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High rise buildings - firefighting arrangements: report

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  • Arrangements for Firefighting in High Rise Buildings
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Thematic inspections

27th September 2022

HM Fire Service Inspectorate (HMFSI) report assessing the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's (SFRS's) arrangements and readiness to fight fires in high rise buildings in Scotland. It contains areas of good practice and recommendations where there is scope to improve performance.
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Summary
  • Risks Associated with High Rise Buildings
  • Fire Safety in High Rise Buildings
  • Familiarisation and Risk Information
  • Building Inspections
  • Operational Procedures
  • Training and Exercising
  • Action on Issues
  • Further Developments
  • List of Recommendations
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Footnotes

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Summary
  • Risks Associated with High Rise Buildings
  • Fire Safety in High Rise Buildings
  • Familiarisation and Risk Information
  • Building Inspections
  • Operational Procedures
  • Training and Exercising
  • Action on Issues
  • Further Developments
  • List of Recommendations
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Footnotes

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to all those persons that we engaged with during the course of our inspection and who provided us with information and contributed constructively to interviews and during fieldwork.

Laid before the Scottish Parliament by HM Chief Inspector of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service under section 43C(5) of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

September 2022 SG/2022/161

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