Fire services in the United Kingdom: Difference between revisions

* 1938: [[Fire Brigades Act 1938]] ([[1 & 2 Geo. 6]]. c. 72). This Act (which is no longer in force) provided for centralised co-ordination of fire brigades in Great Britain and made it mandatory for local authorities to arrange an effective fire service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2002/04/sfsf/3|title=The Scottish Fire Service of The Future|first=St Andrew's House|last=Scottish Government|date=29 April 2002|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref>

''"{{cquote|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 incidents."''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lga.gov.uk/ProjectHome.asp?ccat=958|title=LGA: Fire Service Modernisation|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040816090734/http://www.lga.gov.uk/ProjectHome.asp?ccat=958|archive-date=16 August 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}

''{{cquote|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 bodies.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmcomloc/872/872i.pdf|title=House of Commons Communities & Local Govt Committee Fire & Rescue Service, Fourth Report of Session 2005–06, Volume I: introduction|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref>}}

* 2012: [[Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012]], creating a single [[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service]] with effect from 1 April 2013

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 [[Chiefchief Firefire Officerofficer]]s 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 [[armed forces]] and the [[police]]. The London Fire Brigade announced details of its graduate scheme in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfbgraduates.co.uk/|title=London Fire Brigade: Graduates (accessed 03 Jul 07)|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708204408/http://www.lfbgraduates.co.uk/|archive-date=8 July 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chief Fire Officers (CFO) 'speak' collectively via the [[Chief Fire Officers Association]].

Private airport fire services in the UK protect all categories of airports and aerodromes. They are usually referred to as [[Airport rescue and firefighting services in the United Kingdom|Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (RFFS)]], or by the internationally recognised term [[Aircraft rescue and firefighting|Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)]]. One of the biggest aviation fire services is operated by [[BAA Limited|BAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baa.com/portal/controller/dispatcher.jsp?CiID=ab6043aa0ac72010VgnVCM100000147e120a____&ChID=6cd1844f76a32010VgnVCM100000147e120a____&Ct=B2C_CT_GENERAL&CtID=448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____&ChPath=Home%5ECorporate%5EAbout+BAA%5EWho+does+what%5EFire+service|title=Heathrow: Corporate site - Our company, your airport|website=www.baa.com|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baa.com/portal/controller/dispatcher.jsp?CiID=e6acd02e9c1ee010VgnVCM10000036821c0a____&ChID=bf4bd02e9c1ee010VgnVCM10000036821c0a____&Ct=B2C_CT_GENERAL&CtID=448c6a4c7f1b0010VgnVCM200000357e120a____&ChPath=Home%5ECorporate%5ETalking+Points%5EBehind+the+scenes%5EFighting+fires|title=Heathrow: Corporate site - Our company, your airport|website=www.baa.com|access-date=25 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Non-BAA airports operate their own fire services to comply with legislation which states that airports must be provided with RFFS. One such example is [[London City Airport]]; its website describes the principal objective of an airport fire and rescue service: "as to save lives in the event of an aircraft accident or incident".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lcacc.org/operations/fire.html|title=London City Airport Consultative Committee, Fire and Rescue Service (accessed 16 Feb 2007)|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221220402/http://www.lcacc.org/operations/fire.html|archive-date=21 February 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The number and type of firefighting appliances based at an airport will be determined by the airport's category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fireservice.co.uk/articles/aviation.php|title=Fire Service: Aviation firefighting (accessed 12 Oct 07)|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010132035/http://www.fireservice.co.uk/articles/aviation.php|archive-date=10 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Airports in the UK are categorised from 1 to 10. A category 10 airport caters for the biggest aircraft; the standards are determined by the [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority|Civil Aviation Authority]].

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* [{{official website|https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk}} Website of the– National Fire Chiefs Council]