Sustainability

Hertfordshire Constabulary has officially opened its new £55m headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, completing a major investment in modern policing infrastructure designed to support operational effectiveness, officer wellbeing and long-term sustainability.

As part of our #SheServesToo campaign, Lanna Deamer, Deputy Editor speaks to Anda Baumerte, Sustainability Manager at West Yorkshire Police about bringing an unconventional skillset into policing, why collaboration is key and what the future of emergency services looks like.

London Ambulance Service has added 77 new electric emergency vehicles to its frontline fleet, further strengthening what is now the UK’s largest fleet of fully electric ambulance vehicles.

In East London there is a new facility that’s shaking up the way that ambulances are managed with an eye to the expansion of the electric fleet and the need to be efficient in all aspects; it’s a model that’s already gathering a lot of interest.

As ambulance services declare major incidents and receive record amounts of calls from the public as a result of the heatwave gripping the UK, it is timely to talk to those who spend their time thinking about how to make the service more resilient.

A new electric response vehicle is set to support St John Ambulance volunteers taking part in a pioneering co-responder pilot with the East of England Ambulance Service in Norfolk.

Ahead of his appearance at The Emergency Services Show, former BBC journalist David Shukman talks about his book, The Response and what he learned about the climate threat by listening to those who it affects and considers how prepared society is to respond in the future.

To reduce its carbon emissions, the Environment Agency is trialling two fully electric ‘workboats,’ with the first, the Blackwater Joule, launched at the Henley Royal Regatt

The Net Zero Heroes project set up by North West Ambulance Service is already showing impressive results as it has seen energy consumption at two stations decrease by a fifth, meaning it is moving further along the road to meet the NHS target to reach Net Zero Carbon by 2040.

As the North East Ambulance Services moves ahead with its sustainability plans, it is now trialling a new electric patient transport vehicle to boost its care for patients across the region.