Emergency planning for the future
Redkite’s David Arber looks at the importance of close working between agencies in times of emergency, and outlines the company’s emergency planning system
A world of fire photos
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New sanctions
Hazel Padmore of law firm Browne Jacobson examines the implications for fire authorities and services of the Regulatory and Enforcement and Sanctions Bill
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World Firefighters Games 2008 Charity Fund is launched
The Charity Fund has been launched in order to help furnish a lasting legacy following the event which takes place in Liverpool this summer, reports Erica Dillon
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“The response of Heathrow Airport Fire and Rescue Service and London Fire Brigade was effective and professional, and this may also have helped contribute to the positive outcome. The fact that they performed so well was probably due to the close liaison between the two services who regularly plan and train together for such emergencies”
David Arber on the joint response to the BA aircraft’s emergency landing at Heathrow
“One potential advance of the new sanctions created by the Bill may be the adoption of the civil standard of proof. If the civil standard of proof is adopted, fire authorities will need only prove on the balance of probabilities that a responsible person has committed an offence”
Hazel Padmore on the implications of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill
“The income generated from the games will provide an endowment legacy through our Merseyside Young Transfomers Programme, tackling modern social issues and improving the lives of thousands of young people across Merseyside for generations to come”
Cathy Elliott on theWorld Firefighters Games 2008 Charity Fund
“Following the incident, the attention of the rest of the world was directed towards the fire when footage emerged of a toddler being thrown to safety out of one of the building’s third floor windows”
Philip Mason on last month’s German apartment block blaze
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