#emergency-services — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #emergency-services, aggregated by home.social.
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Firefighters slam bureaucracy for slashing roadside burns by 90pc
By Eden Hynninen and Jean BellVictorian fire authorities release new findings that show how planned burns helped control and contain the devastating summer bushfires.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/cfa-volunteers-want-more-planned-burns-in-otways/106659534
#Bushfires #LocalGovernment #EmergencyServices #EnvironmentalManagement #EdenHynninen #JeanBell
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Residents worried about emergency access after bridge closes
By Eliza BidstrupThe closure of a bridge linking Wheatbelt residents to their town sparks concern about emergency response times and access to services, including disability support.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/bridge-closure-toodyay-emergency-services/106670842
#Infrastructure #EmergencyServices #LocalGovernment #ElizaBidstrup
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OS Emergency Services Gazetteer - Not Every Emergency Happens At A Place With An Official Address. 🚑 [UK]
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/not-every-emergency-happens-at-a-place-with-ugcPost-7458093278580654080-p6r0 <-- shared technical post
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/os-emergency-services-gazetteer <-- OS Emergency Services Gazetteer hub
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #OSDataHub #emergencyservices #emergencyresponse #routing #addressing #UK #England #Wales #Scotland #OS #EmergencyServicesGazetteer #dataset #responders #risk #hazard ##EmergencyServices #PublicHealth #PublicSafety #FirstResponders #LocationData #AddressingChallenges #DispatchOperations #SituationalAwareness #SmartCities #CommunitySafety
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Fire service 'not fit for purpose' in regional SA, uncovered report finds
By George YankovichAn ex-fire chief found SA's Metropolitan Fire Service risks being "completely dysfunctional" due to below-minimum training and facilities, according to Freedom of Information documents.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/metropolitan-fire-service-barry-review/106601324
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‘It could have been a second Great Fire’: how east London blaze showed scale of UK wildfire threat https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/09/second-great-fire-wennington-london-wildfires-threat #Firefighters #EmergencyServices #London #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #England #UkNews #Environment #ExtremeWeather #ExtremeHeat
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Latest Data Release From Ordnance Survey Delivers Britain’s Most Detailed Digital Map Ever [UK]
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/news/latest-data-release-delivers-britains-most-detailed-digital-map <-- shared technical article
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https://osdatahub.os.uk/ <-- shared OS spatial data hub
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https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/os-basemap-pro-announcement <-- shared details of new OS BaseMap Pro
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #UK #Britain #GreatBritain #OrdnanceSurvey #map #Kent #cartography #history #modern #OSNationalGeographicDatabase #OSNGD #database #opendata #digitalmapping #metadata #attribution #consistency #accessability #usecase #OSBaseMapPro #transportation #routing #infrastructure #healthcare #emergencyservices #spatialanalysis #publicservice #publicgood #publicsafety #publichealth #planning #sustainability #climateadaptation #resilience #spatialdata #cartography
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Best practice examples from the emergency services!‼️ 🚑
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZLy4bG-WvsA?is=ZLzWxY5i6UOkICKJ
I really enjoy watching these kinds of emergency response videos, whether they’re from the fire brigade, an ambulance or the police, and I’m always delighted to see German motorists making proper way for emergency vehicles with their blue lights on by forming that emergency corridor. 🤩
It’s good to know that forming an emergency corridor is an essential part of driving test training in Germany. 😃
(Translated directly with Deepl.com)
#EmergencyServices #Emergency #Traffic #EmergencyCorridor #FireService #Ambulance #Police #BlueLights #Motorists #Training #YouTube #Shorts #Video #Commentary #German #DrivingTest
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I'm surprised the #officer actually got sent to #prison for this #RTC - but in *all* training for blue light response #drivers ( #Police , #Fire and #Ambulance ) there is a *big* warning not to let "red mist" take over (its mentioned a lot in my copy of Roadcraft, which although intended for blue light drivers is also available to civilians)
I've seen a couple of incidents recently here in Suffolk where RPU officers have made sketchy manoeuvres which could *easily* have gone bad for themselves and others (particularly one where they appeared to be trying to stop a vehicle, luckily the driver was compliant) - seems to be caused by lack of resources and them being sent out single crewed and spread too thinly,..
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🔧 So this "not-a-medical-device" wants to be your #hemodialysis BFF, but it can't even find the internet? 🤦♂️ No worries, just remember: in an emergency, dial 911 and pray your "secure ecosystem" doesn't decide to take a nap. 🚨🔌
https://safehemo.com/ #notamedicaldevice #techfail #emergencyservices #healthtech #HackerNews #ngated -
Ambulance delays during power cut possibly contributed to father’s death, coroner rules https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/20/peter-coates-death-coroner-ambulance-delays-power-cut #Nhs #EmergencyServices #England #Middlesbrough #UkNews #Health #Society
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CW: snek
Dilarang mengetuk cermin (MY) = do not knock on glass (EN)
Which seems like good advice, given what lurks behind it!
At a rural fire station somewhere in Malaysia, they keep some #snakes for training the officers and also to show locals about how to identify snakes and how to stay safe as many are venomous)
Folk are encouraged to stand clear and call 999 / 112 rather than attempt to catch them themselves (this works the same as in UK and the calls from mobiles are geolocated if possible using #GNSS)
#KingCobra #Malaysia #Bomba #FireBrigade #EmergencyServices #TootSEA
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Blaze draws firefighters to J&K Salvage yard in Spring Garden Twp. https://www.allforgardening.com/1627437/blaze-draws-firefighters-to-jk-salvage-yard-in-spring-garden-twp/ #Accidents #AccidentsU0026Disasters #day #disasters #Emergency #EmergencyServices #fire #FireU0026SecurityServices #garden #local #LocalNews #management #Negative #news #Overall #OverallNegative #Patrick's #saint #SaintPatrick'sDay #Security #Services #u0026 #Waste #WasteManagement
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Burlington Fire Dept. responds to 2-alarm fire at Hallmark Gardens | Burlington https://www.allforgardening.com/1626854/burlington-fire-dept-responds-to-2-alarm-fire-at-hallmark-gardens-burlington/ #burlington #CivilDefense #combustion #disasters #EmergencyServices #fire #firefighter #firefighting #Fires #garden #gardening #hazards #massachusetts #PublicSafety #safety #wildfires
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High Resolution Simulation Of Urban Compound Flooding Under Climate Impacts
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2026.102771 <-- shared paper
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#ClimateChange #FloodResilience #UrbanPlanning #ClimateAdaptation #HydrodynamicModeling #CompoundFlooding #SeaLevelRise #sealevel #Flood #flooding #depth #hazard #risk #riskassessment #Urban #urbanplanning #resilience #NewYorkCity #NYC #Hoboken #NewJersey #infrastructure #damage #cost #economics #vulnerability #urban #hydrodynamic #city #cities #climatechange #extremeweather #model #modeling #spatial #GIS #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #highresolution #pluvia #rainfall #precipitation #fluvial #HurricaneIda #stormsurge #building #structures #topography #drainagesystems #infiltration #emergencyservices #framework #workflow #methodology -
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Project Nightfall: Everything we know about the UK's ballistic missile program for Ukraine -- They don’t know it’s war: How Ukraine's pets endure sirens and explosions -- Khartiia Brigade raises flag over Kupiansk city council building, releases video -- Nova Poshta terminal and children's medical facility damaged as Russian attack kills 4, injures 6 in Kharkiv outskirts ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/tuesday-january-13-2026/
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Google's new Android Emergency Live Video feature lets 911 dispatchers request real-time video 📹 from callers during critical situations. The encrypted tool requires no setup and works on Android 8+ devices. Rolling out now in the US, parts of Germany, and Mexico. Read the article to learn how it aims to change emergency response ⚡
#Google #Android #EmergencyServices #PublicSafety #TechNews
https://true-tech.net/android-emergency-live-video-launched/
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Today I learned, you can text 999 in an emergency!
- Useful in situations where you cant make the call (like a terrorist attack) or in the wilderness where signal comes and goes
- You have to register for this service though: Text 'Register' to 999 then reply with 'yes', this helps so you dont have to do this in an emergency. You cant use this if you aren't registered
- In an emergency: text with 'who' you need (Ambulance, Police, Fire dept), 'what' happened (brief explanation of situation) and 'where' (specific location) you are
- Useful to get what3words app, especially in wild/unknown area, emergency services use this too
- Only use if you cant call, calling is preferred
#emergency #EmergencyServices #UK #PleaseBoost #TIL -
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/08/heroic-actions-natural-tendency-bystander-apathy-myth #Emergencyservices #Emergencyplanning #HeidiAlexander #Psychology #Society #Science
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T-Mobile's T-Satellite service is now offering *free* emergency 911 satellite texting for *anyone* with a compatible phone, regardless of their carrier (T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon). Finally, a universal safety net!
Who else thinks this should be standard everywhere?
#TechNews #MobileTech #EmergencyServices #Satellite #911
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/t-mobile-offers-free-emergency-911-satellite-texting-for-anyone-with-a-compatible-phone/#ftag=CAD590a51e