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This guidance is intended to support fire and rescue services in specifying and managing fireground voice communication radio equipment for use at incidents. The guidance sets out the regulatory and...

Redirect calls to ambulance Calls from or about unresponsive casualties, or people losing a lot of blood, should always be redirected to ambulance control, once sufficient details have...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Share information with other agencies: People at risk   The advice that fire control personnel give to callers about...

Welcome to this revised National Operational Learning Good Practice Guide, designed to assist with capturing and sharing learning from operational activities. As an integral assurance loop of...

The Future of Incident Command (CFOA, 2015) set out the argument for Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) to consider how incident commanders are selected, developed and trained to ensure they are prepared...

This document is designed to complement and support the Operational Guidance for Hazardous materials which is intended to assist policy writers in fire and rescue services in producing their local...

​Breathing apparatus (BA) is a type of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) that requires a supply of breathing-quality air from an independent source such as an air cylinder. BA enables...

National Operational Guidance: Utilities and fuel has been developed to assist fire and rescue services in identifying hazards and implementing control measures at operational incidents where utility...

National Operational Guidance: Industry provides details of the hazards and control measures for working in the wide range of industrial sites and premises in the UK. The purpose of this...

This publication complements and supports the National Operational Guidance: Incident command, providing the detail required for assertive, effective and safe incident command to be practised and...

Fire control personnel may receive calls from people at risk while they are still in their vehicle. If it is safe to do so, they should attempt to position their vehicle as far to the left as...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with Share information with other agencies: People at risk   Providing care should not put zero responders in increased danger....

​A behavioural marker system is a set of critical non-technical skills associated with effective and safe performance. The main skills are underpinned by sub-skills that are illustrated by typical...

Biosecurity and non-native species Non-native species and exotic animal diseases can cause harm to the natural environment and have negative impacts on activity such as bathing, forestry,...

Dilution Occasionally, the best solution for a small spillage on an area of hardstanding is to dilute it with lots of water and release it to the drainage system. Before doing this, carefully...

As well as having a high BOD, surfactants, preservatives and other components in foams can be toxic to aquatic life and represent a significant risk to the quality of drinking water supplies. This...

​ Packaged goods transport labelling Different regimes are used to placard and label dangerous goods transported in packages. Following classification, the manufacturer or importer will be...

​ Unlike road and rail transportation of hazardous materials, all air transport is classed as international and therefore is governed by international regulations and agreements. The...

Fireground radios for voice communications were originally operated using analogue radio technology. From 1993, fire and rescue services have operated handheld fireground radios according to an...

All personnel have responsibility for the organisation, planning and implementation of breathing apparatus (BA) procedures before, during and after incidents. Pre-incident BA procedures should...