133. What it takes to develop innovative tech solutions in policing

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360. The devastating earthquakes in Venezuela earlier this year shocked the world and while we watched on television, a team from the UK International Search and Rescue Team was making their way to help find those trapped. Catherine Levin hosts a session on the People and Skills Stage where she speaks to two fire and rescue service volunteers about how they prepare, respond and return home after working in such challenging places. Speakers: Catherine Levin, host Gavin Brown, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Gavin Kearsley, GMFRS 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 [email protected].   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.  

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360. There is a Scandinavian flavour to this episode as the Resilience 360 stage heard from Peter Arnevall, until recently chief of Stockholm Fire Brigade. Now operating at a national role in the Swedish government, he shared the stage with Swedish PR guru Minou Sadeghpour. They talk about how a whole of society approach to resilience works when dealing with a rapidly evolving threat environment. Speakers: Petra Velzeboer, host Peter Arnevall, Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency Minou Sadeghpour, 4C Strategies 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 [email protected].   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.  

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360.   Figen Murray is a huge supporter of the show and this year she joined the Protecting the Protectors stage to tell us what it means to be an accidental campaigner. Her work, born out of tragedy, has led to Maryn’s Law, new legislation that looks to improve security in premises. She tells Catherine Levin what she’s learned and what keeps her going.   Speakers: Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times Figen Murray, campaigner for Martyn's Law     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 [email protected].   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.

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360.   Returning to the Emergency Tech Leaders’ Stage, Tony Blaker from the National Police Chiefs’ Council this time focuses on innovation. He brought together a top panel to look at what innovation means and how policing can deliver against a backdrop of finite budgets and changing priorities.   Speakers: Tony Blaker, National Police Chiefs' Council John Derryman, Wiltshire Police Stacey Rothwell, Kent Police Sara Camici, Thames Valley Police     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 [email protected].   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.

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360.   In a very popular 30-minute masterclass on the People and Skills stage, Rob Grayston and Steph Buller shared their top tips for developing a successful training exercise. Listen on to find out what they think works and how to integrate it into your future plans. Speakers: Rob Grayston, independent consultant Steph Buller, Institute for Civil Protection and Emergency Management 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 [email protected].   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.

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360.   This episode comes from The Emergency Tech Leaders’ stage and it’s all about AI. Catherine Levin is joined by Lewis Lincoln Gordon and Scot Dunn who talk about how policing is introducing responsible AI to improve efficiency and free up police time.   Speakers: Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times Lewis Lincoln Gordon, Police AI Scot Dunn, Humberside Police     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 [email protected].   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.

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360.   Podcast sponsor MSA Safety also sponsored the Protecting the Protectors stage at The Emergency Services Show. In their session, Catherine Levin talks to Richard Ballheimer from MSA Safety and four of their partners who together provide top to toe protective equipment for firefighters. They discuss standards, fit and the impact of the changing climate on our first responders.     Speakers: Catherine Levin, Editor, Emergency Services Times Richard Ballheimer, Compliance Manager, MSA Safety Rachael Frame, Technical & Innovation Manager, AW Hainsworth Marta Domenech Catarina, European Sales Manager, Safety Components Simon Ash, UK and Ireland Sales Manager, HAIX Jonas Andersson, UK & Scandinavia Field Sales, Gore   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 [email protected].   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.        

This series brings you a set of 30 episodes drawn from sessions at The Emergency Services Show, The Emergency Tech Show and our new offering Resilience 360.   We start this series with the first session from Resilience 360. We were delighted that senior civil servant Roger Hargreaves could join us to deliver the opening keynote address. He heads up the Cabinet Office Briefing Room – more commonly known as COBR. Listen on to find out how resilience works at the heart of government.   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 [email protected].   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.  

Ahead of the new series of For Every Response starting next week, we bring you a special bonus episode focused on wildfires. Catherine Levin talks to Area Commander Gemma McSweeney and Watch Commander Beth Francis from West Midlands Fire Service. They get into the detail about the Stourbridge wildfires that saw 37 houses destroyed and vast amounts of land burnt out during the five-heatwave summer. They reveal how the control room adapted to deal with huge spate demand, what it was like for the frontline and how they work with partners to cope with relentless temperatures. While it may be cooler now, temperatures for next summer are likely to be similar if not higher, so listen on to find out more about the learning from this year's response.  Speakers: Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times Area Commander Gemma McSweeney, WMFS Watch Commander Beth Francis, WMFS   CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email [email protected]. Download the free  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.  

This is the final episode of a short series of the podcast called Tech Perspectives brought to you in partnership with The Emergency Tech Show and the Police Digital Service.   Catherine talks to Chris Cope, Chief Information Security Officer for Police Digital Service.   They talk about cyber resilience, how to make it accessible and understandable to a non-technical audience. Chris says that cyber isn't a tech subject but is a business conversation and brings decades of experience of working in this space to demonstrate why people and behaviour are at its heart.   It's a fascinating conversation that touches on Mythos and the march of AI in a cyber-first world. Listen on to find out more.   Speakers: Catherine Levin, Emergency Services Times Chris Cope, Police Digital Service   Registration is now open for The Emergency Tech Show where you can hear a lot more conversations like this one and meet the suppliers who are providing the solutions faced by the emergency services.    CPD accreditation from CPDme This episode is worth 0.5 CPD points. To collect your certificate email [email protected]. 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.