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The ten most recent good practice and guidance documents published on the fire and resilience site.

• Fire and Rescue Service Operational Guidance - Operational Risk Information

  This guidance provides robust yet flexible guidance on developing and maintaining a consistent approach to managing, processing and using strategic and tactical operational risk information across the fire and rescue service in England.

  • Added:  4 April 2012
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Fire and Rescue Service Operational Guidance - Railway Incidents

  This Fire and Rescue Service Operational Guidance provides guidance when responding to railway incidents.

  • Added:  23 March 2012
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Fire and Rescue Service Operational Guidance - Incidents in Tunnels and Underground Structures

  This Fire and Rescue Service Operational Guidance provides guidance when responding to incidents in tunnels and underground structures.

  • Added:  23 March 2012
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Guidance to fire and rescue authorities bidding for capital funding 2013-2015

  This document provides guidance to fire and rescue authorities intending to submit bids for capital grant projects for 2013-14 and 2014-15.

  • Added:  21 March 2012
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Fire and Rescue Service Operational Guidance - Aircraft Incidents

  This Fire and Rescue Service Operational Guidance provides guidance when responding to aircraft incidents.

  • Added:  5 January 2012
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance

• Generic Risk Assessment 2.4: Flooding and water safety

  Part of the Generic Risk Assessment series, focusing on the hazards, risks and controls that relate to Fire and Rescue Service staff when responding to incidents near, or in water.

  • Added:  6 December 2011
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Generic Risk Assessment 2.6: Rescue of trapped persons

  Part of the Generic Risk Assessment series, focusing on the hazards, risks and controls that relate to Fire and Rescue Service staff when responding to incidents where persons are trapped and require release.

  • Added:  6 December 2011
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Generic Risk Assessment 3.7: Fighting fires in refuse

  Part of the Generic Risk Assessment series, focusing on the hazards, risks and controls that relate to Fire and Rescue Service staff when responding to fighting fires in refuse.

  • Added:  31 August 2011
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Research

• Generic Risk Assessment 3.3: Fighting fire in domestic chimneys

  Part of the Generic Risk Assessment series, focusing on the hazards, risks and controls that relate to Fire and Rescue Service staff when responding to fighting fires in domestic chimneys.

  • Added:  31 August 2011
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Reports and summaries

• Generic Risk Assessment 3.5: Fighting fires in farms

  This assessment considers the hazard risks and control measures for operational incidents involving farms.

  • Added:  28 June 2011
  • Site: Fire and emergencies
  • Type(s): Manuals leaflets and booklets; Good practice and guidance