Volume 99 Issue No. 1216 NOVEMBER 2006

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ON THE COVER

Water rescue as practiced by UK emergency responders in North Carolina
REGULARS
Introduction 4
FIRE magazine finds new home at Keyways Publishing
Viewpoint 5
FIRE’s move to new owners provides opportunity to have a look at values
News 6
Staffordshire fire deaths and injuries at an all time low; New publishers for FIRE magazine; Tackling anti-social behaviour; Multi-cultural entrepreneurs meet firefighters to learn about legislation; Opening of largest flood storage scheme in Europe; plus People; Diary
Comment 12
Letter to the Editor, and Fire safety: progress towards encouraging national fire strategies; plus Blackwatch
Conference Reports 22, 37
Fire 2006: Resilience - planning and responding to major incidents; Conference speaker profiles Women as Leaders Conference 2006: Changing roles, rules and reality
Product Guide 42
Looking Back 47
Major Event Management 14
Storm water reflections: This special report charts the endeavours of CFO Paul Hayden, Hereford and Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service, and his ‘UK Water Rescue Instructor Team’, as a documentary crew follows the team across the US as they experience response options. As FIRE in turn traces the film ‘script’ of their unfolding story, UK representatives share their expertise and experiences with co-workers within the international rescue and firefighting community
Air Support 18
Flying by the seat of the pants: As the Fire and Rescue Service seeks to explore innovative ways to improve response and manage risk, it is surprising that air support has remained largely unexplored as part of a future response toolkit. A long-time supporter of the air response option, FIRE looks at some possible models for future use
Incident Command 21
Call for broader view of Gold Command role: Following FIRE’s recent exploration of incident command roles and the requisite competencies at Bronze, Silver and Gold, Hertfordshire CFO Roy Wilsher expresses the need for a broad view of Gold Command
Transformational Leadership 27
FIRE looks at the area around belief systems and how these can affect team dynamics