Critical attendance standards (CAST) 2018

Conference previously supported the use of the Fire Brigades Unions’ Critical Attendance Standard (CAST) and intervention window methodologies (as recommended in the 2004 Fire Brigades Union National IRMP document) when formulating Brigades IRMP plans. However, in light of significant changes in Fire Service knowledge and procedures, namely Operational Guidance Breathing Apparatus (OGBA), National Operational Guidance (NOG), Incident Command and the significant lessons learnt in tragic events since its inception, there is a need to comprehensively scrutinise and rewrite the FBU CAST document in order to ensure that the content is current and consistent with the needs of the Fire Service today.

Conference calls on the Executive Council to make provision for this work to be completed as a priority in 2018.