For Every Response

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

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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

 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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