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Overview of the Department
The Operations Policy Team responsibilities are:
- Determining safe and effective systems of work for operational use.
- Ensuring effective Incident Command.
- Determining appropriate safe and effective equipment for operational use.
- Securing an adequate supply of water for firefighting.
- Ensuring the availability of operational resources.
WYFRA has a clear policy stating its aims and objectives for Operational preparedness, and which is underpinned by Health and Safety management arrangements. This is evident in the IRMP and Corporate Plan that shapes operational policy and establishes clear links to a Health and Safety management system incorporating a strong audit and review process. This informs managers at all levels up to and including Authority Members. These management arrangements ensure operational policy is robust, current and reflects best practice.
To achieve these requirements the team produce, update, publish and distribute Operational information to all departments. At present there are documents covering every aspect of the operational elements of WYFRAs duties which ensures the health and safety of all.
A Strategic Risk Assessment is carried out on each document annually and from these a priority list is produced for amendment. Continual horizon scanning ensures procedures are current and relevant.
Operations Policy Objectives specifically for 2008-2011
- Review compliance with Operations national guidance by 31 March 2009
- Review Operations business continuity planning by 31 March 2009
- Develop Operations website by 31 March 2009
- Introduction of Incident Liaison Officer capability by 31 March 2009
- Review incident command and support facilities by 31 March 2009
- Manage transfer of New Dimension assets from Community and Local
Government by 31 March 2009 - Introduce mobile data capability by 31 March 2009
- Introduce combined aerial and Rescue Pumping Appliance by 31 March 2009
- Introduce Firelink/Airwave digital radio system by 31 March 2009
- Introduce new Integrated Communication Computer System by 31 March 2009
- Review Mobilising criteria by 31 March 2009
- Implement Regional Control Centre Data Convergence project by 31 March 2010
- Introduce premise based mobilising by 31 March 2010
- Provide enhanced flood response capability by 31 March 2010
- Introduce Wildfire provision by 31 March 2010
- Introduce new cutting equipment by 31 March 2010
- Review of specialist appliance fleet by 31 March 2010
- Prepare Mobilising and Communication Centre transition to Regional
Control Centre by 31 March 2010 - Review of provision of specialist operational/rescue skills by 31 March 2010
- Enhance New Dimension resilience awareness by 31 March 2010
- Review special risks Tactical Information Plans by 31 March 2010
- Review provision of operational risk information by 31 March 2010
- Introduce and manage Urban Search and Rescue strategic training
facilities by 31 March 2010 - Review and specify operations room requirement by 31 March 2010
- Review working routines and staffing systems by 31 March 2011
- Integrate Fire Service Emergency Cover software by 31 March 2011
- Introduce Automatic Vehicle Location and Dynamic Mobilising by
31 March 2011
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