Congratulations to all the winners at the Excellence in Fire & Emergency Awards – the celebration of innovative working practices, initiatives, partnerships and technology in the fire and emergency services.
Emergency Service of the Year
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Resilience & Learning from Major Incidents
West Midlands Training, Exercising and Learning Group
Innovation of the Year
Fire Escape Hoods, introduced by Steve Collins, London Fire Brigade
Collaboration of the Year
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, London Fire Brigade, Essex Fire and Rescue Service, Anglia Ruskin University
Emergency Services Collaboration of the Year
Joint Community Safety Department, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and South Yorkshire Police
Training Provider of the Year
Learning and Development, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Project of the Year
NE Area Corrosive Substance Attack Team – GM Jenkins, GM Prasad, GM Vitalis, GM Gustafson, SM Carpenter, DAC Perez – London Fire Brigade
Team of the Year
Community Development and Safeguarding Team, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
FIRE Magazine Thought Leadership Award
Major General Expert Rashid Thani Al Matrooshi, Director General of Dubai Civil Defence
Young People’s Supporter of the Year
Nick Quinlan, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Youth Champion of the Year
Kleria Mendes, London Fire Brigade
Most Influential Woman in Fire
Alex Johnson, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
Most Influential LGBT+ Individual in Fire
Pat Carberry, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
International Best Practice
University of Central Lancashire, School of Engineering Fire Team
Most Influential BAME Individual in Fire
Yasmin Bukhari, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
Outstanding Contribution to the Fire and Rescue Service
Roger Nunn, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Unsung Hero Award
Candy Woods, West Midlands Fire Service
