1. Fire and Rescue Service: Roles and capabilities.
Title slide.
Station Manager: Robert Birtles, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.

2. Introduction Station Manager Robert Birtles
Joined GMFRS in January 1997
15 years operational experience
18 months as a fire safety enforcement officer
Fire engineering department since 2013
Specialist qualifications: fire engineering, risk assessment,
modelling, sprinklers and smoke control, H&S.

3. Aims: Brief overview of the Fire Service Partnership collaboration
Future strategies
Opportunity for questions

4. GMFRS Established 1974, combined 10 boroughs
41 fire stations & support locations
500 square miles; 2.5+ million population
Part of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
“Preventing, Protecting, Responding”

5. Incident Types Fires Road Traffic Collisions Water incidents
Chemical & hazardous materials incidents
Technical rescues
Fire alarm actuations
Supporting other agencies (Police, Ambulance, Building Control)

6. Resources 1000 operational personnel, over 4 watches.
60 fire engines (water, rescue ladder)
5 aerial appliances
Foam units
Hose-laying vehicles
Command units

7. Specialist capabilities
Environmental Protection Unit & HazMats Unit
Off-road vehicles
Marauding Terrorist Firearms Attack response
In-shore rescue boats

8. Specialist capabilities
iv. Drone capability
v. High Volume Pumps
vi. Mass Decontamination Set-up
vii. Urban & International Search & Rescue

9. Prevention
Free Safe and Well visits - Person centred home visits providing advice and support to reduce the risk of fire in the home.
Key risk factors including -
Mental health
Smoking cessation
Drugs and alcohol
Falls and frailty
Diet and lifestyle
Home security
Targeted fire safety campaign messages.
Firesmart
DriveSafe
Safe4Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter
Survival academy

10. Safeguarding Identification and reporting of vulnerable persons -
Neglect/ abuse (children and adults)
FGM
Human trafficking/ modern day slavery
Grooming/ county Lines
Domestic violence
Radicalisation
Working together with local authorities, health and social care providers, mental health services, GMP, (Op Challenger, Prevent etc) housing associations, and a range of other support agencies, charities and voluntary organisations to identify and resolve issues and reduce fire and other risks for the most vulnerable in society.

11. Safety Centre, Bury i. Training Centre,
supporting the city centre location.
ii. Education Centre,
aimed at young persons.
Reducing crime, improving safety.

12. Protection Inspection, audit and enforcement activity
Cooperation with partner agencies: local authority, trading standards, housing, Police, immigration
Building Regulations consultations
Ad-hoc campaigns & inspections

13. Fire Safety Audits i. Legal requirement for the FRS.
ii. Legislated in the fire safety order 2005.
iii. Places burden on the ‘responsible person’.
iv. Based on a fire risk assessment.
v. Checks physical provisions and mitigations.
vi. Also management systems and documentation.

14. Specialised Guidance Government guides PAS 79 LACORS guidance
Fire safety in purpose built blocks of flats
Specialised housing guide
BS 7974
CIBSE Guide E

15. Audit Outcomes. Broadley compliant. Notification of deficiencies.
Action plan.
Enforcement notice.
Legal action.
Prohibition or restrictions.

16. Partnership Working Between responsible person and risk assessor.
Implementation of PAS 7 agreement.
Liaison with operational fire and rescue personnel.
Discussion with fire safety enforcement staff.
Formalised Primary Authority Scheme partnership.

17. Contemporary workloads
Primary Authority Scheme programme
High-rise workload, post-Grenfell
Building regulations and associated guidance review

18. Future Strategies Extension of the Bury Safety Centre
Greater Manchester strategic review
National review of fire service’s capabilities and resources
Support for Dame Hackitt’s recommendations

19. Audience Notes 1. How the fire service can support your work.
2. Check the fire risk assessment against building regs guidance and for S&S.
3. Consider Primary Authority Scheme & PAS 7 agreements.
4. Keep in touch.

20. Summary “Preventing, Protecting, Responding”
Collaboration and partnership working.
Future strategies.
Audience notes.

21. THANK YOU Feedback Questions
Contact- Bob Birtles
Opportunity for questions & feedback.
Issue handouts if required.
Confirm contact details for the relevant Fire Protection link officers.
Give thanks for taking part.