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Hi Reader,
Welcome to the final newsletter of 2024. Thanks for being on the journey with us as we moved from print to digital, it has been a fantastic year for Emergency Services Times. Read more about it in the lead story below - I hope you love the photo as much as I do.
Like many of you, I’ll be enjoying a welcome break but don’t forget not all of us can put our feet up and I want to say a huge thank you to all our emergency services working over the festive period to keep us safe.
We’ll be back with the first daily newsletter on 6 January. Take care until then.
Catherine Levin , Editor of Emergency Services Times
P.S for more news and views, check out our daily digest on the website.
STORY OF THE WEEK
Making the move to digital proves to be a great success
From canine stars at The Emergency Services Show to the biggest stories shaping the blue light sector, we reflect on a year of agility, innovation and growth for Emergency Services Times. With over 1,400 stories published...
IN THE NEWS
Policing needs to be better prepared to deal with violent disorder
The police inspectorate has published the first part of a review of the police’s response to the summer riots and finds that the response was effective and professional, but the national cooordination was too slow and forces have not learned the lessons from previous reports into preparing for violent public...
Norfolk fire boosts fleet with new tactical response vehicles
Four additional tactical response vehicles have rolled into Norfolk as the latest additions as part of a multi-million pound investment by Norfolk County Council to modernise the fire and rescue fleet. The four Toyota Hilux 4x4s enable firefighters to quickly attend isolated locations and deal with...
Fire service takes on Christmas chart giants in race for number one
Wham! Mariah Carey and now South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ? The race for this year’s Christmas number one is being shaken up as firefighters take on some of the biggest festive hits of all time...
North West Ambulance Service announces new Chief
Salman Desia KAM has been confirmed as the permanent CEO of North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust having acted up in the role since the departure of Daren Mochrie earlier this year...
IN DEPTH
Fresh campaign tactics help to protect women and girls in Sussex
Police forces are using a range of approaches to raise awareness of issues and in Sussex Police , the communications team has developed a striking love hearts sweet design that is having great success in highlighting Clare’s Law, a police policy giving people the...
UK’s largest electric PTS ambulance fleet enters service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust , in partnership with O&H Vehicle Conversions , has successfully delivered the UK’s largest fleet of fully electric non-emergency Patient Transport Service vehicles to date. The fleet of 35 vehicles, built on the Ford E-Transit platform...
WEEKEND READING
Mountain rescue teams tackling a year of challenges
A round up mountain rescue activities during 2024 and a look forward to 2025 where Mountain Rescue England and Wales will be focusing on improving how it tells its story to demonstrate these important capabilities...
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