For Every Response
Episodes
99. Strengthening the system: people, planning and interoperability
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode led by The Emergency Planning Society the team look at the UK’s national resilience capability and the growing need for skill...
98. Live facial recognition: bringing communities with you
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As more police forces start to use live facial recognition technology, we hear from two forces who are early in their plans for implementation. Andrew...
97. Bariatric care: rescues with dignity
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This time, we bring you a shorter episode from the show, featuring Lucy Macleod, a borough commander for the London Fire Brigade. Lucy shares the find...
Bonus episode - Trailblazing with Professor Shane Ewen
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Levin talks to Professor Shane Ewen about his involvement in a new play called Trailblazing - women have always been firefighters. It's a co...
96. Communicating resilience: building trust through preparedness
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first of three episodes led by the Emergency Planning Society. In this one we hear from a panel of experts who explore the critical role o...
95. Levelling the forensic playing field for UK policing
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The complexity of working with fingerprint lifts at crime scenes is challenging but a vital part of investigations. This is why the Digital Fingerprin...
94. Using VR to give police recruits insight into male crimes against women and girls
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
West Midlands Police is giving its new recruits virtual reality headsets to experience incidents from the victim’s point of view. In this episode he...
Bonus episode - Detroit Fire Department x Haas Alert
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a first for the pod, we have gone stateside. Listen as Catherine Levin catches up with the chief of the Detroit Fire Department who she met more th...
93. Managing the risk from contaminants
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the panel led by the National Fire Chiefs Council looks at the risk from contaminants in all aspects of firefighter activity. Chaired ...
92. Operation Boxboard: a case study in multi-agency incident learning
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Effective multi-agency collaboration is paramount during major incidents, yet capturing lessons from complex events poses significant challenges. This...
91. Getting to the root of work-related stress in the control room
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get a frontline insight into the control room with findings from a staff centred project to identify, assess, better understand and effectively manage...
Bonus episode - Launch of the Gratitude Games
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this short bonus episode we learn all about the Gratitude Games which is a new event for the emergency services taking place in Manchester in June ...
90. The clean vehicle concept: how clean is clean?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The clean cab concept is well known to fire and rescue services. In this episode the panel expands the approach to embrace all vehicles used by firefi...
89. Discover the technology behind the Emergency Services Network
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from last year’s conversation with Simon Parr who heads up the Emergency Services Network programme, we learn in this episode about the...
88. Leadership and change: lessons from a military career
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Chief Fire Officer of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service joined Dr Claire Park for a fireside chat with Catherine Levin in what turned out to be ...
87. The Swedish perspective on contaminants
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Fire Officer Peter Arnevall travelled to the show from Sweden where he heads up the Stockholm Fire Brigade. He and NFCC contaminants lead, Luke ...
86. Lancashire Constabulary and the case for live streaming body cam video
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lancashire was one of the first police forces to adopt body worn video and is now looking at live streaming to improve situational awareness and respo...
85. From experience to action: disability inclusion in the emergency services
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we hear from Dawn Poulson Whelan and Andrew Price who explore personal lived experience of disability in the ambulance service and pol...
84. Protective clothing in focus: requirements and challenges across the fire sector
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Austrian PPE manufacturer TEXPORT sponsored this year’s Protecting the Protector’s Stage and in this episode, Catherine Levin finds out about thei...
83. Introducing ambient scribing and how it is freeing up time for the frontline
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Davis is the Chief Clinical Information Officer for the London Ambulance Service. He is at the forefront of trying out a branch of artificial in...
82. How to set up a fire and rescue service in Mount Everest
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Asked to set up a fire service in the remote region of the Himalayas, John Aitchison didn’t hesitate and building on his years establishing Fire Aid...
81. Learning and the art of debriefing once the disorder has ended
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The third and final episode featuring speakers from the College of Policing on the Protecting the Protectors Stage comes from David Cook and Frankie W...
80. Why mapping solutions are integral to the Safer Streets mission for policing
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ordnance Survey hosted its own pavilion at The Emergency Tech Show and Egbe Manners leads the way in this episode where the panel talk about data abou...
79. Professionalising neighbourhood policing
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The College of Policing join this episode brought to you from the People & Skills Stage. The focus here is on what it takes to professionalise nei...
78. Looking after our first responders when the disorder subsides
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by two police chaplains who together with Jenna Flanagan from Oscar Kilo, the police wellbeing service, talk about how t...
77.Wicked problems in policing and what tech can do to solve them
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taking a Dragons Den style approach to this session on the Emergency Tech Leaders’ Stage, Tony Blaker probes three small suppliers at the show about...
76. How to successfully transition from the emergency services to a new career
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gillard makes his first appearance at the show and in this episode, he leads a panel discussion on how to move from uniformed service to another...
Bonus episode - JESIP huddles and Ten Second Triage at Operation Tendley 2
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, here is the first of our bonus episodes. Catherine Levin spent the day near Bridgend in South Wales to observe a multi-agency exercise in...
75. Equipping our first responders to deal with public disorder
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Protecting the Protectors Stage was new for 2025 and saw four partners curate content for the show. Starting with the College of Policing, we hear...
74. How cloud enables transformation for policing
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Opening up the Emergency Tech Leaders' Stage for 2025, Rich Preston returns for his third year to host discussions with a wide range of speakers from ...
73. Can you manage a healthy lifestyle if you work shifts?
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Monday, so we bring you a session from the People & Skills stage. We kicked off day one of the show with a 30 minute conversation with Phill ...
72. Insights from a new CEO: leadership in the air ambulance service
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a first for the The Emergency Services Show, we built a podcast studio on the show floor. Set up to give the Emergency Services Times team the chan...
71. Reaching new heights: the future of police aviation and public safety
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a first for the The Emergency Services Show, we built a podcast studio on the show floor. Set up to give the Emergency Services Times team the chan...
70. Discover new EHRC guidance to tackle harassment, discrimination and victimisation
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off season three of the pod, we hear from the People & Skills stage at The Emergency Services Show where the Equality and Human Rights Com...
For Every Response season three - from the show floor
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season three of For Every Response, the podcast from Emergency Services Times, sponsored by MSA Safety. We are back and this time we brin...
69. Show special - The West Midlands one
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the run up to The Emergency Services Show and The Emergency Tech Show, we bring you a four part mini-series focusing on what you will find when you...
68. Show special - Protecting the Protectors
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the run up to The Emergency Services Show and The Emergency Tech Show, we bring you a four part mini-series focusing on what you will find when you...
67. Show special - Tech solutions
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the run up to The Emergency Services Show and The Emergency Tech Show, we bring you a four part mini-series focusing on what you will find when you...
66. Show special - Health and wellbeing
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the run up to The Emergency Services Show and The Emergency Tech Show, we bring you a four part mini-series focusing on what you will find when you...
65. In conversation with Anti-Violence Collaborative Wales
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode to complete this season of the pod, Catherine Levin talks to Jonathan Webb and Gareth Lewis who run the Anti-Violence Co...
64. In conversation with Rachel Tuffin
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Rachel Tuffin, interim Director of the Centre for Police Productivity at the College of Policing. They get...
63. In conversation with Sam Burton
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Sam Burton, Deputy Chief Fire Officer for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Sam joins the pod to talk ...
62. In conversation with Alison Blakely
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lanna Deamer talks to Alison Blakely, Deputy Chief Paramedic for the London Ambulance Service. Alison talks about her approach to lea...
61. In conversation with Phil Garrigan
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Phil Garrigan, Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council, about his approach to leadership as he begins his ...
60. In conversation with Jo Coles
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Police, Fire and Crime in York and North Yorkshire about devolution and the trans...
59. In conversation with Alex Woodman
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lanna Deamer talks to Alex Woodman, Chief Fire Officer for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. He comes to fire from a career in p...
58. In conversation with Carl Christie
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Carl Christie from green transport not for profit Cenex. They talk about the challenges the emergency servic...
57. In conversation with Amanda Coleman
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Amanda Coleman who has decades of experience of working in crisis communications. They talk about how to ele...
56. In conversation with Adam Hopper
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lanna Deamer talks to Adam Hopper. He leads the violence reduction programme for the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives. Cathe...
55. In conversation with David Boyle
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to David Boyle, national JESIP lead. Having interviewed him back in September at The Emergency Services Show, C...
For Every Response season two - conversations with leaders
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season two of For Every Response, the podcast from Emergency Services Times, sponsored by MSA Safety. You will have enjoyed dipping into ...
54. Taking a multi-agency approach to burns casualties
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Saving Lives is Not Enough report sets out opportunities for fire and rescue services to work with other agencies to achieve better outcomes for p...
53. Why wildfires are not just a fire problem
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wildfires hit the headlines more frequently than ever before and while the fire and rescue service lead the response, mitigation and prevention strate...
52. Emergency Services Network, future mission critical comms today
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ambitions of the Emergency Services Network are impressive but delivering large, complex technology programmes is notoriously hard to do. Rich Pre...
51. Evaluating PPE, doing it once for the benefit of all
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
End user experiences of new PPE has become an important aspect of providing fit for purpose PPE. However, can a small representative group adequately ...
50. City of London approach to preventing violence against women and girls
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This panel discussion outlines the current issues and initiatives being taken to prevent violence against women and girls and domestic abuse. Learn ab...
49. Tough Talk: raising awareness about male suicide
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Suicide is a tough topic to talk about and in this session, Steve Whittle, founder of charity Tough to Talk provides a frank, open and, at times, hard...
48. Making energy savings and cutting emissions across blue light estates
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this inspirational fireside chat, Steph Parker will shares her passion for tackling climate change while bringing a firm dose of reality when it co...
47. Cutting through the hype and how AI can deliver for emergency services
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Based on real and live police deployments, learn how call transcription, trained by AI for emergency services, provides insight about caller demand, r...
46. Talking about inclusive PPE, where does the conversation start?
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fire service strives to be an inclusive employer and as such needs to ensure that cultural diversity is considered when providing PPE. Listen to t...
45. The impact of the move to alternative drive high performance police cars
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As police forces transition their fleets to hybrid and electric solutions, they need to be sure that the small but important part of the fleet that re...
44. Successful implementation of trauma risk management
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TRiM is a well-known peer led approach that breaks down the barriers to asking for help in the aftermath of attending incidents. In this session, Vinn...
43. The challenges and opportunities of decarbonising blue light fleets
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The deadline for ending the sale of diesel and petrol fuelled vehicles is a decade away but blue light fleet teams are working hard now to get ready. ...
42. Why rolling out the Ambulance Radio Programme is not just a tech challenge
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ambulance Radio Programme (ARP) is transforming the way the ambulance services communicate, from the critical systems in the ambulances, respons...
41. Why is it so hard to source PPE that fits women?
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is a long standing problem that women firefighters struggle to find PPE and workwear that fits them. While this situation has improved in recent ye...
40. Ethical policing, doing the right things for the right reason
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Code of Ethics for Policing has been updated but what does that mean for policing when media headlines continue to highlight poor behaviour and wh...
39. Creating a culture of wellbeing
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This session with Lucy Roberts from the Fire Fighters Charity and Renata Gomes from Police Care UK focuses on how managers working within emergency se...
38. The fire and rescue service's journey to net zero
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Supporting sustainable and safe communities is at the heart of the work of fire and rescue services but what does that mean in practice? Mat Chard tal...
37. How the CAELUS digital twin enables drone delivery of defibrillators
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The use of drones to support ambulances is showing huge potential to increase the effectiveness of responses to cardiac arrest calls. This session use...
36. Protection vs comfort: getting the balance right for firefighter PPE
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Firefighter PPE comprises highly technical garments that need to balance protection over comfort and thermal burden. We brought together a panel to ...
35. TechUK panel on the DDaT journey for police and fire
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this techUK led panel, we hear from Police Digital Service and National Fire Chief Council experts who will discuss their transformative journey wi...
34. Creative ways to integrate volunteers into your organisation
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from the volunteer team from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, they will share how they have come up with creative ways to de...
33. Fleet transition and why it should start with infrastructure
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As electric fleets grow in size, so does the need to charge them. Removing the friction from the charging process through simple ways to locate and pa...
32. Safe and ethical use of AI in policing
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, we bring together a policing focused panel to talk about the ethical framework that's needed to understand and reduce bias when using...
31. A spotlight on how to reduce contamination through effective base layers
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, the Firefighter PPE Stage sponsor, Enduro Protect, leads a discussion on the innovations in the manufacture of base layers and underg...
30. How the emergency services can learn from world class sports management
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this session chaired by Bernard Rix, the Publisher of Policing Insight and PolicingTV, he brings together experts from the world of psychology and ...
29. Strategies for supporting a neurodiverse ambulance workforce
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Up to 1 in 5 people are neurodiverse and this impacts the way they think, move, process information and communicate. In this session, The Ambulance St...
28. Why biodiversity matters when it comes to planning for greener blue light estates
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, we get an ambulance service perspective on sustainability. Alexis Percival leads a conversation about biodiversity planning and what ...
27. How to adopt emerging technology in the search for missing people
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this session, learn how Lowland Rescue uses emerging technology to provide lifesaving emergency responses to police services, including drones and ...
26. Forever chemicals and a look at the PFAS problem
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are increasing concerns surrounding the chemicals firefighters are exposed to when responding to fires, including the broad group of per and pol...
25. The maturity of body worn video in policing and how to use the data it provides
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this College of Policing led session, the panel looks at body worn video as the ‘original digital forensics exhibit’ and how the mass of data i...
24. Introducing the Resilience and Emergencies Level 6 apprenticeship
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The apprenticeships space is full of exciting innovation and here we learn about how Coventry University brings its 30 years of expertise in resilienc...
23. What the blue lights can learn from NHS England
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NHS England has bold ambitions to reach a net zero future and sustainable procurement is at the heart of it. Learn about the NHS net zero supplier roa...
22. How to take a proactive, collaborative approach to cyber defence
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The National Police Chiefs' Council published its Cyber Security Strategy earlier this year. It marks a critical moment as policing seeks to safeguard...
21. Cleaning PPE and what can be done to ensure it really is decontaminated
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recent research raises concerns that firefighters are exposed to a toxic mixture of contaminants while fighting fires. This has led to debate on the e...
20. From the National Crime Agency to the private sector, reflections on a career in policing
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's not unusual for those who've spent a career in policing to make the move to the commercial world but do you need to know to smooth the transition...
19. Top ten tips for a confident menopause on the frontline
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to the Fawcett Society, one in 10 women have left organisations due to menopausal symptoms. In this session, Lynda Bailey and Shendy Blakemo...
18. Horsham Fire Station and how to create sustainable buildings
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Platinum House is the latest addition to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service's estate. A green fire station and training centre that puts sustainabili...
17. The story of EncroChat four years on
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, police forces across Europe helped break the encrypted communications tool EncroChat and learn about the activities of thousands of criminals...
16. Why innovation is at the heart of making sure PPE responds to changing world
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From yellow plastic trousers and cork helmets to the high tech fabrics used in firefighter tunics, PPE has come a long way but innovation doesn't stop...
15. Think before you share: how policing is helping young people be safe online
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With young people spending vast amounts of time online, how can we be sure they are safe? Learn how a policing digital youth engagement programme has ...
14. Trekking to the Antarctic in 53 days
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are few people in the world who can say they have been to the South Pole, but Bex and Georgie have. They are the Antarctic Fire Angels. They tal...
13. Emergency service response to the fire risk of lithium-ion batteries
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from his successful session in 2023, Professor Christensen returns to the show. He provides insights and an update us on the risks to fir...
12. Modern approaches to data and mapping and the case of the unexploded WW2 bomb
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The city of Plymouth found itself back in the 1940s as an unexploded wartime bomb was discovered in a residential area. Ordnance Survey was part of th...
11. What is being done to reduce firefighter exposure to contaminants
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recent research has raised concern that firefighters are exposed to a toxic mixture of contaminants while fighting fires. Join our experts to hear h...
10. Understanding why officers leave the police and how to keep them
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Academics at the University of Portsmouth carried out interviews with police officers who have voluntarily resigned. These indicated that police offic...
9. Exploring the richness of the apprenticeship experience
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apprenticeships are nothing new to the emergency services, and rightly the focus is on the time spent on the scheme and the successful completion of a...
8. Climate change impacts: working in extreme cold
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, Rob Simpson spoke at the show about exercise Winter Storm, a multi-agency exercise to test working in extreme cold. Having re-run the exercis...
7. Future gazing what's next for drones in the blue light sector
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drones are increasingly commonly used across blue light organisations, but what innovation is going on to push the boundaries of this technology? List...
6.The Public Procurement Act 2023 and what it means for the blue lights
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Public Procurement Act 2023 comes into force in February 2025. Our expert panel will highlight the changes and requirements that apply to all pu...