News

• Incident Live 2012 Delegate Registration

  The free-to-attend Incident Live 2012 - taking place at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire on June 12-13 - will enable operators from all of the emergency services and related agencies, including military personnel, to personally experience and test drive new vehicles and operate frontline equipment.

   

• Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service proves effective says Accounts Commission

  Central Scotland Fire and Rescue provides an effective, low cost service, an Audit Commission report has stated. But it also maintained the service would be better placed to provide best value if it had stronger performance arrangements

• Charity applauds announcement that annual MOT tests are here to stay

  Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced that the government will retain annual MOT tests and abandon plans to consider less frequent testing

• Tayside Fire and Rescue Service has strong culture of continuous improvement

  Tayside Fire and Rescue service has a strong focus on prevention, as reflected in decreases in the numbers of fires and fire casualties, according to a report by the Accounts Commission

• Fire chiefs urge caution during severe cold weather

  With freezing temperatures hitting the capital and the Met Office issuing a severe cold weather warning fire chiefs are today urging people to take extra care and stay safe as the icy weather looks set to last into the weekend

• Part B public consultation launched

  The government has just launched its public consultation on Part P of the Building Regulations for England, which covers electrical safety in dwellings

• Fire services’ merger not proceeding for 2013

  West Sussex County Council and East Sussex Fire Authority have jointly announced that they will not be proceeding with a full merger of the two fire and rescue services in April 2013

• Warwickshire Prepared chief welcomes 4x4 drivers funding news

  Graeme Smith, Warwickshire’s Chief Fire Officer and chair of Warwickshire Prepared, has welcomed news that a group of 4x4 drivers who voluntarily use their vehicles to help communities in all weather conditions, has enhanced its service with a Big Lottery Funding grant

• Boris opens new LFB Control Centre ready for Olympics

  The Mayor of London was joined by key Service personnel including Fire Minister, London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson and Fire Planning Authority Chairman Brian Coleman for the official opening of the new operations centre in Merton today

• Charity welcomes bereaved funding boost

  Ministry of Justice proposals to boost support for crime victims by £50m has been welcomed by the charity Brake, a UK-wide provider of support for families devastated by road death and injury