In the first week of February, a joint exercise involving all major emergency service providers took place on the River Thames to test the response on a boat.

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Team effort on the Thames 📷📷

This week police, fire and ambulance services in London took part in a training exercise on the Thames.

Emergency services and other partners tested the joint… https://t.co/qhBgcdEOdf pic.twitter.com/kNfjUUtABt

— Johanna Kaschke (@KaschkeJohanna) February 3, 2024

See also relevant Facebook post.

Metropolitan Police recruit and deploy volunteers for such exercises.

How can you get involved?

Apply on the Metropolitan Police website and await approval.