Latest Fire & Rescue news

National emergency alerts system now operational

Deputy prime minister acknowledges problems in test but says system is now in use

26 April 2023

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Fire chiefs plan for electronic sharing of incident information

NFCC procurement notice marks next step in deployment of MAIT solution between emergency services

17 April 2023

CMA imposes Airwave price cap on Motorola

Competition and Markets Authority claims company has made ‘supernormal’ profits from network for emergency services

06 April 2023

National emergency alerts system goes live

Alerts to be sent to mobile phones in vicinity when there is a risk to life

20 March 2023

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Home Office still unsure when Emergency Services Network will be ready for use

National Audit Office report highlights more delays and waste of money in programme

08 March 2023

Home Office and Motorola agree to early end of ESN contract

Department to seek new supplier for relevant role in Emergency Services Network

20 January 2023

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Fire chiefs plan data management framework

National council calls for industry support following publication of data standard for fire and rescue

22 December 2022

Home Office plans new system for fire data

Aims to have system for fire and rescue services and other departments in place within 12 months

24 November 2022

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25 January 2022

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17 January 2022

Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service plans network refresh

10 January 2022

CMA calls inquiry group into Airwave investigation

26 October 2021

Welsh fire service to consolidate fleet data in cloud

19 October 2021

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Ofcom sets rule for emergency videos with sign language

23 June 2021

MAIT emergency services messaging goes live in Wales

27 May 2021

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Scottish Fire and Rescue signs MLL Telecom for SD-WAN

09 March 2021

Home Office signs suppliers for vehicle devices to work with ESN

15 February 2021

DASA allocates £800,000 to 11 telexistence projects

09 February 2021

Ethernet network planned for Maritime and Coastguard Agency

13 January 2021

Fire services consortium renews network deal with Capita