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Local Area inspections

25th March 2022

HMFSI Local Area Inspection of Angus looks at Scottish Fire and Rescue Service local service delivery and how the Service collaborates with external organisations.
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1_The local area inspection programme
  • 2_About the area
  • 3_Our findings
  • Glossary and abbreviations
  • Appendix 1 - The strategic priorities in the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2016
  • Footnotes

  • Acknowledgements
  • 1_The local area inspection programme
  • 2_About the area
  • 3_Our findings
  • Glossary and abbreviations
  • Appendix 1 - The strategic priorities in the Fire and Rescue Framework for Scotland 2016
  • Footnotes

Glossary and abbreviations

AFA

Automatic fire alarm

CCMS

Command and control mobilising system

CFF

Community Firefighter

CPP

Community Planning Partnership

CSA

Community Safety Advocate

CSE

Community safety engagement

DACO

Deputy Assistant Chief Officer

Dual crewed

An arrangement where more than one fire appliance is crewed by the same crew

FSE

Fire safety enforcement

HFSV

Home fire safety visit

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

LALO

Local Area Liaison Officer

LCMS

Learning content management system: an online learning resource for firefighters

LOIP

Local outcomes improvement plan

LSO

Local Senior Officer: by law the SFRS has to appoint an LSO for each local authority area in Scotland

MPDP

Maintenance phase development planner

PDA

Pre-determined attendance

PPE

Personal protective equipment

PPED

Prevention and protection enforcement database

RDS

Retained duty system

Relevant premises RVDS

Non-domestic premises to which fire safety law applies Retained and Volunteer duty system

SDA

Service Delivery Area. The SFRS is organised into three SDAs, North, East and West

SFRS

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

TASS

Think Act Stay Safe

TED

Training and Employee Development

TfOC

Training for operational competence

UFAS

A false alarm incident in non-domestic premises where the SFRS is called out as a consequence of a fire alarm operating

2005 Act

Fire (Scotland) Act 2005

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