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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
New figures from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) show that 101 call wait times across the country have dropped significantly. And Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service has officially opened its new £50m Learning & Development College. Don’t forget to bookmark this page and check back daily to stay abreast of the latest news in the emergency services sector. For more emergency services news, views and insights, be sure to register for the weekly digest out every Friday.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Entries are now open for the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Innovation and Digital Awards 2025.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has officially opened its new £50m Learning & Development (L&D) College, outside Cookstown in County Tyrone. The opening of the Northern Ireland Executive Flagship Programme for Government Project was attended by First Minister Michelle O’Neill, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has launched a new initiative, Flight Patrons, at an event held at its Cosford airbase on 19 May. Flight Patrons is an opportunity for businesses to engage more closely with the charity by supporting the vitally important ongoing advanced training, development and operational costs of its critical care paramedics.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
New figures from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) show that 101 call wait times across the country have dropped significantly, as forces continue to embrace advanced contact management solutions. According to the newly released monthly 101 call wait time data, the average 101 call wait time is now just 32 seconds. This drop has been driven by forces using enhanced digital triage, AI-driven call routing and smarter resourcing strategies.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Cardiac arrest patients in London are being given a better chance of survival thanks to a pioneering new team on the streets of the capital. And responders from Hertfordshire’s fire and rescue, ambulance and police services recently carried out a rescue simulating a real-life incident in freezing temperatures. Don’t forget to bookmark this page and check back daily to stay abreast of the latest news in the emergency services sector.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
For the first time in the UK, cardiac arrest patients in London are being given a better chance of survival thanks to a pioneering new team on the streets of the capital. London Ambulance Service has worked alongside London’s Air Ambulance and Barts Health NHS Trust to launch the ground-breaking new team known as the Endovascular Cardiac Arrest Team. London Ambulance Service responds to around 12,000 patients a year in cardiac arrest – at the moment fewer than 10% survive.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
Community organisations are being invited to apply for funding to deliver anti-knife crime projects to tackle serious youth violence in Cleveland. Matt Storey, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cleveland, with support from the Cleveland Unit for the Reduction of Violence (CURV), has made available £80,000 for local charitable or voluntary community sector organisations. They can bid for up to £25,000 for community knife crime reduction activities for young people.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
A registered sex offender is back behind bars thanks to Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. The LFR deployment by Metropolitan Police officers in Southwark on 10 January led to the arrest of 73-year-old David Cheneler, a registered sex offender who was found to be in the company of a six-year-old girl. Cheneler was picked up by the LFR technology which then alerted officers to his presence.
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1 week ago | 
emergencyservicestimes.com | James Devonshire
A groundbreaking initiative between Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) and the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) is making a real difference to the lives of some of Essex’s most vulnerable residents, by bringing lifesaving care directly to their doorsteps.
