Central
Government
Communities and Local Government is
a central government department and is responsible for
developing legislation, national policy, advice and
support for fire authorities, amongst other things.
In particular, much has been done on the modernisation
of the Fire and Rescue Service under the Fire
and Rescue Service National Framework.
Useful Links to UK Fire
Service related sites
The
Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA)
The
Fire Services National Benevolent Fund
Local Government
We are a service of Gloucestershire
County Council, and committed to its vision of making
the County a better place to live, work and learn.
In order to achieve this, Gloucestershire County Council
has a Corporate
Strategy, which sets outs its vision for the organisation
as a whole over the next three years and highlights
how it intends to get there.
Local Government
The County Council has three core
principles. These are:
•Social inclusion
•Sustainability
•Fairness and Diversity
GFRS is an important service of
the County Council - therefore, our vision and mission
statement must be relevant to the larger aims of the
county council as a whole.
So what are those corporate aims?
•Support
those in need in our communities.
•Manage and enhance
the Gloucestershire environment
•Meet local transport needs effectively
•Support and encourage a thriving local economy
•Provide learning throughout life
•Promote safer communities
At first glance, you may think
GFRS only contributes to the last aim, but think again.
We support vulnerable people through our community safety
iniatives. Specifically: -
 The
Young
Sparky the Spider aims to educate children
from pre-school and Key Stage 1 about the danger of
fire in a fun way.
Learn Not to Burn
is a fully co-ordinated schools fire safety programme,
which aims to educate children to take personal responsibility
for the protection of themselves, their homes and the
property of others in the event of a fire.
The Firescape
Programme is aimed at young people in the last 2 years
of compulsory education, with challenging behaviour
and provides a learning experience outside the normal
school environment.
The Vulnerable
The Caring Together Scheme
is a partnership working scheme aimed to help:-
•Very young children
who maybe involved in a fire at home
•People suffering from
mental health problems and those with addictions to
drugs or alcohol.
To date there are over 650 carers
trained.
 Firesafe
is an initiative involving local fire crews visiting
homes to deliver advice on preventing and escaping from
fire and providing early warning through fitting smoke
alarms.
We help to maintain our environment
by preventing large-scale pollution from emergency incidents,
which may involve chemical, biological, radiological
or nuclear emergencies we now have the Incident Response
Unit. Further information can be found on these vehicles
at "Our Vehicles".
Furthermore, effective local transport
and a thriving local economy are goals that we contribute
to not only by raising public awareness on road safety
issues but also be reinstating essential transport links
as quickly as possible after incidents.
And although we are not teachers,
we contribute to the education of the people of Gloucestershire
through safety campaigns, Open Days, Schools visits
and advice giving. Not to mention the positive role
models we provide to an every-growing number of local
communities.
So maybe the question isn't how
we contribute to the County Council's vision but how
much more we can achieve.
Why not find out more about how we work by downloading GlosFire, the Magazine for Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service
Click
here to view a pdf of GlosFire, the Magazine for Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service
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