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Emergency services

July 2017

  • Firefighters rest as they take a break in battling a massive fire that raged in a 27-floor high-rise apartment building in London, Wednesday, June 14, 2017.

    At London's fire brigade, we're doing all we can to provide facts about Grenfell Tower

    Four weeks on from the fire, my communications team continues to face huge demand for answers about the tragedy

February 2017

  • Dr Mike Taylor with Gemma.

    Partnerships in practice
    The GP practice sharing data to transform care for homeless people

    Pooling information from across the public sector - dentist, hospital, psychiatric services - is improving lives in Bristol

June 2016

  • Person in police handcuffs

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    I remember my first arrest – he was 12 and knew the caution better than I did

    Anonymous
    I had been a police officer for three days, one hour and 15 minutes when I arrested Jonathan. Wherever he ends up, I wish him well

May 2016

  • Police car bonnet

    If PCCs are to take over the fire service, they need to prove these six things

    The policing and crime bill was bulldozed through parliament at breakneck speed, but police commissioners must still show us they can run fire services

April 2016

  • Shadow of man on a cell phone<br>AGJ306 Shadow of man on a cell phone

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    This government vilifies people who put their lives on the line for their job

    Anonymous
  • Colored telephone handsets against a white background

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    My public sector colleagues know how phones work - so why not use them?

    Matt Bee

March 2016

  • A Green Goddess crew at work in the streets of Cambridge as they put out a car fire

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    I take your 999 calls, but I don't know where you are

    Anonymous
    So much of my job as a fire control operator is based on local knowledge. Now that we have to take calls from other counties, I fear for your safety

February 2016

  • A fire engine drives through flood water in Kendal after Storm Desmond wreaked havoc in the county of Cumbria

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    On shift in flooded Cumbria, I lived the reality of fire service cuts

    Rob Howell
  • Line of british police officers are handcuffed together

    New law could confuse police misconduct with criminal offence

  • Two women having a cup of coffee in a cafe Sweden

    GuardianWitness assignments
    Conversations with colleagues that help you through tough times: share your experiences

  • Inspector Tim Newton of Lancashire Police out in the town centre. Late night drinking in Blackpool, Lancashire.

    The cost of cuts
    Fixing the UK's mental health crisis will need both police and health

    Mary O'Hara

January 2016

  • Firefighters arrive with floral tributes for their colleagues at Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    I see dead people. It's normal and more people should talk about it

    Rob Norman
    Flashbacks and intrusive memories are part of dealing with trauma. More of us in the emergency services should be comfortable talking about mental health
  • Fire fighters tackling a blaze, Friday 23 January 2004 at Gleddoch House a five-star hotel and spa near Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland.

    Cuts are hitting UK firefighters where it matters most: training to fight fires

    Benjamin Walker
    Fire chiefs being forced to tighten budgets are making tough decisions that could have deadly consequences
    • Public servant: my letter to the public
      I wish I could do more to protect your loved ones in mental health crisis

      Anonymous
    • Public servant: my letter to the public
      If the police don't get to you straight away, it's not because we don't care

      Anonymous
    • Public servant: my letter to the public
      You would never know I'm crying after I answer your 999 call

      Anonymous

December 2015

  • Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team carry relief material for the flood victims of  Storm Desmond

    Six days that shook public services in 2015

  • Nicola and Jason Cook, a husband and wife traffic officer team

    My Christmas in public services
    Public services at Christmas: the people who keep Britain moving

  • An injured person is wheeled to an ambulance by paramedics and firefighters after a road traffic accident

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    I'm the one to restart your heart in the back of an ambulance – and I'm exhausted

    Anonymous
  • Emotional scenes as London's oldest fire station closes due to cuts<br>09 Jan 2014, London, England, UK --- London, United Kingdom. 9th January 2014 -- Two firefighters, overcome with emotion, hug as London's oldest fire station, Clerkenwell, closes for the last time due to fire service cuts. -- Protesters formed a symbolic human chain across the entrance of Clerkenwell Fire Station minutes before it closed for the last time at 09.30. Firefighters were unable to hold back their tears as they walked out of their workplace for the last time. --- Image by   Paul Davey/Demotix/Corbis

    Public servant: my letter to the public
    If you dial 999, firefighters respond. Now we need you to help save us too

    Jamie Newell
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