Promoting excellence in aviation firefighting and providing platforms to engage with the industry are the main priorities for the Airport Fire Officers’ Association during 2020, according to new Chairman John Continue Reading →
A partnership of four councils in England’s south coast has launched a bid to carry out the first UK trials using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transport vital Continue Reading →
More lives are being saved thanks to the GoodSAM app that is being used by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) to train responders on treating cardiac arrest Continue Reading →
London’s new Fire Commissioner, Andy Roe, who took up his new position on New Year’s Day, succeeds Dany Cotton, who stepped down at the end of December. Appointed by the Continue Reading →
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has agreed to trial body worn video cameras to better protect its ambulance crews against violence and aggression. Crews in Exeter, Plymouth Continue Reading →
Tracy Nicholls, Director of Clinical Quality and Improvement at East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), is the new Chief Executive of the College of Paramedics. With more than Continue Reading →
Three hundred new police officers, who are being recruited by West Yorkshire Police, will study for a degree as part of their training, which aims to equip student officers with Continue Reading →
‘Who Can Care For Me Now?’ recalls one woman’s journey fraught with unknowns and a bold reminder of what it really means to provide care, in this raw and heartfelt Continue Reading →
The firefighters’ union FBU has said a TV documentary on the failings that contributed to the Grenfell tower block tragedy should throw the focus onto a wider malaise that has Continue Reading →
How emerging technologies are improving the efficiency and operational effectiveness of emergency response is set to be the key focus of The Emergency Services Show 2019, the UK’s largest event Continue Reading →