|
Fire Services
- The National Fire & Rescue Service
The aim of the Fire Service
The Government's fire Public Service Agreement (PSA) target for England is:
By 2010, reduce the number of accidental fire-related deaths in the home by 20% and the number of deliberate fires by 10%.
This is the driver for all the Fire & Rescue Service's activity. The National Framework is a statutory document that outlines a strategic plan for achieving this objective. Fire Service responsibilities
Every Fire Authority is tasked with setting out a plan of action, called an Integrated Risk Management Plan, or IRMP. This IRMP must set out a strategy for the following aims: - reducing the number and severity of fires, road traffic accidents and other emergency incidents occurring in the area for which it is responsible;
- reducing the severity of injuries in fires, road traffic accidents and otehr emergency incidents;
- reducing the commercial, economic and social impact of fires and other emergency incidents;
- safeguarding the environment and heritage (both built and natural); and
- providing value for money.
What you can expect of the Fire Service
Life safety rightly remains the primary concern of the Fire Service. Alongside this, the Service has a duty to protect against the impact of fire - impact on jobs, services, education, investment, community resources, and so forth. The Service can provide advice on fire safety and risk assessment to a range of audiences including businesses, schools, hospitals, places of worship and hostels. Many Fire Authorities produce their own advice publications. They may also have recommendations for fire safety products or consultants. They are a community resource that should be used to prevent emergencies, as well as in responding to emergencies.
|