Industry News from EST

By David Holden, Editor-in-Chief, Emergency Services Times. Writing this on a plane, flying back from Singapore to London following a week learning about the work of the Singapore Civil Defence Force ...

In its latest update, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry team says that the process of writing to those who ‘may be subject to criticism’ in the phase two report is ‘time consuming’ and means that the report ...

Avon Fire and Rescue Service (AF&RS) is ‘inadequate’ at responding to emergencies, a new report has found. According to the report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Servi...

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has raised serious concerns over the appointment of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue’s new Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive Officer who does not have firefighting ex...

The Policing Productivity Review published this week sets out what could be done to improve efficiency in how policing operates at all levels and finds that innovation is poorly shared across the sect...

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is trialing a new device for patients with an abnormally fast heart rhythm as part of a study involving other NHS trusts, academics an...