Fire controls generally feel remote from the rest of the organisation, a bit of a thankless job so a week where control rooms are recognised is a great way to make staff feel appreciated and know that the role they carry out is vital. Every emergency starts with a call to a Control Room and those calls are answered by #UnsungHeroes.
Join us as we say ‘thank you’ to you and your teams, who are always at the end of the phone when we need help, keeping us calm, reassuring us and updating us. Thank you for staying strong and supporting us through the most difficult of times.
We are inviting emergency service control rooms around the world to register for their FREE control room celebration box, which is filled with all sorts of treats and decorations to get in the spirit and join us as we celebrate everything that’s great about the work they do.
Thank You * Gracias * Merci * Tack * Danke Sehr * Dziękuję Ci
Joanne Smith, Senior Operations Manager from London Fire Brigade Control Room
#UNSUNGHEROES
For every mention of #UnsungHeroes across social media during International Control Room Week , NEC Software Solutions will donate £1 to the Mind, Charity and the Scottish Association for Mental Health.
Mental health calls into the control rooms are at an all-time high, volumes have grown. This coupled with the unique pressures of the job, causing nine in ten emergency services employees to experience stress, low mood and poor mental health at some point. By supporting and raising money for these charities, it gives us a real chance to help change lives and leave a positive, lasting legacy.
The Blue Light Programme launched by Mind is designed to tackle the high level of mental health support needed within the emergency services.
Share your stories, upload pictures of your control rooms and give shout outs to your colleagues using #UnsungHeroes and each time you do, you’ll be raising money.
Check out some of the images from previous years…
Download our range of social media assets and postcards
If you’re a control room:
- Register for your FREE control room celebration box
- Decorate your control rooms
- Wear your badges with pride
- Engage with your teams to spread the word
- Show us your celebration box in action – tag @APD_Comms
- Use #UnsungHeroes when posting on social media. You’ll earn £1 for Mind each time you do
If you’re a member of the public:
- Share your personal experience of an emergency service call
- Use #UnsungHeroes when posting on social media. You’ll earn £1 for Mind each time you do
- Leave a message of support to our emergency services control room staff hello@controlroomweek.co.uk
Register your control room today
This years’ International Control Room Week is bigger, bolder and prouder than ever before.
A full week celebrating the amazing work done daily with in the public safety control rooms across the globe.
Join us as we shine the spotlight on all the control room superheroes that work tirelessly 365 days a year, to keep our communities safe and protected.
Registering for your celebration is FREE and simple – click on the button below to register your control room.
