Fire and rescue services

Lawson, J. Randall, and Theodore L. Jarboe. Aid for Decontamination of Fire and Rescue Service Protective Clothing and Equipment After Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Exposures, NIST Special Publication 981. Washington, DC Government Printing Office, 2002. 

Hand tools used in the fire and rescue service are often classified by their main function or their size. In general, a large hand tool would not fit in a standard tool box, whereas a small hand tool would. Most fire apparatus carries a supply of standard, everyday small hand tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, and hammers. These tools are used for a variety of purposes. For example, if a fire occurs in an electrical breaker box, firefighters will need wrenches or screwdrivers to disassemble the box to check if the fire is out. 

Pre-hospital disaster care in France is controlled by two national response plans, called red (Plan Rouge http //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Plan rouge) and white (Plan Blanc http //www. sante.gouv. fr/htm/actu/3 l 030814b.htm http // en/wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan blanc). The red plan concerns the rescue and evacuation of victims from a disaster site by the fire and rescue service. The plan provides for an overall on-site commander (COS) who controls a fire and rescue and a... 

Another contaminated site in the UK is the Jersey airport, where the Airport Fire and Rescue Service released significant quantities of AFFFs to the envirmi-ment by fire-fighting trainings. The highest concentration of PFOS measured was 98,000 ng/L, however, concentrations up to 10,000 ng/L could still be measured in 2009 [72]. 

There was a massive effective effort to deal with this huge incident and it was coordinated by the Hertfordshire police, involving the Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and supported by resources from all over the countiy. At the peak of the fire on Monday, December 12, there were 180 firefighters, utilizing 20 support vehicles and 25 pumps. It took 32 h to extinguish the main blaze, with some of the smaller tanks still burning. On Wednesday fire broke out in previously undamaged tanks [7]. 

In 2000 the Fire Safety Advisory Board was established to reform the fire legislation to simplify, rationalize and consolidate existing legislation. It would provide for a risk based approach to fire safety allowing more efficient, effective enforcement by the fire and rescue service and other enforcing authorities. 

Such deliberations should form part of the environmental and safety risk assessment carried out by the operator when producing the on-site emergency plan. This should be in consultation with the environment agencies, the local authorities, the emergency services (particularly the Fire and Rescue Service) and other stakeholders. 

Step 5 Assess whether the necessary foam stocks are available on site. If not, consider how quickly these stocks can be brought to the site and by whom - what arrangements have been made with the Fire and Rescue Service, foam manufacturers and/or neighbouring sites. Ideally operators should have the means and quantity of foam on site to cope with a fire in the largest bund immediately. Operators will also need to consider how foam stocks can be transported around the site. 

Operators should contact the local authority Rre and Rescue Service in accordance with the pre-incident management agreement between the operator and the Fire and Rescue Service. 

The local authority Fire and Rescue Service should rendezvous at a predetermined holding point for the company concerned. 

Fire and Rescue Service Incident Commander should formally liaise with the company on-scene commander (and site fire officer if applicable), obtaining information regarding the incident, whether or not people are involved, the resources in place and the hazards and risks associated with the particular event. These persons will form the incident control team (ICT) along with any others required by the circumstances. 

Should the dutyholder rely on off-site fire and rescue services, the on site plan should clearly demonstrate that there are adequate arrangements in place between the parties. 

The following guidance is aimed at sites whose current arrangements rely on the Fire and Rescue Service or other off-site responders to fulfil funcfions as part of their on-site emergency plan. These arrangements should also include off-site Fire and Rescue Service response required to prevent/deal with a MATTE. 

Part 1 of fhis appendix clearly defines the arrangements between the dutyholder and the Fire and Rescue Service. These include but are not limited to ... 

Note Fire and Rescue Service may at their discretion Initiate these measures... 

Table 22 Information needs of the emergency services Fire and Rescue Service...

Identify watercourses, separators and plant drainage systems with the aim of minimising environmental pollution. Include areas where firewater run off can be contained. Identify equipment required to assist in this, eg drain sealing equipment, booms and fire service New dimensions pumping equipment. Consideration should be made of the resources held by Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) and how on-site resources will be used by FRS personnel. 

Identify the on-site communications that can be used by the Fire and Rescue Service and identify any areas for intrinsically safe radios ... 

Fire and Rescue Services foam stock and type (litres) ... 

Identify hose provided by Fire and Rescue Services, mutual aid and third parties ... 

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service Buncefield Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service s review of the fire response The Stationery Office 2006 ISBN 978 0 11 703716 8... 

The Act permits fire and rescue services to provide advice on fire safety and to review fire risk assessments for accuracy and suitability, although a consultation fee may be charged. 

The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, The Stationery Office, London (2004)... 

Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 (as amended) 690 Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 689,698 Fire Services Act 1947 689... 

In some larger buildings, additional fire fighting stairs may be provided for access for the fire and rescue service. 

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