Hope Cove Life Boat is looking at how it can reduce its environmental impact while still offering its lifesaving service when every second counts.

Frontline ambulance crews have been testing and reviewing electric vehicles as part of efforts to make emergency response services more sustainable.

South Wales Police has committed £10m over five years for the new fleet but like everyone else, they are looking for charging capability that meets the fleet’s needs otherwise they won’t be able to keep them on the road.

NHS England is funding up to 80 new electric ambulances for use in services across England as part of its bid to decarbonise the fleets of the ten ambulance trusts.

With the drive to net zero pushing emergency services to look closely at their fleets and see what can be done to reduce pollution, the answer isn’t always electric as Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue shows that using alternative fuels can be a major step forward to achieve those all important carbon reductions.

The Welsh Ambulance Service is taking a green first approach to keeping its staff and patients warm in the back of its ambulances by investing in fan heaters that don’t need the diesel engine running to operate when the temperatures plunge during the winter.

Following on from a conversation with Catherine Levin in December about how to decarbonise emergency service fleets and the need for a national joined-up approach, here are seven steps to start off that conversation at a local level.

The journey to decarbonising emergency service fleet requires leadership and an approach that involves not only different parts of individual organisations to pull together but joined up thinking at a national level to prevent continually reinventing the wheel and wasting valuable time and resources.

West Midlands Ambulance Service has recently sought an economical and sustainable solution for decommissioning ambulances, thanks to a recent partnership with De Lage Landen (DLL).

As the adoption of EVs accelerates, blue light organisations are integrating EV charging infrastructure to support sustainability goals. Jay Wilson, UK&I Marketing Operations Manager for Blink Charging UK, explores the unique challenges and key lessons learned from deploying EV chargers in critical environments such as hospitals, police and fire stations.