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This guidance deals with the hazards that may be present at all types and sizes of emergency incidents or non-emergency events. For clarity this guidance has been developed based on the...

Fire and rescue services are responsible, under legislation and regulations, for developing policies and procedures and to provide information, instruction, training and supervision to their...

Fire and rescue services should consider the use of standard message templates to ensure communications between the fire control room and the incident ground are brief. Employing a suite of...

When operational personnel are alerted to respond to an incident, they may experience a range of physical and mental reactions. These reactions may: Impair their appraisal of the situation ...

Individual situational awareness Personnel should be made aware of team safety protocol, which includes maintaining individual situational awareness. The following points particularly apply if...

Fire and rescue authorities need to plan for, provide and maintain appropriate vehicles and their associated equipment, for attending the anticipated range of operational incidents. The Health...

Knowledge of the local area can significantly contribute to successful and efficient incident outcomes. Fire and rescue service personnel should endeavour to learn as much as possible about the...

Maps Maps can enable accurate planning of a journey, giving a good idea of landmarks and features passed along the route, as well as the distance to be travelled. Maps can provide important...

An aerial appliance can be used as a working platform, from which fire and rescue service personnel can carry out tasks, such as applying extinguishing media or investigating the scene of...

Risk assessments should consider whether engineering controls are suitable and appropriate to reduce risk at operational incidents. Where risk assessments identify that engineering controls are...

This control measure is based on information provided by the Health and Safety Executive about the hierarchy of control. Risks should be reduced to the lowest reasonably practicable level by...

Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a type of personal protective equipment designed to protect the wearer from breathing in harmful substances, or from oxygen-deficient atmospheres, when...

This control measure is supported by the: Breathing apparatus foundation material: Pre-incident breathing apparatus procedures Breathing apparatus foundation material: Pre-incident...

Dangerous occurrences are classified under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). The malfunction of breathing apparatus is defined as a dangerous...

This control measure is supported by the: Breathing apparatus foundation material: Procedures for rapid deployment of breathing apparatus Breathing apparatus foundation material:...

This control measure is supported by the: Breathing apparatus foundation material: Emergency arrangements Breathing apparatus foundation material: Responsibilities for emergency...

Adopting appropriate welfare arrangements at operational incidents will assist with the safe and effective management of personnel and provide them with welfare support, whether physical or...

Health surveillance allows for early identification of ill health and helps identify any corrective action needed. Regulations exist for workplace exposure to: Noise Vibration ...

Working in reduced visibility may require: Lighting the scene Illuminating the hazard Illuminating personnel Appointing additional safety officers Establishing physical...

Completing incident data logs is ‘core business’ for fire and rescue service control rooms. The incident log is the means for recording or capturing all information specific to an emergency. It...