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Dräger, an international leader in the fields of medical and safety technology, has appointed Atlanta Taylor as National Resilience & Government Business Development Manager to strengthen its support for government and public sector organisations looking to further national resilience.
Leading fire extinguisher manufacturer, Britannia Fire, has announced a partnership with a new company providing sustainable fire safety products across the UK. Safe Space Fire Solutions will operate as a distributor for all Britannia Fire products including its flagship composite P50 fire extinguisher range.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sarah Daniels1, Bridie Bailey2, Rosie Wainwright2 and Gary Daniels2 bring cross-disciplinary insight to this review of the unique evacuation challenges facing elderly populations. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Louise Harrison is not one to shy from a challenge. After arriving at Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue as chief executive and CFO in December 2023, the Service had just been placed in special measures by HMICFRS – essentially it needed to improve. Quickly. The judgement was withering: BFRS was not properly identifying people most at…
When Darryl Ashford-Smith and Lee Newman formed their working partnership, UK Emergency Robotics Responders Org (UKERRO), they were both working in emergency services at extreme ends of the UK. Their ideas around drone technology brought them together through shared interest and difficult circumstances that still resonate with both of them today. For Newman, the incident…
The fire at Glasgow’s Union Street on March 8, 2026, provides a reminder of the challenges associated with managing fire risk in historic and listed buildings. Many of these structures remain in active use yet were built with traditional materials and methods that influence how fires start and spread. Risks are often heightened by the…
For Kathryn Billing, CFO at Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, March 8 was a day that had long been ringed on her calendar – International Women’s Day. As someone who has always believed that women should face no barriers to what they want to do, it is an important day to highlight the ongoing battles…
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has been supporting the LGBTQI+ community – within the Service and in the wider community – for many years, to promote equality and engaging with events such as Pride. After a number of abusive comments on social media about its support for the LGBTQI+ community, NFRS was determined to do…
Technology has always been an important part of the Fire and Rescue Service. Over the decades, it has adopted new technologies to combat the changing nature of emergency rescues.