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» James saves the day with a beating

24/06/2010

A wharehouse attached to Pingle Mill in Delph near Oldham was in danger of setting alight at the weekend. » Read More

» Taxpayers foot the bill for catalogue of errors on new Fire HQs

31/03/2010

A Labour-dominated Select Committee has today slammed Labour Ministers for their botched plans to regionalise the fire service. It declares that the project has -been inadequately planned, poorly executed, and badly managed and a -catalogue of poor judgement and mismanagement. » Read More

» @Tweeting to the masses

26/03/2010

Social media has taken the world by storm. More specifically, Twitter, with its simplicity and powerful outreach, has rapidly grown in popularity and usage. With the general election looming and public sector budgets tighter than ever, Adrian Moss, head of Web 2.0 at Parity, discusses the benefits of social media and how new communication mediums can be used effectively to engage voters, disseminate information and create an affinity with communities further and wider than previously possible. » Read More

» Fire Authority welcomes end to dispute

05/03/2010

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has today (March 5) welcomed the end to the industrial dispute over work hours. Chairman Cllr Jim Andrews says the Fire Authority is now looking forward to working with the management, unions and workforce to maintain and build on the -professional first class service provided to communities across South Yorkshire. » Read More

» FAST-mask® A NEW POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHING APPARATUS FOR HAZMAT APPLICATIONS

03/02/2010

Excelerate Technology, the leading supplier of satellite and wireless-based data, voice and video solutions to the emergency services, has announced the immediate availability of FAST-mask®, a new positive pressure breathing apparatus. » Read More

» How the fire service is driving efficiency through technology

20/01/2010

As the consequences of economic slowdown take effect and the demands of environmental stewardship intensify, both public and private sector organisations are focused on realising efficiencies in every operational area. The Prime Minister has, in the past, referred to a "fourth technological revolution" for its power to act as a catalyst for a new way of working. Collaboration technology is doing exactly that and its multiple applications ensure that increased levels of efficiencies are achieved across the organisation on a day-to-day basis. » Read More

» Protecting the IT infrastructure of Britain's most dispersed emergency service network

23/12/2009

Highlands & Islands Fire and Rescue Service (HIFRS) is the most northerly in the country, covering a geographical area of approximately 12,000 square miles providing a fire, rescue and community safety service to the populations of the Highlands, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands and the Western Isles. » Read More

» Kent Fire Service 'Stand by Your Pan' Video

30/11/2009

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has launched the musically-flavoured 'Stand by Your Pan' as a response to figures which highlight a particular risk to those who get peckish after a few drinks.
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» Public Sector Document Management

30/11/2009

Every day, local and national government and public sector departments manage millions of documents related to the individuals they deal with and the services they provide. Nick Rowley, managing director of workflow management company Oceanus discusses how to keep track of this countless correspondence, and how document management within the public sector must evolve to embrace new communication challenges. » Read More

» Fire Service Data Sharing

19/11/2009

The UK Government's modernisation agenda for the fire service (as outlined in the 2003 white paper "Our Fire and Rescue Service" which itself results from the 2002 Bain report) calls for a greater emphasis on fire prevention activities not least since the white paper recognised that 50 per cent of fire related deaths reportedly take place before the fire service is even called. » Read More

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