1. Operational Doctrine – A Chief Fire Officer’s Perspective.
GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Operational Doctrine – A Chief Fire Officer’s Perspective.
CFO B. Dixon
June 2008

2. Operational Doctrine Reflect on our current system.
What influences my perspective
Consider the environment in which we now work.
How we might take it forward and commit to delivering.

3. Current System National guidance Risk assessment Existing guidance
Generic risk assessment
Local risk assessment
Dynamic risk assessment
Existing guidance
Are we all joined up and responsive enough?

4. What Influences my perspective?
Past personal experiences
Health and Safety
Integrated Risk Management Planning
Our Working environment
Expectations of stakeholders
Fireguard Project
Goes beyond production of Doctrine

5. Past Experiences Simon’s Lodge incident 1999 Coroner’s Inquest 2000
Judicial Review
Discipline investigation
HSE Prosecution
Pace Interview
Crown Court case

6. Health and Safety Health and Safety obligations HSE views on the FRS
Risk awareness or risk aversion
Service first – staff foremost
Understanding human factors in controlling risk

7. IRMP IRMP’s set local priorities.
Working together in a multi-agency response.
National/Regional response required where interoperability is paramount
Working together in a coherent way utilising regional, or national resources to resolve the incident.
More than the combination of local response resources.

8. Working Environment New emerging risks and threats Improvement agenda
Reducing operational incidents
New Dimensions
Changing face of the FRS
CFO’s views
Performance assessment framework
Financial outlook

9. Expectations of Stakeholders and our relationship
CLG
CFRAU
Rep Bodies
HSE
LGA
Workforce
Public
CFOA

10. Project Fireguard Collaborative approach by 33 FRSs
Funded collectively
Network of 33 Liaison Officers
Project Board - 9 Regional representatives
Project managed – Delivered on time.
Use structure to move forward on Doctrine

11. More Than Just Doctrine
Operational Intelligence, learning outcomes
Significant Safety Events
CFOA Circulars
High Rise, Drug factories, Buncefield, A1M
Atherstone USAR debrief, Marley Farm.
Rule 43 – Humberside, Cleveland, Harrow Court

12. More than Doctrine

13. Elements of Operational Doctrine
Health and Safety Management (HSG 65)
The ‘Safe Person Concept’
IPDS
A clear risk assessment (and management) hierarchy.

14. Partnerships and an Integrated approach
Minister/Government:
- determine the role of the FRS
- consider strategic risks to society and the nation
- produce operational doctrine as an overarching strategy
Fire Authorities – Consulting national guidance and ensuring Health and Safety of Staff.
Staff Representatives – Consulted and assist

15. The Role of CFOA Provide resources to produce Ops Guidance.
Provide a quality assurance role.
Assist with promotion of guidance, mechanisms for research and the development of good practice.
Monitor and review.
Ensure work is managed in an accountable way.

16. A Prioritised Approach (Example of Good Practice)
H&S strategy (HSG65).
Prioritised list based on a quantitive analysis.
Organisational consultation provided a qualitive analysis.
Amalgamation / mediation of the two lists produced an auditable priority list.
GMFRS prioritisation process provided ‘snapshot’ of Brigade.
Regular review ensures process is working

17. Future Requirements
Determine clear distinction between national/local functions
Take responsibility for ops doctrine
Clarity and transparency over roles.
Consultation / priority exercise on a larger scale to the model operated in GMFRS.
Allocation of research to individual Brigades
Standard format for the presentation of guidance to be adopted.

18. The Way Forward Continue dialogue with CFRAU
CFOA establishes project framework-
Project structure
Gap analysis
Priority list
Format for Doctrine
Timetable

19. Operational Doctrine – A Chief Fire Officer’s Perspective.
GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Operational Doctrine – A Chief Fire Officer’s Perspective.
CFO B. Dixon
June 2008