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Command and Control: aspects of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Incident Command System

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Thematic inspections

27th August 2020

Examines the Service’s effectiveness and efficiency of areas within the SFRS Incident Command System (ICS), Organisational learning and IC Training, with particular focus on the Command and Control of Operational Incidents.
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction and background
  • 2 About the inspection
  • 3 Our findings
  • 4 Conclusions
  • 5 Recommendations
  • 6 Glossary and abbreviations
  • Appendix 1: SFRS debrief process flowchart
  • Appendix 2: SFRS Incident Command Development Pathway
  • Appendix 3: About HM Fire Service Inspectorate
  • Footnotes

  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction and background
  • 2 About the inspection
  • 3 Our findings
  • 4 Conclusions
  • 5 Recommendations
  • 6 Glossary and abbreviations
  • Appendix 1: SFRS debrief process flowchart
  • Appendix 2: SFRS Incident Command Development Pathway
  • Appendix 3: About HM Fire Service Inspectorate
  • Footnotes

Footnotes

1. https://www.gov.scot/publications/fire-rescue-framework-scotland-2016/

2. https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/National-Operational-Guidance

3. http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/fire/duties.pdf

4. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20190901145709/www2.gov.scot/about/public-bodies/HMFSI/Reports-Publications

5. https://www.hse.gov.uk/services/fire/management.pdf

6. https://www.gov.scot/publications/hmfsi-scrutiny-plan-2016-to-2021/

7. HM Fire service Inspectorate, Risk-based operational decision-making in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0046/00463134.pdf

8. Op cit page 03

9. The SFRS Incident Command Policy July 2015

10. HM Fire Service Inspectorate, The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's arrangements for the provision of Operational Risk Information https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-fire-and-rescue-service-provision-of-operation-risk-information/

11. Op cit page 03

12. The SFRS Operational Discretion Policy Version 3.0 November 2018

13. https://www.readyscotland.org/ready-government/preparing-scotland/

14. GIN – SCOTTISH CO-ORDINATION AND ADVISORY FRAMEWORK (SCAF) Version 1.1: 22/10/2019

15. https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l111.pdf

16. https://www.jesip.org.uk/uploads/media/pdf/JESIP_Joint_Doctrine-The_Interoperability_Framework_%5bedition_2-July-2016%5d.pdf

17. https://www2.gov.scot/Publications/2009/12/04095925/8

18. https://www.ukfrs.com/guidance/incident-command

19. SFRS Incident Command SOP Version 3.0 (Date: 06/02/2019)

20. https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/media/2180571/20191212brr02_19drafthswannualreport2018_19_combined.pdf

21. General Information Note Official Notebook Version 4.0 (Date: 06/08/2019)

22. SFRS GIN Operational and Event Debriefing version 1.1 (draft 13/02/2019)

23. https://www.gov.scot/publications/hmfsi-inspection-report-training-scottish-fire-rescue-services-retained-duty-system-personnel/

24. OP cit page 27

25. Op cit page 03

26. https://www.iso.org/iso-9001-quality-management.html

27. https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/70972.html

28. Op cit page 03

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