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Emergency Preparedness
Handling large-scale incidents requires joint planning and training with other emergency services. We work closely with the Humber Local Resilience Forum and other agencies to share knowledge, reduce risks and improve response plans.
We hold regular joint training with emergency services, following the Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Protocol (JESIP), which ensures a coordinated response during major emergencies. Business continuity is also essential, and our plans consider risks such as power outages, fuel shortages, and staff availability to make sure we can maintain an emergency response during disruptions.
A key part of emergency preparedness is learning from past incidents, both our own and those from other services. We use national operational guidance to refine our procedures and keep our fire staff safe.
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What We Currently Do?
- Keeping People Safe: We train firefighters to handle high-risk scenarios, including fires in tall buildings, and floods.
- Risk and Information Management: We collect, analyse and share risk data to improve our operational response.
- Preplanning – we will maintain operational pre plans for key risks, buildings and locations across the Humber area.
- Equipment and Innovation: We invest in modern fire engines, tools and technology to enhance safety.
- Staff Development: We provide ongoing training to ensure our teams have the skills they need.
- Event Safety: We help plan and coordinate safety measures for public events.
What We Plan to Do?
- Strengthening Partnerships: We will work more closely with the Local Resilience Forum to improve information sharing.
- Business Continuity: We are updating plans to ensure resilience during disruptions.
- Enhanced Response: We will improve our ability to handle fires in complex locations and major road incidents.
- Refining Procedures: We will update operational policies based on best practices and lessons learned.
- Control Operator Training: We will invest in training for Control Room Operators to enhance decision-making in emergencies.
- Investing in Equipment: We will research and invest in new tools, vehicles, PPE, and technology to keep our communities and firefighters safe.
