1. Fire and Rescue Service National Co-ordination Centre
Presentation aims
Use this forum to inform and explain the role of FRSNCC and hopefully provide some clarification in areas that seem to have been causing confusion.
And right at the start lets explain FRSNCC – FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION CENTRE – an interim facility, at the moment.

2. Concept of FRSNCC
6 capabilities – 3 operational (resources) and 3 support
C & C is the capability that has the responsibility for the national co-ordination of ND resources – and that is the capability that the FRSNCC falls within – with a remit to assist in facilitating an integrated & cohesive response to catastrophic event.

3. Why WYFRA?
 What was required was a single control room in a low risk area, with a resilient infrastructure and sufficient operational capacity to assume the role of routine resource management.
Service Level Agreement
February extended to allow discussions to next phase
 England & Wales (Scotland establishing own capability)
 Basic management of ND resources - only IRU's' initially
This slowly increased with introduction of other ND resources
 Monitor & track only - not mobilise or co-ordinate at incidents
 Some basic reporting – H & S and Incidents
 Basic guidance to FRS issued by ODPM in April 2004
 That's how it started…….
 …….but the SLA did not go far enough or cover the work that WY were then becoming involved with……..so Phase 2 was introduced.

4. Present – Memorandum Of Understanding
Oct to 31 March agreement between FSS & WYFRA
 England only – but we do fully monitor Wales resources - Scotland monitor their own ND resources via Strathclyde control; we keep NI resources on system
 Monitor & track ND resources – availability – as SLA
 In addition assists in the Mobilising of New Dimension and associated conventional resources to Level 4 (National/Cross Regional)
 We now have a larger and more diverse range of vehicles to monitor
 Just dwelling on the issue of mobilising - FRSNCC can obviously only request (very nicely) resources from another FRS to be mobilised – no authority to mobilise only assist.

8. Fire Service Circular 30/2006 issued 2 June 2006
Includes;
Initial reporting – on receipt and possibly before going on run
Availability reporting – changes in status – location & availability
H & S reporting – accidents/near misses associated with ND kit
Routine incident reporting –ND kit used at a normal incident
Major incident reporting – Level 4 and above
It tells FRS’s how and when to contact FRSNCC  
However, it now incorporates ND USAR mobilising that was formerly conducted by LFB
Not UKFRSSART but ND USAR
..and not Search and Rescue dogs but WY will deal with LFB to mobilise dogs on behalf of requesting FRS.

9. 24/7 availability
2 full time and 50 "retained" staff (mix of…)
Explain 9 – 5 Monday – Friday
Manager/Training officer & DBA
Training sessions 2x week following initial training
Full support by Capability Managers in training
Out of hours run by WY control staff - Buncefield
+ 1st hour of any incident
Aim to be set up within 1 hour
Accommodated in WY control building –centre – security & resilience

10. Most ND resources now on the run – some Prime Movers still to be deployed – hopefully all out by 31 March 2008
Canine Support – to come
Enhanced Command Support (ECS) Vehicle – 1st of 9 at the college for training before deployment
Some USAR modules still to be deployed

11. Activity (transactions ) between FRS’s and FRSNCC from Jan 2004 until end 2007
Continuous increase in activity as resources rolled out – possibly more or less levelled out in terms of day 2 day stuff.

12. Involvement to date
Carlisle 2004/05 - Natural disaster - mobilised HVP's
7/ Terrorist attack – asked to set up but not required

13. Buncefield 2005 - Fire - mobilised and tracked HVP's
Note: first 2 SLA only; Buncefield – MOU signed but no staff – mostly conducted by WY Control Room staff – a steep learning curve!
Milton Keynes Scaffold collapse - assisted LFB – mid week mostly run by DBA.

14. Heathrow 2006
Heathrow 2006 – terrorist threat – on standby but not required
Cumbria rail crash – deployed USAR
Cumbria 2007

15. Yorkshire & Humberside 2007
Floods of June and July 2007
Is this what FRSNCC is becoming known for?
Gloucestershire 2007

16. FRS Silver Incident Commander
Strategic Holding Area
Level 4
Assisting
FRS
Assisting Resources +
EISG
NCC
Bronze Sector *
Functions
FRS
Gold
Tactical
FRS Silver Incident Commander +
Silver Command Support
ECS
Assisting Resources
Authority process – funding issues
Lines of communication

17. Development
MOU reviewed for 2007 – 2008 (2 year)  
Monitoring & tracking additional ND resources as they become available
 But not just Vehicles – possibly people will need to be tracked
 NSAT and Capability Advisors - then FRSNCC will need to monitor, track and mobilise those people.
Other bodies – Flood Support Team
Looking to take on the mobilisation of Canine Support from London
As previously mentioned – developing relationships with NI and Scotland and continuing to build on existing relationship with Wales – MOU ready to be signed.
 Links with other agencies- Police and Ambulance very interested in what we are doing and could prove vital in the information flow at serious incidents.

18. Working with Firelink - FRSNCC must be able to communicate with all resources in the UK (ND and associated conventional)
And of course –the ultimate destination of the National Co-Ordination Centre – migration to a Regional Control Centre within the FiReControl Project
CFOA position – 1 NCC in 1 RCC (Y & H) and 2 backups

19. Questions?