In the second episode of our 'in conversation' series Catherine Levin talks to Lucy Macleod who is a Group Commander with London Fire Brigade but is involved in many areas of fire and rescue activity.

She shares how she finds time to not only look after the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham for her day job but also bring her wellbeing dog Blue to the Brigade to provide calm and relief from the trauma experienced by many on the front line. She talks about her work with national search and rescue organisations and what it's been like to win an award as most influential woman in fire.

Speakers:

• Catherine Levin, Editor, Emergency Services Times
• Lucy Macleod, London Fire Brigade

This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety

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In the first episode of our 'in conversation' series Catherine Levin talks to Kathryn Stone, the most recent inspector to join His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.

Kathryn has an impressive CV and is hugely qualified for this important role, telling Catherine that she has found the sector welcoming and one where she is entirely comfortable.

She is not a former chief of police or fire but rather has a background that is deeply framed in the criminal justice space, with experience in supporting victims and heading up regulators.

They talk about performance, misconduct, culture, the victim experience and the evolution of the inspectorate's powers. It's a fascinating insight into the inspectorate so listen on to find out more.

Speakers:

• Catherine Levin, Editor, Emergency Services Times
• Kathryn Stone OBE, HMI, HMICFRS

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Following on from the ESN Q&A bonus episode we bring you a second conversation, this time with the JESIP team who joined Catherine Levin for a webinar on 29 January.

Fielding 50+ questions sent to the team beforehand and during the live broadcast, they cover a wide range of topics from communications to scope, from the value of training and exercising and of course sharing the learning to improve multi agency operational response.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Matt England, National lead for JESIP

Chris Dingle, JESIP Delivery Manager

You can watch the webinar on catch up too:

https://www.crowdcast.io/c/jesip-question-session

For Every Response is brought to you by Emergency Services Times.

www.emergencyservicestimes.com

In this bonus episode we bring you the conversation with the Emergency Services Network team who joined Catherine Levin for a webinar on 15 January.

Fielding questions sent to the team beforehand and during the live broadcast, they get into the detail about what ESN will mean to the emergency services once it is delivered by 2029.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Nigel Smith, ESN team in the Home Office

Paul Peck, IBM

Tomas Vanderick, BT/EE

You can watch the webinar on catch up too:

https://www.crowdcast.io/c/esn-question-session

For Every Response is brought to you by Emergency Services Times.

www.emergencyservicestimes.com

Catherine Levin hosts this episode which looks at how to navigate cultural transformation drawing on the experience of fire services in Cumbria and Essex. Joined by Juliette Alban-Metcalfe from Real World Group, they look at how behavioural based leadership and culture change can take root in operational, high-stakes environments and how to create lasting, authentic impact.

Speakers:

Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times

Juliette Alban-Metcalfe, Real World Group

Kay Shelley, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Colin Wright, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service

This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety

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In our second episode with the British Safety Industry Federation, the panel looks at tender specifications. They argue that they are critical to securing the right products that deliver the quality and performance that teams need. Listen on to get insights into how robust tendering ensures end users get what they truly need.

Speakers:

• Natalie Wilson, host
• Amy Beams, Women in the Fire Service
• Simon Ash, HAIX
• John McIntyre, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

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With AI fast becoming a big part of our lives, it's the same for the fire and rescue service. In this episode led by the National Fire Chiefs Council discover what some services are doing now, what could be possible in the future and and what they've learned from other sectors.

Speakers:

• Rich Preston, host
• Callum Faint, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
• Frank Long, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Charlie Anderson, Amazon Web Services

This episode is sponsored by MSA Safety

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The NHS Blood and Transplant Service joined The Emergency Services Show on the show floor to encourage people to find out their blood type and sign up to be a blood donor. On the People & Skills Stage, Kate and Ian shared how they try to create behaviour change through campaigns that seek to get more donors and make blood donation a regular part of their life.

Speakers:

• Joy Flanagan, host
• Kate Thomas, National Blood and Transplant Service
• Ian Williams, National Blood and Transplant Service

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