The third and final episode featuring speakers from the College of Policing on the Protecting the Protectors Stage comes from David Cook and Frankie Westoby. They share their experience of debriefing incidents. They talk about a wide range of incidents - including getting the audience to participate in some debriefing of their day - and touch on the learning from the disorder from 2024 to share some great insights based on their decades of experience in policing. Speakers: David Cook, College of Policing Frankie Westoby, College of Policing This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 about place - geospatial data - and how it is key and how some forces are using it to focus resources and drive down crime.  This session used slides and imagery that we cannot provide links to here, but this should not detract from your enjoyment of this episode from our GIS experts.  Speakers: Rich Preston, host Egbe Manners, Ordnance Survey Martin Jackson, Cumbria Police Rob Goldsmith, Devon & Cornwall Police Ceri Lloyd, Devon & Cornwall Police This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 neighbourhood policing. Hosted by Joy Flanagan, the panel talk about making sure those who are working in these areas of policing have the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to do the job effectively and are recognised as the specialists they are.  Speakers: Joy Flanagan, host Jo Taylor, College of Policing Jamie Daniels, College of Policing Nicola MacGregor, College of Policing This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 to look after police officers when the incident is over. They talk with great compassion and poignancy about the murder of three young girls at a dance class in Southport in August 2024 and the police response to the public disorder that followed. National Police Chaplain Matthew Hopley leads this conversation which continues the theme of learning from the summer 2024 riots, as our panel share how chaplaincy and wellbeing are at the heart of recovery. Speakers: Catherine Levin, host Matthew Hopley, National Police Chaplain John McCarthy, Merseyside Police Chaplain Jenna Flanagan, Oscar Kilo This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.

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 how their solutions are helping solve wicked problems in policing. Listen on to find out what solutions are on offer and what this 30+ year veteran of policing had to say to help them build their presence in a crowded technology landscape.  Host Rich Preston also asks questions, putting our suppliers through their paces in this fascinating new approach on this AWS sponsored stage. Speakers: Rich Preston, host Tony Blaker, NPCC Matt Steel, Pocketalk Richard Blears, Everblue Nick Haw, Kasm Workspaces This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.

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 career. Together with People & Skills Stage host, Joy Flanagan, they discuss the importance of purpose, identity, and community in navigating this next chapter. And they all agree that peer support can be the difference between a lost opportunity and a renewed purpose. Speakers: Joy Flanagan, host Jason Gillard, Connect Through Service Will Hitch, Getac Graham Given, Cherton Secure This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 involving police, fire, ambulance and other partner agencies responding to a major road traffic collision.  Catherine grabs time with the leads from the blue light agencies to find out about what the objectives were, how JESIP works in action and what a JESIP huddle looks like. She also digs into the detail about ten second triage and asks if this is now business as usual in Wales.  Because this is recorded outside the audio is variable so bear with us and enjoy learning about a major incident exercise that was six months in the planning.  Speakers:  Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times DC Richard Paskell, South Wales Police CI Tim Davis, Dyfed Powys Police GM Roger Magan, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Scott Walker, Welsh Ambulance Service Dr Tim Johnson, Cardiff University Medical School   This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.    

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 about the response and learning from the 2024 riots. We spend this episode with T/Superintendent Laura Douglas and Andy Hunt where they brought their own riot gear on to the stage. In a compelling session, Laura and Andy debunk the myths of public order policing and provide insights into what it's like to be truly in the thick of it. Speakers: Catherine Levin, host Laura Douglas, Northumbria Police / College of Policing Andy Hunt, Norfolk Police / College of Policing This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.    

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 across the emergency services. Amazon Web Services sponsored the stage this year and in this episode, hear from AWS Head of non-profit, Charlie Anderson and her panel as they explore how the emergency services are using cloud-based technology to innovate at scale and improve operational efficiency. Speakers: Rich Preston, host Charlie Anderson, AWS Robert Hogg, Black Marble Dan James, Bedfordshire Police This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.    

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 Matthews who runs Fighting Fire Fit.  With a focus on fitness at this year’s show, listen to firefighter performance coach, Phill as he shares great advice and tips on how to stay well while working on shifts. He talks to host Joy Flanagan about healthy eating, fitting in exercise and the importance of good sleep all of which contribute to well-being for those working in the emergency services. Speakers: Joy Flanagan, host Phill Martin, Fighting Fire Fit This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 chance to interview guests from across the blue lights, the schedule was eclectic and with silent disco headphones on hand, visitors could listen in. And now you can hear some of the interviews too.  In this episode, EST Deputy Editor Lanna Deamer interviews Mark Jarman-Howe, just weeks into his new job as CEO of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. He shares his vision for leading the charity and explains why his experience in compassionate care will strengthen clinical excellence, innovation and community impact. Speakers: Lanna Deamer, Emergency Services Times Mark Jarman-Howe, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 chance to interview guests from across the blue lights, the schedule was eclectic and with silent disco headphones on hand, visitors could listen in. And now you can hear some of the interviews too.  In this episode, EST Editor Catherine Levin talks to the new chief of the National Police Air Service, Fiona Gaffney and David Walters, Head of Futures and Innovation. It is a wide-ranging interview where they talk about how NPAS operates and its bold vision for the future of aerial policing. It's one that involves using uncrewed aircraft and they share how the pilot to introduce this capability into policing is going. Speakers: Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times Chief Superintendent Fiona Gaffney, NPAS David Walters, NPAS This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 Commission launched new guidance that affects the emergency services.  EST Editor Catherine Levin interviews Martyn Jones, Andy George and Ben Selby about why the collection of equality data matters in the emergency services and the benefits it brings for staff engagement, retention and tackling discrimination. Find out more by checking out the guidance, Collecting and analysing equality data in the uniformed services.  Speakers: Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times Martyn Jones, South Wales Police /EHRC Andy George, National Black Police Association Ben Selby, Fire Brigades Union This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account.  

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 bring you 43 sessions from The Emergency Services Show and The Emergency Tech Show 2025 With so much content available at the shows, it's your chance to listen to sessions you missed. New episodes drop every week until late January 2026: Mondays - People & Skills Tuesdays - Emergency Tech Leaders Wednesdays - Protecting the Protectors On Thursdays watch out for occasional bonus episodes with recordings from the on-site EST pod studio. The first episode of season three drops on 13 October  And, you will still receive CPD accreditation from our partner CPDMe. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to listen. www.emergencyservicestimes.com

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 visit the NEC on 17 and 18 September. Released on the eve of the show, the final episode of this mini-series comes to you from the West Midlands, the home of the NEC. Catherine Levin talks to first time exhibitors Worcestershire Medal Service and Eurox about their plans for the show. She then has a long conversation with Simon Tuhill, the new Chief Fire Officer for West Midlands Fire Service. They talk about what it's like for him joining the service and the issues they face when budgets are tight. This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account. Keep up to date by visiting www.emergencyservicestimes.com

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 visit the NEC on 17 and 18 September. Be sure to register for your free pass to the show using this link today. In this third episode Caitlin Barr shares what's going on in our new Protecting the Protectors stage sponsored by TEXPORT. She chats with Luke Gazzard about contaminants; Amanda Coleman about resilient communications; and catches up with Natalie Wilson and Alan Murray from the British Safety Industry Federation. It's a great round up of what's in store at the show. Look out for the final pre show episode out on 16 September which has a West Midlands focus. Catherine interviews West Midland Fire Service Chief Fire Officer Simon Tuhill and talks to two first time exhibitors from the Birmingham area.  This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account. Keep up to date by visiting www.emergencyservicestimes.com

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 visit the NEC on 17 and 18 September. Be sure to register for your free pass to the show using this link today. In this second episode Catherine Levin checks out the technology solutions in The Emergency Tech Show. She starts off by chatting with host, Rich Preston to look at the great content on the Emergency Tech Leaders' Stage and finds him working out in Washington DC for the BBC but keen to return to the NEC for his third appearance.  The mornings are dedicated to police technology and on the pod, Catherine chats with Tony Blaker who is from the National Police Chiefs' Council. They talk about the challenges facing policing and look at solving 'wicked problems.'  On the supplier side, we hear from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Windracers.  It's a great round up of what's in store at the show. Look out for next week's episode where Caitlin gets into the detail about this year's new stage called Protecting the Protectors.  This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account. Keep up to date by visiting www.emergencyservicestimes.com

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 visit the NEC on 17 and 18 September. Be sure to register for your free pass to the show using this link today. Starting off with Lanna looking at health and wellbeing, we hear about a new fitness area featuring experts from fire and police; we see who is in the Collaboration Zone and speaking on the People & Skills stage. Lanna chats with Ange Everington about fire fitness and learns about the work of Mind over Mountains and the benefits of being outside, learning how to use nature to manage health and wellbeing. Talking to Dr Richard Duggins, Lanna finds out about his research into burn out and what's in store for his session with Police Superintendents' Association President, Nick Smart.  It's a great round up of what's in store at the show. Look out for next week's episode where Catherine gets into the detail about technology and why the host of The Emergency Tech Leaders' Stage is coming back from Washington DC to join us in Birmingham. This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account. Keep up to date by visiting www.emergencyservicestimes.com

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 Collaborative Wales. It's a great follow from the Adam Hopper episode earlier in this season. Jonathan and Gareth work for NHS Wales and there they are taking a multi-agency approach to dealing with violence against staff from police, fire and ambulance services in Wales. Giving staff the confidence to report violence is a key part of the Collaborative's work and here they talk about how they are doing that and the importance to track data to know if they are being successful.  This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account. Keep up to date by visiting www.emergencyservicestimes.com

In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Rachel Tuffin, interim Director of the Centre for Police Productivity at the College of Policing.  They get into the detail about data, evidence and research needed to underpin the delivery of the government's safer streets mission. Touching on body worn video, live facial recognition and hotspot policing, they discuss how policing can innovate, scale up and adopt at a national level when the 43 force policing model in England and Wales means they can all choose what approaches to take.  This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. MSA Safety is not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email team@emergencyservicestimes.com. Download the free CPDme app to document your learning, reflect on how it aligns with your goals, and defend your decision-making when evidencing your CPD. The app provides a structured approach to capturing your reflections, making it easier to showcase your growth and meet professional standards. A copy of this certificate will also be added to the app when you request a free account. Keep up to date by visiting www.emergencyservicestimes.com