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HM Fire Service Inspectorate: local area inspection - Midlothian

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Local Area inspections

12th May 2021

Local Area Inspection in Midlothian of service delivery by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service which is part of a rolling programme of inspections of service delivery in local authority areas across Scotland.
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 The local area inspection programme
  • 2 About the area
  • 3 Our findings
  • Glossary and abbreviations
  • Appendix 1
  • Footnotes

  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 The local area inspection programme
  • 2 About the area
  • 3 Our findings
  • Glossary and abbreviations
  • Appendix 1
  • Footnotes

Glossary and abbreviations

CSA Community Safety Advocate
CSE Community safety engagement
DACO Deputy Assistant Chief Officer
FSE Fire safety enforcement
HFSV Home fire safety visit
LALO Local Area Liaison Officer
LCMS Learning content management system : an online learning resource for firefighters
LSO Local Senior Officer: by law the SFRS has to appoint an LSO for each local authority area in Scotland
PPE Personal protective equipment
PPED Prevention and protection enforcement database
RDS Retained duty system
Relevant premises Non-domestic premises to which fire safety law applies
SDA Service Delivery Area. The SFRS is organised into three SDAs, North, East and West
SFRS Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
TED Training and Employee Development
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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