Editing Herm (section)

==Economy and services==
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===Tourism===
Tourism is Herm's main source of income.<ref name="Staff"/>
During a busy summer season, up to 100,000 tourists visit the island,<ref name="Staff"/> arriving by one of the Travel Trident [[catamaran]] ferries operated by the [[Trident Charter Company]].<ref name="Travel trident">{{cite web | url=http://www.herm.com/getting-here/ | title=Getting Here | publisher=Herm Island | access-date=30 December 2013 | archive-date=2 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194244/http://www.herm.com/getting-here/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> Money is also made from vegetable growing, livestock and the occasional issue of [[postage stamp]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pabay.org/cdinfo.htm |title=CD of British Locals (Including English, Welsh and Scottish Islands) |publisher=Pabay.org |access-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206192250/http://www.pabay.org/cdinfo.htm |archive-date=6 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> which occurred between 1949 and 1969.<ref name=Stamp>{{cite news |title=There's no place like Herm |author=Richard Ashton |work=Stamp Magazine |publisher=My Time Media |date=April 2019 |pages=78–83|volume=85|number=4|issn=0307-6679}}</ref> The residents in Herm are workers on the island and their families.<ref name="Residents">{{cite web | url=http://herm.com/recruitment/ | title=Recruitment | publisher=Herm Island | access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> The island is very popular for camping, particularly favoured by schools in nearby Guernsey or Jersey conducting overnight field trips. There are ample camping grounds.

===Crime and law enforcement===

There are three volunteer [[Special Constables]] resident on the island, trained and supervised by the [[States of Guernsey Police Service]].<ref name="Blog">{{cite web |url=https://blog.herm.com/post/Policing-on-Herm.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140329012455/http://blog.herm.com/post/Policing-on-Herm.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2014 |title=Policing on Herm |publisher=Herm Island |date=26 September 2011 |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> On [[Bank Holiday]]s they are augmented by a visiting full-time [[Connétable (Jersey and Guernsey)|Constable]] from Guernsey.<ref name="hermpol">{{cite web |url=https://blog.herm.com/post/Policing-on-Herm.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140329012455/http://blog.herm.com/post/Policing-on-Herm.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2014 |title=Policing on Herm |date=26 September 2011 |access-date=5 August 2013}}</ref> Crime rates on the island are low.<ref name="Blog"/>

===Health===
There are no medical facilities on Herm and no resident doctor.<ref name="Staff"/> A small team of [[first aider]]s and [[community first responder]]s is maintained amongst the resident population,<ref name="First Responders">{{cite web |url=https://blog.herm.com/post/Herm-has-more-First-Responders.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140412080936/http://blog.herm.com/post/Herm-has-more-First-Responders.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2014 |title=Herm has more First Responders |publisher=Herm.com |date=2 November 2012 |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref> and receives regular training from the [[Guernsey Ambulance and Rescue Service]], a private company operating on a charitable basis under the umbrella of the [[Venerable Order of Saint John]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambulance.org.gg/about-us/75th-anniversary/ |title=About Us › 75th Anniversary |publisher=Guernsey Ambulance & Rescue Service |access-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926182810/http://www.ambulance.org.gg/about-us/75th-anniversary/ |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Medical evacuation to hospital in Guernsey, where necessary, is achieved by means of the ambulance launch ''Flying Christine III'' operated by the Guernsey Ambulance and Rescue Service.<ref name="First Responders"/>

===Public toilets===
There are three sets of public toilets on the island, one in the west and two on the east coasts. The facilities on the east coast sit in between Shell Beach and Belvoir Bay, serving both beaches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shell Beach to Belvoir Bay Beach Path - Public Toilets |url=https://www.accessable.co.uk/venues/shell-beach-to-belvoir-bay-beach-path-public-toilets |website=AccessAble |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref> The other set of facilities sit about a minute's walk north of the harbour, serving the shops in the village and the harbour itself.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harbour Village Public Toilets |url=https://www.accessable.co.uk/venues/harbour-village-public-toilets |website=AccessAble |access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref>

===Fire service===
A [[voluntary fire service]] operates on the island. Herm Fire Brigade operates a tractor-hauled [[fire tender]] with a [[hose-reel]], a pump, a 2,000-litre water tank, and basic fire-fighting equipment<ref name="Fire">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/latest/2003/01/11/new-trailer-for-herm-firefighters/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514161016/http://www.thisisguernsey.com/latest/2003/01/11/new-trailer-for-herm-firefighters/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 May 2013 | title=New trailer for Herm firefighters | publisher=This is Guernsey | date=11 January 2003 | access-date=22 May 2013 }}</ref> which they use while waiting for assistance from the [[Guernsey Fire Brigade]], who also provide the Herm volunteers with training and support.<ref name="Fire"/>

===Transport===

Herm is entirely car free. Transport around the island is mostly on foot via the footpaths snaking through the island, but quadbikes and tractors are also used by farm and island staff for agricultural activities and carrying luggage. Travel to the island can be completed through the Travel Trident ferry, which runs ferries throughout the day from [[Saint Peter Port]] in Guernsey. In 2022 a second ferry was run by the Herm Island owners, but this appears to have been discontinued as of 2024. Supplies also arrive on the Travel Trident ferry daily, such as newspapers and stock for island businesses. The ferry docks in Herm at the Harbour during high tides, but at low tides Rosaire Steps are used, which is approximately a 5 minute walk from the village centre.