Fire Service Uk 15
Fire Service Uk 15 : Government Responsibility for Fire Services: (1) Central Government: (1. 3) Regional Government: Below national level, there are regional and local bodies whose role it is to establish a fire authority, implement the legislation from the tier above, while working alongside the relevant HMFSI and other interested bodies. Greater London Authority: London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (under direct control of Greater London Authority). Metropolitan and county fire and rescue services or brigades - see below. The next level beneath that of local authority, is a brigade which usually comes under the operational command of a high ranking senior officer. Traditionally Chief Fire Officers have risen through the ranks from firefighter, although under modernisation plans brigades can now operate graduate entry, and fast track promotion as is already the case with the armed forces and the police. The London Fire Brigade announced details of its graduate scheme in 2007. Chief Fire Officers (CFO) 'speak' collectively via the Chief Fire Officers Association. Fire authority: local councillors elected to set policy on its fire and rescue services, and distribute funding, and approve major spending. Local authority: Chief executive - overall powers for all an authority's functions, including fire, rescue and resilience. Brigade: Chief Fire Officer (CFO), Brigade Manager, or (in Greater London) Commissioner - overall operational, strategic and command of a brigade or fire and rescue service. Buncefield fire: CFOs do attend some operational incidents. Hertfordshire's CFO, Roy Wilsher, took command at the Buncefield oil depot fire in 2005, forming part of the gold command team. If a CFO attends an incident, he will usually be the commanding officer of that incident
No records Found