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 This Act (which is no longer in force) provided for centralised co-ordination of fire brigades in Great Britain and made it mandatory for local authorities to arrange an effective fire service.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>

* 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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