Incident reports
Firefighters tackle chemical hazard in Lancashire; Floods in Avon; Gatecrasher disco inferno – South Yorkshire
Flooding heartache in South YorkshireReport from South Yorkshire on the first round of flooding to hit the UK in June
The power of knowledge
FIRE correspondent Tony Prosser writes of his fear of a collective knowledge and skills in the Fire and Rescue Service
Learning from attacks on firefighters
Justin Stoneham puts forward his theory about how to solve the problem of attacks on firefighters, and outlines the work being done in this field by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Firefighting in Basra
Flt Lt Avril Porter loots at how the Royal Air Force Fire Service is workingto help make on of the world’s most dangerous environments safer
In This Section:
“Their [Lancashire firefighters] courage, skill and tenacity ensured that the blaze was prevented from spreading off-site and was brought under control quickly and with the minimum impact on people and the environment.”
CFO Peter Holland, Lancashire, on response to the major fire at the Veolia Environmental Services site in Preston (pg 18)
“Other fire and rescue services, the military, police, local authorities and many other agencies came here to protect the public of South Yorkshire. The resources provided by the national coordination centre were very impressive… Our resources were stretched to the limit, so the provision of crews, high volume pumps, water rescue boats and other resources were invaluable. We also had the assistance of a number of voluntary agencies and charities, such as the RNLI… It is humbling to see the way that all services and agencies pull together during such times, and judging by the testimonials I have already received, the public of South Yorkshire cannot be more grateful.”
CFO Mark Smitherman, South Yorkshire on response to flooding in the county at the end of June (pg 20)
“In the wider context, it could be worth asking if there is something happening on a national scale that is leading to a perception of an increasing number of incidents going ‘pear shaped’, resulting in near misses, accidents, injuries or major losses. Can we see the patterns emerging out of the fog?”
Tony Prosser on fear of a collective loss of knowledge and skills in the Service (pg 22)
“It was good to meet Tony Blair. I am one of a few who will have met him on his very last tour to Iraq as the Prime Minister and it was an excellent opportunity to ask him some questions about current and future policy for Iraq.”
Warrant Officer Jack Ashworth, Royal Air Force Fire Service, speaking from Iraq (pg 26)
|
