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This is an editorial of the special issue of the International Journal of Emergency Services which explores the phenomenon of co-producing and co-creating services, policies and knowledge and the creation or destruction of value in the delivery of emergency services and more broadly in the research and practice of emergency management. It seeks to understand what should be considered as value in the co-production and co-creation of emergency services and emergency management since it is not always clear what “value” is and for whom it is created. In addition, the special issue offers a reflection upon the current concepts of co-production, co-creation and public value creation and links this discourse to the field of emergency management. These issues are exemplified by the domestic and international response to Covid-19.