Special Focus: Crime & Antisocial Behaviour
In the first of a special two-part report on Fire and Rescue Service initatives to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour FIRE includes the following reports:
Under attack: protecting fire crews by legal expert Noel Walsh Attacks on fire crews by FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack Hitting the streets by Merseyside’s Sam Grady Reaching out to young people by South Yorkshire’s Katie Sedgwick Increasing opportunities by London’s Asst Cmmsr Steve Turek
Taking control of smoke
Keeping it simple is the key in smoke control systems says the Managing Director of Smoke Control Services Allan Meek
Humberside FRS pushes the envelope
Humberside’s Modernisation and Harmonisation Officer Dave Paton outlines the service’s revolutionary approach to training
Modelling resilience proves a revelation
The FSEC conference at Cambridge University gave fire and rescue services the opportunity to hear the latest on data management and risk analysis
The Japanese connection
Tyne and Wear’s Trevor Tague gives an account of the inter-service working with Japanese colleagues
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“It is accepted that figures provided by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have proved more reliable and indicate a reduction in the number of incidents of violence in Scotland over the last year”
Legal specialist Noel Walsh assesses what can be done to reduce attacks on firefighters
“Fire and rescue services should simplify their reporting systems to capture more adequately the scale of the problem, preferably using a common template across the UK to make comparisons valid”
FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack commends the union’s report
“We have put a series of measures in place that are helping to identify those mindless individuals who take part in this sort of behaviour and we are also finding these initiatives are acting as a strong deterrent”
DCFO Mike Hagen on Merseyside’s initiatives to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour
“South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service firefighters are truly engaging with youngsters of all backgrounds and having a real impact on local communities”
Katie Sedgwick on South Yorkshire’s impact on young people
“Over the last two years a relationship has developed between the UK and Japan, which has helped build a partnership between academics, practitioners and policy makers in both countries where collaboration, information sharing and joint working is flourishing”
Tyne and Wear’s Trevor Tague on the close relationship with Japan
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