Route map to mainstream equality and diversityAs the Service seeks to integrate equality and diversity into day-to-day activities, John Hurren advocates a ground-breaking model and support process known as REMAP – Respect and Equality Mainstreaming Action Plan
Centre LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality in the Fire Service – an absolute taboo
A special report on Avon Fire and Rescue Service’s conference on October 9-10, with comments from keynote speakers II ‘Foreword’ by CFO Kevin Pearson III ‘Making a stand’ by UNISON’s Carola Towle on workplace Issues IV ‘Gender – just as simple as pink and blue?’ By development worker James Morton V ‘Winning hearts and minds’ by the FBU’s Stewart Brown and Yannick Dubois VI ‘Different is the new normal’ by Avon’s Jos Wood, and ‘Equality and diversity now’ by Anne Hayfield VII ‘Out in London Fire Brigade’ by LFB’s Rebecca Howard VIII ‘Important dates in LGBT history’ X ‘Conference programme’
A European perspective on global change, civil society and wildfire riskIn a paper first presented at the 4th International Wildland Fire Conference in Seville DCFO
Mark Jones describes the challenges facing UK FRS from climate change
In This Section: “The Fire and Rescue Service is now ready to take the next step to integrate equality and diversity into day-to-day activities, rather than treating it as a tag-on consideration. However, they may need help to achieve this, hence the development of a model and supporting process known as REMAP – Respect and Equality Mainstreaming Action Plan. The REMAP model comprises of four elements: training, performance management, equality impact assessments and audit/governance… By introducing vertical and horizontal infiltration of the organisation, every function at every level will become aligned with the equality and diversity strategy and the culture will be transformed, without having to wait for top-down, hierarchical instruction.”
John Hurren on an all-encompassing response to equality and diversity training in the FRS (pg 26)
“By hearing form people in the Service who have experienced problems because of their sexuality and gender identity, as well as examples of those who are including change, I am hoping our conference will begin to address some of the underlying issues surrounding LGBT equality. We want to encourage services to talk openly with each other, stimulate discussion and debate and allow the Service as a whole to move forward in the coming years.”
CFO Kevin Pearson on Avon’s LGBT conference taking place next month (centre)
“Whilst we may not be able to greatly influence the frequency of fires starting, mitigation of their severity, duration and damaging effects may be possible: appropriate setting of controlled wildfire, vegetation management and selected limited access are some of the successful methods available but there must be a range of options available that are applicable in a broad range of circumstances.”
DCFO Mark Jones on wildland firefighting (pg 42)
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