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Fire services in the United Kingdom

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chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threats". In England and Wales, three projects are being rolled out that will help the FRS deal with incidents like these. The projects come under the umbrella of the Fire Resilience programme. The programme will provide the FRS with a far greater resilience and control to handle all types of incident.
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The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 now lays out in Section 6 what the fire service must do. It states that a fire and rescue authority must make provision for the purpose of promoting fire safety in its area and this must include the provision of information, publicity and encouragement in respect
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Today, the modernisation of the UK fire service has taken into account the role that it plays in fire safety issues and that issue is high on the agenda of most fire and rescue services. Many brigades started to produce Integrated Management Plans (IMP) to take into account these new responsibilities
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Historically fire safety was a function of local authorities rather than the fire service however in 1947 the introduction of the Fire Services Act gave the Fire Brigades their first responsibilities for fire safety. The Fire Precautions Act 1971, the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 and
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Both documents are interesting as they refer back to Professor Bain's report and the many recommendations it made and continue to put forward the notion that there is an ongoing need to modernise FRSs. For example, where FRSs were historically inspected by HMFSI, much of this work is now carried out
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A smaller number of companies offer complex event fire safety packages for large events or civil contingencies, including the provision of specialist off-road fire appliances, dedicated pump rescue ladders and other technical and specialist vehicles. Their roles are to provide a niche response where
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and providing public information coupled with encouraging businesses and individuals to take responsibility for providing a risk assessment of businesses — which became law in October 2006. Additionally, changes to central government, local government, and geographical boundaries have affected the
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In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, fire services are inspected by what was known as the Fire Service Inspectorate. In February 2007, the government announced it was establishing a new unit to provide ministers and civil servants with "independent professional advice on fire and rescue issues".
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Another area identified in Bain's report was the FRS' capacity to respond to major incidents. Bain's review stated that the fire service should have specific responsibilities for: "Emergency preparedness coupled with the capacity and resilience to respond to major incidents of terrorism and other
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companies. Additionally, calls are accepted from the other emergency services by dedicated landlines. The FiReControl project planned to build nine new purpose-built Regional Control Centres (RCCs). The aim was to rationalise call handling and aim for greater communication between the emergency
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Several private event fire safety units operate in the UK at major events such as air shows, regattas, concerts and on film sets. They sometimes use the services of off-duty fire fighters and emergency personnel to provide fire cover at outdoor events. The cover normally consists of one or two
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In the UK, an FRS generally provides its services for free, although there are some special services that can be charged for, and some additional services that can be paid for. The service is free to the end user in the case of an emergency. Funding for the fire service comes from two principal
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Matters concerning fire fighting fell within the remit of the government of Northern Ireland, with two exceptions; the period of the existence of the National Fire Service (Northern Ireland), and the period of direct rule from Westminster when the government of Northern Ireland did not exist.
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The fire service minister is the most senior politician whose brief directly includes fire and rescue issues in England and Wales, other parts of the UK never having had the matter specifically under the control of a UK minister in peacetime. The fire service minister is not part of the prime
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FireLink is the new digital FRS wide area communications system in England, Scotland and Wales. The FRS use wide area radios to communicate between vehicles and control rooms but there has never been a fully compatible system. FireLink is more efficient and provides greater resilience for
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The fire services have undergone significant changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational procedures in the light of terrorism attacks and threats.
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2022: Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 were introduced, which implement most of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendations. The law came in force from 23 January 2023, and form part of a package of fire safety measures that the UK government delivered following the
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levy for funding, with the remainder coming from the government. Scotland and Northern Ireland have centralised fire services, and so their authorities are effectively committees of the devolved parliaments. The total budget for fire services in 2014-15 was £2.9 billion.
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Borough: Brigades are now aligned with local councils, and because of London's size, its three commands also overlap with the London boroughs, so each borough is a small division. It now has borough teams, and a separate list of stations shows which borough it belongs
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As a general rule the RAF personnel cover runways or airfields with particular expertise in defusing aircraft munitions, with the civilians covering domestic sites, but there were cross overs and both services could be called to airfield and domestic situations.
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replaces several other acts that dealt with fire precautions and fire safety in premises, including the now defunct process of issuing fire certificates. It came into force on 1 October 2006. The DfCLG has published a set of guides for non-domestic
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returned fire brigades in Scotland to local authority control, mostly via joint boards. 11 brigades were created resembling somewhat the NFS areas. Section 36 of the Act dealt with its application to Scotland. Parts of the Act remain in force in
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Prof Bain's report highlighted many areas of proposed change that include working practices, shift hours and time spent on fire prevention duties. One of the proposals which is now well under way is the reduction of fire service control rooms.
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To achieve our vision by education and legislation, in an environment that encourages best practice, equality and diversity, health and safety and best value, and through inspection, to advance the development and continuous improvement of fire
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Directly after the May 2001 general election, control of the fire service in England and Wales passed from the Home Office to the Department for Transport, Local Government and Regions (DTLR). This department was then broken up, creating the
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The scope of this act includes a "fire safety regime for non-domestic premises", but it also includes legislation that allows for the provision and operation of fire and rescue services for the eight local authority and joint board FRS in
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powers to pass laws on "Fire and rescue services. Promotion of fire safety otherwise than by prohibition or regulation." but does not prevent future legislation being passed by the UK government which applies to two or more constituent
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The aim of the Fire Modernisation Programme is to adopt modern work practices within the Fire & Rescue Service to become more efficient and effective, while strengthening the contingency and resilience of the Service to react to
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The committee's report, and the subsequent government response in September 2006, are important as they outlined progress on the FiReControl, efforts to address diversity and the planned closure of HMFSI in 2007 among many issues.
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Below national level, there are regional and local bodies whose role it is to establish a fire authority, implement the legislation from the tier above, while working alongside the relevant HMFSI and other interested bodies.
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was published with the industrial action still ongoing; it made radical proposals to how the fire service should be organised and managed. Bain's report ultimately led to a change in the laws relating to firefighting.
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The Communities and Local Government Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for Communities and Local Government and its associated
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The DFRS is the largest non geographical or local authority FRS in the UK, though the training, rank structure and equipment used are similar to that operated by their local authority fire service counterparts.
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of the steps to be taken to prevent fires and death or injury by fire not only by the enforcement of specific fire safety legislation, but also by a proactive strategy targeted at all sections of the community.
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The 'Preparing for emergencies website' gives specific government advice on fire safety, specific examples include the summer fire safety campaign, and schools' fire safety guide which are just two examples.
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New Dimension was the first Fire Resilience project to be implemented. It provided FRSs with a wide range of equipment and vehicles to help deal with major challenges like floods and terrorist attacks.
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firefighting bodies consist of a fire authority and brigade, the former responsible for political and administrative aspects of service provision and the latter for delivering it. For example,
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This Act amended the 1947 Act; it dealt with pensions, staffing arrangements and provision of services by other authorities. It was repealed in England and Wales along with the 1947 Act.
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This Act transferred the functions of the National Fire Service to local authorities. Now repealed entirely in England and Wales by Schedule 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.
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Some large factories operate their own private or industrial fire services to protect their interests and provide a first attack capability until local authority fire crews arrive.
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have risen through the ranks from firefighter, although under modernisation plans brigades can now operate graduate entry, and fast track promotion as is already the case with the
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who reports to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who takes ultimate responsibility for fire and rescue, but that is part of a much wider brief.
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These companies often combine fire and medical response under the banner of "Plant Protection" BMW and Jaguar Land Rover are two examples of factories with this provision.
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Brigade: Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Brigade Manager, or (in Greater London) Commissioner - overall operational, strategic and command of a brigade or fire and rescue service
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At present, each of England's 45 (the number FRS was reduced from 46 in April 2007 with the merger of Devon and Somerset FRSs) FRSs handles its own calls from either the
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and produced plans for not only fire safety in the workplace but also in the community. Now all fire and rescue services have community based fire safety departments.
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Large town fire stations have full-time crews, though many employ retained firefighters as well. Small rural ones are usually staffed only by retained firefighters.
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One of the areas identified by Bain as being in need of modernisation was FRS approach to fire prevention and community fire safety. There is now more emphasis on
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Day crew plus: Firefighters work a 24-hour shift consisting of 12 hours in station and spending the night at an accommodation building on the fire station plot.
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The next level beneath that of local authority, is a brigade which usually comes under the operational command of a high ranking senior officer. Traditionally
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the minister in charge when legislative control shifted from the Home Office to the ODPM. Mr Raynsford was also the minister during the 2002/3 national strikes
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Primary or secondary fire - primary fires involve damage to property with an identifiable owner and are coded FDR1. Secondary fires do not and are coded FDR3.
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Deliberate secondary fires involving rubbish: domestic wheelie bins; commercial/business refuse bins; fixed/street litter bins; refuse /litter in the open.
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Occupancy of dwellings for accidental residential fires: Single Occupancy; Multiple Occupancy (Same); Multiple Occupancy (Different; No Occupancy
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in 1987. Fennell recommended when his report was published in 1988 that fireground communications be addressed as an issue of "high importance".
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operates its own fire and rescue organisation. Originally this consisted of a civilian fire service known as the "Defence Fire Service" and the
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The fire service has always been the ultimate responsibility of a government department, historically assisted by an executive agency called
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Following much local resistance, and change of government, the FiReControl project was abandoned in 2010. No new control rooms were opened.
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Information about each fire incident is collected by each FRS to DCLG standards. The reporting standards include the following parameters:
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Fire authority: local councillors elected to set policy on its fire and rescue services, and distribute funding, and approve major spending
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survive in informal usage and in the names of a few organisations. England and Wales have local fire services which are each overseen by a
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fire and rescue services operate in close cooperation with, and to the same standards as, the UK fire and rescue services. They are:
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Any such emergency or disaster is likely to involve a UK FRS, and the generic term for such contingency plans has become known as
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1938: Fire Services Act 1938 combined the functions of 185 fire brigades and imposed fire-fighting duties upon local authorities,
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brought all UK fire brigades under central government control. The National Fire Service was in turn under the auspices of the
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existed, matters concerning fire fighting fell within the remit of the Scottish Office (later the Scottish Executive, now the
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Private airport fire services in the UK protect all categories of airports and aerodromes. They are usually referred to as
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in 1996, from eight (the number of former administrative counties) to three, made up of groups of the new principal areas.
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Fires and fire fatalities have dropped significantly in the UK over the past ten years as seen in the graphs to the right.
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brigades or FRSs, which come under the administrative control of metropolitan and shire, or county fire authorities (e.g.
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Local authority: Chief executive - overall powers for all an authority's functions, including fire, rescue and resilience
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powers to pass laws on "Fire and rescue services. Promotion of fire safety otherwise than by prohibition or regulation.".
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In Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is inspected by His Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland.
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Divisional: A smaller geographical area, again it can be decided locally; again London until 1986 consisted of eleven
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Fire services are established and granted their powers under fairly new legislation which has replaced a number of
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Responsibility for fire and rescue services and promotion of fire safety in Wales lies with the Welsh Government.
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operators have their own on-site fire service which is required by law under site nuclear licensing conditions.
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Because of the Government of Wales Act 2006, future legislation might be passed that can only affect England.
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FRS Online (accessed 02 Sep 07) links to full report PDF: Independent Review of the Fire Service pub Dec 2002
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was asked by the government to conduct a wide-ranging review of the fire service in the UK. His report, the
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Northern Ireland was disbanded, three fire authorities took control of firefighting but were unified as the
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the fire services have no legal obligation or the specialist vehicles required for the high risk category.
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In 2010, firefighters from across the UK and European Union held an urban search and rescue exercise near
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has also had a single statutory fire service since 1 April 2013, with its headquarters in Cambuslang.
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dating back more than 60 years, but is still undergoing change; a rough timeline can be seen below.
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Wholetime: Firefighters work full-time in on two day and two night shifts within the fire service.
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team. If a CFO attends an incident, they will usually be the commanding officer of that incident.
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started in 2002 and continued until 2003 when a new pay and conditions package was put together.
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Central government maintains national standards and a body of independent advisers through the
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There was a 17% reduction in fire service funding between 2010 and 2016, according to the
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1996: Creation of additional joint boards consequent to local government re-organisation.
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as required. Staff, known as control operators or control officers, also despatch the
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heard evidence on the Fire Control project. Called to give evidence were Councillors
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Firefighters in the United Kingdom are allowed to join unions, the main one being the
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provides direct oversight. The devolved government in Scotland has a similar agency,
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At present, 999 calls - whether by mobile telephone or landline - are answered by a
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Day crewed: Firefighters work a 10- to 12-hour day shift and are retained at night.
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Fire and rescue services in Northern Ireland are provided by a single entity, the
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2004: introduction of Fire (Scotland) Bill consequent to 2003 consultation paper.
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the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 gave more powers to the service.
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Both RAF and defence personnel can serve abroad both in peacetime and at war.
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See also: Fire Gateway clickable map of fire and rescue services in England
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standard fire appliances with perhaps a rapid response or control vehicle.
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The registration plate details where available in relation to vehicle fires
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1999: Responsibility transfers from Secretary of State for Scotland to the
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operator, who feeds the call to a fire, police, ambulance, or coastguard
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Brigades are further sub-divided according to local practice as follows:
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His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
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Metropolitan and county fire and rescue services or brigades - see below
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There are further plans to modernise the fire service according to the
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There are several specialised and private FRSs in the United Kingdom.
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operate under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in
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Bain's report was unpopular with firefighters, and a long period of
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transferring administrative (but not legislative) responsibility to
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Comprehensive list of recent UK fire and rescue service legislation:
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Department for Communities and Local Government, News Release 022,
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sources: a central government grant, and a small levy on the local
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The following types of work pattern are found at fire stations:
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Legislation (United Kingdom, Great Britain or England and Wales)
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Airport rescue and firefighting services in the United Kingdom
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Several state properties, including royal residences and the
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minister's cabinet. The post is held by a junior minister or
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New Advisory Unit for Fire and Rescue Services to be Set Up
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Van of the Royal Household Fire Service, Buckingham Palace
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The fire service in England and Wales is scrutinised by a
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Historically, there had been about 1,600 local authority
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This act was necessary to allow for the formation of the
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Cuts undermining fire services, says Fire Brigades Union
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Scottish Government, St Andrew's House (29 April 2002).
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Wales saw a reduction in the number of fire brigades on
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History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
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Fire services in Scotland are the responsibility of the
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Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
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Office for National Statistics. 24 August 2023 1579:Powers of the fire service in the United Kingdom 882:Area: A brigade or FRS can also be divided into 812:in place of the eight former regional services. 688:: A former spokeswoman for Essex Fire and Rescue 637:Department for Communities and Local Government 620: 320: 295: 251:, generally only applying to England and Wales. 3440:"HM Government, Cabinet Office: UK Resilience" 1744:Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service 1634:Identified building names and street locations 839:His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services 386:MP and attracted significant media attention. 151:History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom 74:As of 2023, emergency cover is provided by 49 4461: 4213: 3810: 2072:Although not part of the United Kingdom, the 1628:The involvement of children, youths or adults 446:. Previously the responsibility lay with the 8: 5195:Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel 4172:Defence Fire Training and Development Centre 2128:, or by the internationally recognised term 1900:History of fire brigades in Northern Ireland 1712:Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service 808:Since 1 April 2013, there has been a single 724:London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority 225:London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority 954:Watch commander or watch officer (formerly 773:CFOs do attend some operational incidents. 618:or HMFSI, its function was described thus: 561:Government responsibility for fire services 5071: 5027:International Association of Fire Fighters 4468: 4454: 4446: 4220: 4206: 4198: 3817: 3803: 3795: 3374:Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service 3258:"LFEPA London Fire Brigade, Borough teams" 3185:Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service 2977:Dept for Communities and Local Govt, HMFSI 2291:"A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023)" 1948:Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service 1733:Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service 1706:Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service 532:Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 256:Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 2995:Dept for Communities and Local Government 2360:"The Scottish Fire Service of The Future" 2185:Fire services protecting royal properties 777:'s CFO, Roy Wilsher, took command at the 508:"The Scottish Fire Service of the Future" 458:, the first public fire brigade in the UK 434:Legislation and administration (Scotland) 363:. The second session heard evidence from 339:On 8 February 2010, the House of Commons 4120:Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service 2130:Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) 2126:Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (RFFS) 1932: 1893:Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service 1799:Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service 1595: 1587: 1421:The fire service in England consists of 987: 958:, still used in the London Fire Brigade) 931:and the Borth Voluntary Fire Unit (near 844:It is headed by a new role known as the 404:Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service 390:Legislation and administration (England) 231:In 2002, there was a series of national 4187:Firefighters killed in the line of duty 3505: 3503: 3204:Schedule 7 Government of Wales Act 2006 2692:. 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They were known collectively as the 1869:West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service 1804:Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service 1774:Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service 1671:Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service 1394:Independent Review of the Fire Service 1311:firefighter, training in a smoke house 662:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 543:Legislation and administration (Wales) 378:CEO and Roger Diggle Project Director 237:Independent Review of the Fire Service 5424:Fire and rescue in the United Kingdom 3014:"Fire prevention and rescue – GOV.UK" 2789:"Scottish Executive - Justice - Fire" 2262:Fire appliances in the United Kingdom 1849:Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service 1834:Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service 1749:Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 1309:Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service 872:Command: Large brigades, such as the 7: 5429:Fire and rescue services of Scotland 5360: 5185:Modular Airborne FireFighting System 4280:Denmark - Copenhagen Fire Department 2403:"In pictures: Fire strike in London" 1924:History of fire brigades in Scotland 1854:Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service 1779:Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service 1723:Essex County Fire and Rescue Service 1656:Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 1427:Essex County Fire and Rescue Service 1086:Deputy assistant chief fire officer 675:Stephen Greenhalgh, Baron Greenhalgh 78:(FRS) in the UK. The older terms of 3826:Fire services in the United Kingdom 2164:RAF Firefighting and Rescue Service 2089:Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service 2012:South Wales Fire and Rescue Service 1980:North Wales Fire and Rescue Service 1864:West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service 1819:Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 1740:(new FRS created by merger in 2021) 1718:East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service 1714:(new FRS created by merger in 2016) 1708:(new FRS created by merger in 2007) 1442:Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 929:Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade 630:Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 475:1941: Fire brigades transferred to 102:, which was created in 2007, while 57:fire services in the United Kingdom 4833:Self-contained breathing apparatus 4533:Firefighter assist and search team 3779:Firefighting in the United Kingdom 1824:Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service 1789:Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service 1764:Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service 1754:Humberside Fire and Rescue Service 1701:Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service 1600:Fires in the UK 1999–00 to 2014-15 49:Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service 25: 3536:Duemmel, Bob (26 February 2011). 2543:"LGA: Fire Service Modernisation" 2168:Ministry of Defence Fire Services 2095:Other UK fire and rescue services 1398:Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 850:Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 249:Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 217:Greater London Authority Act 1999 5395: 5383: 5371: 5359: 5348: 5347: 4558:Fire department ranks by country 4078:Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 3772: 3370:"Ranks and roles in the Service" 2619:. UK Parliament. 8 February 2010 2085:Guernsey Fire and Rescue Service 1917:Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 1686:Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service 1676:Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service 1584:Fire safety statistics in the UK 1288: 1281: 1274: 1267: 1260: 1253: 1246: 1239: 1232: 1225: 1218: 810:Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 574:under the responsibility of the 536:Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 39:Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 5396: 5032:International Firefighters' Day 4992:Candidate Physical Ability Test 4141:Defence Fire and Rescue Service 2154:Defence Fire and Rescue Service 2148:Defence Fire and Rescue Service 2062:local government reorganisation 1839:Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service 1794:Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service 1696:Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service 1639:Public fire and rescue services 1321:Civil Contingencies Secretariat 793:Except for the period when the 747:Chief Fire Officers Association 582:. In 1941, the creation of the 467:Secretary of State for Scotland 448:Secretary of State for Scotland 382:. The committee was chaired by 361:Chief Fire Officers Association 123:Chief Fire Officers Association 4543:Special operations firefighter 3887:County Durham & Darlington 3791:– National Fire Chiefs Council 2081:Jersey Fire and Rescue Service 1942:(unitary authorities) covered 1844:Surrey Fire and Rescue Service 1044:Deputy assistant commissioner 1: 5082:Wildfire emergency management 4649:Hazardous materials apparatus 2690:"Blast for 999 centre delays" 1619:Accidental or deliberate fire 1198:Assistant divisional officer 1128:Assistant divisional officer 1083:Assistant chief fire officer 1002:Assistant chief fire officer 846:Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser 781:in 2005, forming part of the 641:Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser 538:with effect from 1 April 2013 440:Cabinet Secretary for Justice 372:Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser 100:Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser 2338:National Fire Chiefs Council 1769:Kent Fire and Rescue Service 1651:Avon Fire and Rescue Service 681:Previous ministers include: 643:. The department became the 550:Government of Wales Act 2006 494:remain in force in Scotland. 479:(NFS) to form No.11 Region]. 349:Local Government Association 291:Local Government Association 270:Government of Wales Act 2006 119:National Fire Chiefs Council 5057:World Police and Fire Games 5012:Fire protection engineering 3932:Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3215:"Welsh Government - Topics" 3155:"Northern Ireland Assembly" 3113:"HMFSI: Scottish Executive" 2413:– via news.bbc.co.uk. 2391:– via news.bbc.co.uk. 578:in England and Wales until 554:National Assembly for Wales 347:and James Pearson from the 274:National Assembly for Wales 5450: 5305:Glossary of wildfire terms 5037:List of firefighting films 4485:Personnel and organization 3388:"UK Firesafe Organisation" 2953:"Fire (Scotland) Act 2005" 2381:"Countdown to fire strike" 2243:Event fire safety services 2205:Private and industrial FRS 2151: 2106: 1859:West Midlands Fire Service 1576: 1504: 1477: 1462: 1438:Oxfordshire County Council 1369:The need for modernisation 1192:Senior divisional officer 1154:Deputy chief fire officer 1120:Deputy chief fire officer 1080:Deputy chief fire officer 999:Deputy chief fire officer 836: 647:(MHCLG) in 2018, and then 512:2003: Consultation Paper: 506:2002: Consultation Paper: 318:The committee's brief is: 148: 5434:Lists of fire departments 5343: 5017:Geography of firefighting 4548:Volunteer fire department 4434: 4270:China (People's Republic) 4235: 4229:Geography of firefighting 3544:. 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Index

Divisional officer

London Fire Brigade
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
fire authority
Council Tax
Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
HMFSI Scotland
Fire Brigades Union
National Fire Chiefs Council
Chief Fire Officers Association

Wiltshire
History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom
History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom

Acts of Parliament
Fire Brigades Act 1938
1 & 2 Geo. 6
Fire Services Act 1947
Fire Services Act 1959
Greater London Authority Act 1999
Greater London Authority
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

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