Footnotes

1. Is Scotland climate ready? – 2022 Report to Scottish Parliament; Climate Change Committee

2. Ibid.

3. Fire Framework for Scotland 2022; Scottish Government

4. In our report a wildfire is taken to be any uncontrolled fire involving grass, gorse, heather, trees or other vegetation (SFRS
definition)

5. In our report flooding is taken to mean the covering by water, from whatever source, of land which is not usually covered by water

7. Climate Change response plan 2045: SFRS

8. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Operational Strategy 2022-2032 V1.1, Section 5.2

9. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Operational Strategy 2022-2032 V1.1, Section 5.2

10. A category 1 responder is a core responder as defined in Civil Contingencies legislation

11. The OI system is an electronic storage system where risk and other information can be accessed by SFRS computer or mobile
tablet

12. Wildfire Operational Guidance, Scottish Government 2013, Section 3.4

13. NFCC Wildfire Presentation extract detailing number of wildfires reported on the National Reporting Tool, Paul Hedley (NFCC
Wildfire Lead)

14. Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, section 9

15. Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, section 8

16. NFCC National Operational Guidance, Wildfires (page 128).

19. Scottish Wildfire Forum – terms of reference; (scottishwildfireforum.co.uk)

20. Report by Paddy Tomkins QPM: Independent Review of Open Water and Flood Rescue

21. Ibid (Recommendation 5)

23. The SFRS Climate Change Response Plan 2045

24. BBC News article, Scotland’s weekend of water deaths

25. HMFSI: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s arrangements for the provision of Operational Risk Information, 2019

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