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Show episodes drop from 13 October 2025.
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2025 show episodes
Sponsored by MSA Safety.
Missed sessions at The Emergency Services Show and The Emergency Tech Show 2025? Well, you are in luck because we have turned 43 sessions from three of our stages into podcast episodes.
With a new episode available Monday - Wednesday, look out for fascinating content from the show floor.
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
Be sure to subscribe to be the first to hear our speakers share insights from across the world of the emergency services. And of course, stay up to date with news and views from around the emergency services and visit www.emergencyservicestimes.com
Episodes
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
29 min
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.
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Jul 22, 2025
Jul 22, 2025
41 min
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
Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
38 min
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
Jul 1, 2025
Jul 1, 2025
40 min
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 about leadership, gender and her work for the UK Rescue Organisation as she reflects on a 20+ year career in fire.
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.
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Jun 24, 2025
Jun 24, 2025
34 min
In this episode, Lanna Deamer talks to Alison Blakely, Deputy Chief Paramedic for the London Ambulance Service. Alison talks about her approach to leadership based on 20 years at the capitals ambulance service, and how being a people person is core to her approach.
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
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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
Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
39 min
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 four year tenure. He's spent 35 years in Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and he shares what it's like to move on and lead, how to manage relationships and why serving the public remains at the heart of his approach.
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
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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
Jun 10, 2025
Jun 10, 2025
37 min
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 transition from the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner model. As the devolution white paper and consultations on other parts of England lead to more mayors gaining devolved functions that will include police and fire functions, they talk about what Jo has learned from her experience and why place matters.
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
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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
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
33 min
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 policing and local government and shares his thoughts on leadership, culture and working with partners to keep communities safe.
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
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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
May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025
37 min
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Carl Christie from green transport not for profit Cenex. They talk about the challenges the emergency services face when it comes to transitioning to electric fleets. Having partnered to create a recent in depth report based on FOI responses from 103 of the 108 emergency services in the UK, they talk about the results and what the future looks like as the deadline for ending the sale of diesel and petrol cars comes closer.
Check out our report on EV transition, Blue lights, green fleet.
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.
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May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
40 min
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to Amanda Coleman who has decades of experience of working in crisis communications. They talk about how to elevate communications when crisis hits, to ensure it is at the heart of planning and exercising and share thoughts on the communications response to the Heathrow Airport power outage.
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
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May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025
37 min
In this episode, Lanna Deamer talks to Adam Hopper. He leads the violence reduction programme for the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives. Catherine Levin interviewed Adam at The Emergency Services Show 2024 and here, Lanna gets an update on the campaign and the policy work that has, in Adam's words, focused on 'the human behind the uniform.'
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
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May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
34 min
In this episode, Catherine Levin talks to David Boyle, national JESIP lead. Having interviewed him back in September at The Emergency Services Show, Catherine gets an update on what he's been up to and how his leadership is driving the legacy of JESIP forward.
Read this background article - JESIP has new leadership, but it will need funding and political will to evolve further.
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
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Keep up to date by visiting www.emergencyservicestimes.com