Contaminants

Ahead of his appearance at The Emergency Services Show, Stockholm fire chief Peter Arnevall shares how his service operates in a rapidly changing risk landscape shaped by geopolitics, climate change and evolving working practices.

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.

The London Assembly has published a report setting out what London Fire Brigade has been doing in response to emerging concerns about firefighter exposure to harmful contaminants and how changes to health care approaches can reduce the risk of contracting cancer.

Construction is underway on new state-of-the-art firefighter training facilities in Perth, aimed at improving public safety and providing crews with more realistic and environmentally responsible training environments.

Caitlin Barr highlights key sessions taking place across the Protecting the Protectors stage at The Emergency Services Show on the latest episode of For Every Response.

Tyne and Wear Chief Fire Officer Peter Heath shares his services achievements in the last year as he accepts an award for fire and rescue service of the year.

In the latest round of the Scottish Government’s CivTech programme, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service will see projects focused on firefighter situational awareness and contaminants receive part of a £9m funding pot.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is rolling out new protective kit for use by its firefighters in a £3.2m investment intended to reduce the risk from fire contaminants.

Having an entire stage devoted to firefighter PPE at The Emergency Services Show, the emphasis on keeping firefighters safe was clear, but the reality of doing so when they work in contaminated toxic environments remains a wicked problem for fire and rescue services as Catherine Levin’s post show interview with NFCC contaminants lead, Luke Gazzard shows.

John Lord and Robbie Burns spoke at The Emergency Services Show about the SNOMED system, a means for GPs to consider whether firefighters concerned about their health may be showing early signs of cancer. They discuss how a firefighter can register with the SNOMED CT system and have that attached to their GP record, adding that other first responders should consider this too as they may have repeated exposure to contaminants over time.