Fire survival guidance training

Conference notes that whilst operational firefighters receive ongoing training through agreed structured and periodic assessments, after initial training, the same does not apply to Emergency Fire Control Members.

Fire Survival Guidance calls, especially in high rise buildings where the ‘stay put policy’ applies, do not occur very often.

It is evident from work carried out by the Fire Brigades Union following Grenfell that training for this type of incident is not the same across UK Fire and Rescue Service Emergency Fire Control rooms.

Therefore it is critical that Emergency Fire Control rooms undergo structured training and assessments, beyond their initial training, to ensure they maintain their critical competencies.

Conference calls on the Executive Council to address this with the employers as a national approach is required to guarantee consistency.