Situational awareness

Airbus Defence and Space has launched the Wildfire Sentinel, a holistic, data-driven firefighting ecosystem designed to transform wildfire management from reactive tactics to proactive, data-driven operations.

As South Wales Fire and Rescue Service launches a new campaign focused on high-rise buildings, it reveals how drones are being used to improve situational awareness, creating a clear view on operations while reducing risk.

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.

Drones are an important part of the emergency services capability so when there was an opportunity to get up close to the kit, I found myself at the offices of Evolve Dynamics near Guildford and spoke to its founder, Mike Dewhirst to find out what innovation looks like for this UK firm.

As the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry prepares to release its phase 2 report, Pierre-Yves Le Guen, Director of Product Marketing at SYSNAV, underscores the critical need for advanced fire safety measures in high-rise buildings and industrial facilities.

Having won a contract with West Midlands Fire Service in 2022, technology firm Unblur has revealed that the service has gone live with its IRIS Core and Tactics Incident Management and Situation Awareness Platform.

Emergency service use of drones is developing all the time. Hear more from some of our experts who were at The Emergency Services Show 2023.

Tim Murrell, NFCC drones lead, provides an update on work the fire and rescue service is doing to evolve use of drones and robotics to improve firefighter safety. Addressing privacy and safety concerns of the public is also critical to the successful deployment of this technology.

In its second major contract in recent months, Barcelona firm Unblur will now trial its incident command system with West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS).