FOCUS Fire service measures
Ten places will be available on each
tactical advisor course (accredited by Skills for Justice), with the first cohort set to undergo their training in December. This will provide the sector with a capability that can be deployed to an incident, but also provide expert support that FRSs can access as and when required. The tactical advisors will have a knowledge and understanding of the following: waste fire science; tactics to deal with waste fires; regulation and enforcement at waste sites; protecting public health; access to heavy plant and its uses; the fire and rescue National Coordination and Advisory Framework; issues associated with waste sites; and how to minimise the environmental impact of waste fires. Rob Barber, deputy chief fire officer of
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, and lead officer for a number of NFCC Waste Fires Group work streams, said: ‘I am really pleased with the tactical advisor course, and look forward to developing the capability further as we learn more about waste fires and the associated issues. ‘There is no doubt that the knowledge and
understanding of the subject area that these tactical advisors can bring to an incident will be of great support to any fire and rescue service during significant waste fire events.’
WISH guidance
In addition to the development of a tactical advisor role, the NFCC was instrumental in the development of the Waste Industry Safety and
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Health Forum (WISH) guidance. WISH provides waste management operators with the advice and information required to reduce the likelihood and frequency of fires, as well as reduce the potential safety, health, environmental, property damage and business interruption impacts. Mr Keen said: ‘A lot of work from various
partners has gone in to the understanding and tackling of waste fires. Without the work of the NFCC Waste Fires Group, IFC and other partner agencies, we would not have the ability to fight this type of fire as effectively as we do. The science has given us the ability to vastly improve our response to such fires.’ Further work to understand waste fires and the associated issues will continue for many years. As part of this, the NFCC will be holding a conference, Fire Prevention and Control in the Waste and Recycling Industry, this November in partnership with
Letsrecycle.com. The conference aims to bring together chief
fire officers, regulators, insurers, local authorities, site operators and waste management companies in a progressive endeavour to build a cross sector, knowledge based and collaborative future. This event will not only boost the expected 250 delegates’ understanding of the much anticipated waste fire operational firefighting results, but will also provide an opportunity to share best practice on reducing the risk of fire through talks from key industry professionals
For more information on the conference, visit
www.fireconf.com
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