Paramedic Special Operations
BETA / Global pre-hospital special operations news and information
Menu
  • Home
  • News
  • Jobs
  • Resources
  • Glossary
  • Links
  • About
  • Contact
Menu
  • Major Incidents
  • Counter Terrorism
  • CBRNe
  • HazMat / HazChem
  • Road Traffic Collisions
  • Fires
  • Water Rescue
  • Safe Working at Height
  • Search and Rescue
  • Mountain Rescue
  • Military
  • Exercises
  • Equipment
  • Inspections

Daily updates

Latest Paper.li update

Recent Posts

  • Civilian ambulance with built-in ballistic protection unveiled
  • Specialist rescue near Great Whitley
  • M40 coach crash
  • Exercise Treblerope
  • London City Airport chemical incident
Browse: Home   /   paramedicspecialoperations
REV Guardian ambulance

Civilian ambulance with built-in ballistic protection unveiled

June 27, 2018
paramedicspecialoperations
Equipment

US specialty vehicle manufacturer REV Group has announced what they claimed to be the first non-military ambulance with built-in ballistic protection. The REV Guardian is…

Read Article →
WMAS HART vehicles

Specialist rescue near Great Whitley

May 18, 2017
paramedicspecialoperations
Access

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) used a Polaris six-wheel drive vehicle and Faretech stretcher to rescue a patient with a…

Read Article →
Highways England

M40 coach crash

December 31, 2016
paramedicspecialoperations
Major Incidents, Road Traffic Collisions

South Central Ambulance Service declared a major incident after a coach operated by the Oxford Bus Company overturned on the northbound M40 Junction 7 slip…

Read Article →
Exercise Treblerope

Exercise Treblerope

December 6, 2016
paramedicspecialoperations
Counter Terrorism, Exercises, Military

A three-day, live-play exercise to test the response of police, military and other partners to a terrorist attack took place in London between 28 –…

Read Article →
London City Airport

London City Airport chemical incident

October 21, 2016
paramedicspecialoperations
HazMat / HazChem

Emergency services including number of specialist teams were called to reports of a chemical incident at London City Airport this afternoon. Around 500 members of…

Read Article →
Ledbury mountain bike accident

Ledbury mountain bike accident

February 16, 2016
paramedicspecialoperations
Access

A mountain bike rider had to be rescued with help from specialist paramedics after he collided with a tree on a steep muddy slope in….

Read Article →
New UKFRS water rescue guidance

New UKFRS water rescue guidance

February 2, 2016
paramedicspecialoperations
Water Rescue

The UK fire and rescue service National Operational Guidance (NOG) programme has issued updated guidance on water rescue and flooding. Multi-agency working features prominently, including…

Read Article →
House explosion

Wolverhampton house explosion

December 28, 2015
paramedicspecialoperations
Search and Rescue

An elderly woman was trapped for over 90 minutes after an explosion at a house in Wolverhampton. The house was reduced to rubble in the…

Read Article →
Sea King

UK military SAR statistics – October 2015

December 3, 2015
paramedicspecialoperations
Military, Mountain Rescue, Search and Rescue

In October 2015 the number of callouts has more than halved from 129 in September to 60. This is a consequence of the continued closure…

Read Article →
London ambulance

LAS placed into Special Measures

November 27, 2015
paramedicspecialoperations
Inspections

England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, has recommended that London Ambulance Service NHS Trust should be placed into special measures following an…

Read Article →
1 2 Next →
Tweets by @paramed_specops

About

Paramedic Special Operations is a digital project that curates news and information about specialist ambulance operations and pre-hospital emergency care ... more

Connect

Contact

Email:

Emergency numbers

999 - United Kingdom
112 - European Union
144 - Switzerland
911 - United States, Canada
000 - Australia
111 - New Zealand
more

Copyright © 2025

Powered by Oxygen Theme.

  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy
  • Medical disclaimer