September 12, 2023
Responsibility of fire and rescue services
Generic statement approval by NFCC Steering Group 11/01/2022
July 11, 2023
Hazard - Polluting materials
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Environmental protection
October 26, 2022
Introduction
Terminology of National Operational Guidance added
September 28, 2022
Control measure - Minimise physical damage to the environment
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Air quality cell function
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Use, containment and substitution of firefighting foam
Create a new combined control measure of Use, containment and substitution of firefighting foam, which were previously separate control measures.
Control measure - Recycling or reduction of fire water run-off
New control measure created - combined Recycling and Reduction Control measures
Control measure - Control the environmental impacts of fire-related incidents
Training specification link updated
Hazard - Polluting materials: Fire-related incidents
New hazard created using content for Fire-related incidents
Control measure - Decontamination: Polluting materials
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Disposal of polluting materials
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Transportation of polluting materials
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Treatment of polluting materials
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Absorption of polluting materials
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Dilution of polluting materials
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Control measure - Containment of polluting materials
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Containment of polluting materials
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Specialist resources: Environmental protection
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Specialist advice: Environmental protection
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Risk management: Environmental risks
Training specification link updated
Control measure - Environmental protection response to leaks from high pressure oil pipelines
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Control measure - Control the environmental impacts of fire-related incidents
New control measure created combined with Extinguish the fire and Removal or separation of materials involved in fire
Hazard - Polluting materials: Fire-related incidents
New hazard created using content for Fire-related incidents
Hazard - Polluting materials: Fire-related incidents
New hazard created using content for Fire-related incidents
Control measure - Decontamination: Polluting materials
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Control measure - Transportation of polluting materials
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Control measure - Absorption of polluting materials
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Control measure - Risk assessment at an incident: Environmental risks
New control measure created - Content from Environmental risk assessment
Control measure - Risk management: Environmental risks
Title changed and revised content - Includes content from Risk management planning
September 27, 2022
Hazard - Polluting materials
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Hazard - Polluting materials
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
September 23, 2022
Control measure - Containment of polluting materials
Revised title and content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
September 22, 2022
Environmental protection
Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Environmental protection
Strategic Action - Establish sources of high volume pumps and how these can be requested for incidents that will require ...
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - ARCHIVED - Consider the impact of fire water run off on compacted materials and ground conditions
Archived following approval of Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Consider identifying areas of operation where a reduced use of water strategy can be initiated without ...
Minor change - typo - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Obtain specialist advice on the initial or continued use of recycled fire water run-off, including ...
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - ARCHIVED - Consider hygiene. See National Operational Guidance: Operations
Archived following approval of Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Consider the need to decontaminate equipment, including PPE used for recycling fire water run-off
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Consider replacing a proportion of the recycled fire water run-off with fresh water, to reduce the ...
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Consider using appropriate containment equipment to reduce the possibility of blockages from particles contained in the fire water run-off
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Use suitable pumps and other equipment to avoid blockages when recycling fire water run-off
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - ARCHIVED - Carry out an environmental risk assessment and monitor the impact of tactics on the identified risk
Archived following approval of Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Identify and assess the potential impact of the material involved in the fire before starting to recycle fire water run-off
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Put controls in place to ensure that the spray or steam from recycled fire water run-off cannot ...
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - Consider recycling fire water run-off, to reduce the volume of water required
Archived following approval of Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Tactical Action - ARCHIVED - Where possible, recycle the fire water run-off. See Recycling fire water run-off.
Archived following approval of Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022
Strategic Action - Consider procuring equipment that can be used to apply water at reduced levels of flow
Revised content - Environmental protection, Third edition - version one, approved by steering group 06/09/2022