NEWS
HONOURING OUR 999 WORKERS
On the ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month, the country shows its support for the two million NHS and emergency services heroes, past and present
Emergency Services Day, also known as 999 Day, usually takes place on 9 September each year, and is a national day celebrated across the UK. This year, due to the sad passing of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, the event was postponed to 19 October. 999 Day is the UK’s opportunity to show
its support for our selfless emergency services heroes – past and present. 999 Day formally begins at 9am on 9 September – the ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month – when there is a two-minute silence to remember fallen 999 personnel. People are encouraged to participate online or host physical events throughout the day.
volunteer opportunities available across the emergency services, and the 999 charities. It is an opportunity to educate the public
about using the emergency services responsibly, and for emergency services workers to engage with the communities they serve. There are six main branches of the emergency services: police, fire and rescue,
members of the UK emergency services have been killed in the line of duty in the last 200 years, the vast majority of whom were police officers.” The 999 Day story began in 2001. Tom’s
grandfather, a police sergeant in the Greater Manchester Police, was months away from retirement whe one of his colleagues, PC Alison Armitage, was killed in the line of duty. The officers from his
“I was astonished to discover that unlike other countries, the UK had no national annual day to honour and promote the work of the NHS and all emergency services”
The two-minute silence is followed by the Emergency Services Prayer of Thanksgiving, a multi-faith prayer, being read. 999 Day aims to promote the work of the emergency services, the many career and
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ambulance, NHS, maritime (coastguard and lifeboats) and search and rescue (mountain, lowland, mine and cave). Approximately two million people serve in the emergency services today, including 250,000 first responders. 999 Day Founder and Chief Executive,
and Greater Manchester Police Constable, Tom Scholes-Fogg, said: “Over 7,500
grandfather’s station planted a tree in Alison’s memory. Tom’s grandfather showed him the tree, and they reflected on the terrible circumstances that
led to Alison’s death at the age of just 29. His grandfather turned to him and said, “In this country we don’t look after our emergency services as much as we should.” Those words have always stuck with Tom,
and he would often reflect on why that was. “In 2016, I began looking into ways
Britain honoured its emergency services personnel and those killed as a result of
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