers over 14,000 square miles, more than a third of which is across rugged rural terrain. The Police Service of Northern… Read more »
A new H145 helicopter was introduced into service on 11 November, ready to bring emergency medical care to patients across Devon. As the hangar doors were rolled back, the Devon Air Ambulance crew readied the H145 for the first day of its lifesaving service. Although just like the start of a typical day shift at… Read more »
West Midlands Police has turned to Centrik to manage its complex drone programme, using the powerful operational management system to improve efficiency and help its officers ‘spend less time on administration and more time policing’. The West Midlands Police drone programme – working closely with the National Police Air Service (NPAS) – provides 24/7 unmanned… Read more »
St John Ambulance has launched a new ‘box-body’ ambulance, which will help transform the work undertaken by the charity, both as an emergency support for the NHS and at events. The new design has taken 14 months to create, in collaboration with Wietmarscher Ambulanz, MAN Group, and a number of the volunteers and staff who… Read more »
With The Emergency Services Show (ESS) postponed until April 2021, Emergency Services Times (EST)visited Excelerate Technology’s Tech Week event at its Cardiff HQ for a tour of the company’s latest incident command and control vehicle – developed for Hamad Medical Corporation, the principal public healthcare provider in Qatar – which would have formed the centrepiece… Read more »
Venari Group, exclusive UK partner to the Ziegler Group, has announced that the technologically advanced Z-Class ARFFV (aircraft rescue fire fighting vehicle) is now available to British and Irish airports following its global launch on 17 September. The vehicle was originally due to launch for the first time in the UK on 6 October at… Read more »
West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has taken a major step forward in reducing its impact on the environment by launching the first fully electric emergency ambulance. WMAS is at the forefront of developing ambulance technology along with its partner, conversion specialist VCS of Bradford, through the company’s unique construction method to ensure the ambulances are… Read more »
Hyundai Motor UK has announced the award of an initial contract to supply circa 180 Kona Electric 64kWh vehicles to Police Scotland. The agreement supports Police Scotland’s ambition to establish the first blue light, ultra-low emission vehicle fleet in the UK while making a significant contribution towards the Scottish Government’s legally binding target to cut… Read more »
The Welsh Ambulance Service has unveiled ultra-modern additions to its fleet. Among the new vehicles introduced to its 799-strong fleet is a low-emission hybrid rapid response car, the first of its kind for the service. The trust has also commissioned new and improved emergency and non-emergency ambulances, as well as a fleet maintenance vehicle to… Read more »
