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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=815}]"><cms:name>attending-fires-815</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Firefighting/Rescue - Attending Fires</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=815}]"><cms:name>attending-fires-815-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>General Public</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>firefighting, rescue, attending, fires</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=815}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Fire and Emergency Services</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>When you dial 999 and ask for the Fire Service, your call is sent to the emergency call handling centre which routes all calls for your area to Fire Control - calls are normally answered within 1 to 5 seconds. Control will confirm with you the address of the incident and help will be despatched to you immediately. </i></p><hr/><h2>
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How does Fire Control make this happen?
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</h2><p>
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When your call is received, Control staff enter details in the Command
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and Control system. This system automatically finds the closest appliances
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and
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officers to respond, and activates the turnout system at the nearest fire
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station - turning on the audible alarms, part-time firefighters' personal
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alerters, lights at night and any other facilities connected to it. The
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address of the call is sent to the fire station teleprinter, the officers'
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pagers
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and, on selected vehicles, to mobile data terminals in the cabs of the appliances.
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</p><p>
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Control initially mobilise to each incident with a specific response which
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is called a Pre-Determined Attendance (PDA). The PDA to an incident will vary
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considerably dependent on many considerations, such as:
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</p><ul>
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<li title="*">Location</li>
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<li title="*">Type
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of Incident</li>
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<li title="*">Type
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of Property (eg High Rise/Hospital)</li>
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<li title="*">Crewing
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(personnel) required</li>
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<li title="*">Equipment
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required</li>
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</ul><h2>
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Communicating with the Firefighters
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</h2><p>
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Fire and Rescue operate
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2 radio channels within their vehicles and all officers and appliances attending
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incidents can keep Control
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informed
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of where they are and what they are doing.
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</p><p>
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When they arrive at the
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incident, they may require more assistance and this is requested over the
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radio scheme. All requests for further assistance are
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monitored by Fire Control as they have a complete overview of all the resources
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which are available in the area and the neighbouring counties and can quickly
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mobilise additional fire engines to support those in attendance.
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</p><p>
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To ensure that all details, such as road and place names, are communicated
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accurately, Control use the nationally recognised phonetic alphabet.
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</p><h2>
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Maintaining cover at other fire stations
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</h2><p>
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One of the important jobs that Fire Control staff have to do is to make
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sure that cover is maintained at fire stations so that, when further
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calls are
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received, Control staff will make standby moves, mobilising fire engines
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to fire stations to ensure that they are available for subsequent incidents.
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</p><h2>
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False Alarms
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</h2><p>
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Every call and radio message is automatically recorded at the time. This
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recorded information can be used as evidence and people making malicious
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false alarm
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calls can be prosecuted. False calls can mean that fire engines mobilised
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to such occurrences can reduce availability and response times for real
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emergency situations.
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</p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=815"> Providing Information
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(815)
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