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Fire and Rescue Service Circulars
2010

PDF Document 24/10 Asset Management Research and Survey
PDF Document 23/10 Appointment of the new Ministerial Team
PDF Document 22/10 Backward Look Annual Efficiency Statements (AESs) for 2009/10 and Forward Look AESs for 2010/11
PDF Document 21/10 FiReControl Implementation Funding
PDF Document 20/10 Capital Grant Funding
PDF Document 19/10 “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Career” Campaign Tools and Artwork
PDF Document 18/10 Putting the frontline first: Meeting the local government challenge. Publication of Task Force Report The Task Force report can be found at -
http://www.fireofficers.org.uk/downloads/Publications/Frontline_First_report.pdf
and a covering letter at -
http://www.fireofficers.org.uk/downloads/Publications/Frontline_First_Letter.pdf
PDF Document 17/10 Publication of Local Area Agreement research and Departmental Strategic Objectives Trajectories The report referred to can be found at -
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/fire/pdf/1521799.pdf
PDF Document 16/10 Update on the Transfer of Ownership of New Dimension Assets
PDF Document 15/10 Backward Look Annual Efficiency Statements (AESs) for 2009/10 and Forward Look AESs for 2010/11 Template in Excel format - http://www.communities.gov.uk/fire/publications/circulars-and-letters/
PDF Document 14/10 “Putting the frontline first: Smarter Government”: Review of the National Indicator Set
PDF Document 13/10 FRS Equality and Diversity Report 2010 and Equality and Diversity Awards 2010
PDF Document 12/10 Capital Grant Funding
PDF Document 11/10 Closure of the Fire Gateway web-site on 31 March 2010
PDF Document 10/10 2009/10 IRMP Annual Data Returns – Spring 2010
PDF Document 09/10 The EC Drivers' Hours and Tachograph Rules for Goods Vehicles (Regulation 561/2006) Analysis of Fire and Rescue Service Survey and Advice
PDF Document 08/10 Procurement in the Fire & Rescue Service: identifying opportunities for collaboration
PDF Document 07/10 Fire Safety Policy Team Update
PDF Document 06/10 Retained Duty System (On-Call) Firefighters: A National Recognition Scheme for Primary Employers
PDF Document 05/10 “Putting the frontline first: Smarter Government”: performance benchmarking data for the Fire and Rescue Service
PDF Document 04/10 Fire and Rescue Service Circular (England) 04/2010: Office of the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser Crown Premises Fire Safety
PDF Document 03/10 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights Jamuary / Fenruary 2010
PDF Document 02/10 Publication of FRS Efficiency Savings for SR 04 and CSR 07
PDF Document 01/10 Incident Recording System (IRS) 2010 Deadlines

2009

PDF Document 01/09 Tactical Guidance Document - Fire and Rescue Service Response to CBRN Events
PDF Document 02/09 Review of the IRMP Returns and Equality and Diversity in service deliverys
PDF Document 03/09 Publication of Research Report on
Co-responding

Download from CLG website - Research report
PDF Document 04/09 Mobilisation of USAR Canine Search Teams
PDF Document 05/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – December 2008 / January 2009
PDF Document 07/09 Publication of research reports – Computer modelling of basement fires
PDF Document 08/09 Review of the IRMP Returns and Equality and Diversity in Service Delivery
PDF Document 09/09 Publication of research report on response times
PDF Document 10/09 Fire & resilience programme highlights - February 2009
PDF Document 11/09 Financial arrangements for firefighter pensions top-up grant - claims & payments
PDF Document 12/09 FiReControl Implementation Funding Circular
PDF Document 13/09 Equality and Diversity Report 2009 - Circular and report
PDF Document 14/09 FiReControl Project Agreement (CLG-EADS) Sharing of Data by FRAs with EADS and CLG
PDF Document
15/09 Backward Look Annual Efficiency
Statements (AESs) for 2008/9 and
Forward Look AESs for 2009/10
(including guidance) and Template
PDF Document 16/09 Transfer of Ownership of New
Dimension Assets
(Including consultation report and Agreement)
PDF Document 17/09 Transfer of responsibility for producing Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code Lists
PDF Document 18/09 FRS Circular (England) 182009: Firefighter safety at operational incidents
PDF Document 19/09 Fire Safety Policy Update
PDF Document 20/09 New Dimension and
Decontamination of Body Bags
Grant
PDF Document 21/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – March 2009
PDF Document 22/09 Changes in the support arrangements for the Integrated Personal Development System
PDF Document 23/09 Operational Assessment Toolkit
PDF Document 24/09 Analysis of expenditure in the fire and rescue service
PDF Document 25/09 'Fire Kills' - National Fire Safety Advertising and Targeted Campaign 2009-10
PDF Document 26/09 Incident database return for 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2008
PDF Document 27/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – April 2009
PDF Document 28/09 Consultation on Freedoms and Flexibilities
PDF Document 29/09

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA)

PDF Document 30/09 Capital Grant Funding
PDF Document 31/09 Backward Look Annual Efficiency Statements (AESs) for 2008/9 and Forward Look AESs for 2009/10 – to be submitted by 20 July 2009
PDF Document 32/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – May 2009
PDF Document 33/09 FRS Fire Prevention Strategy for Working with Children and Young People
PDF Document 34/09 Formula Grant Review
PDF Document 35/09 FiReControl Implementation Funding & Cost Apportionment Mechanism Circular
PDF Document 36/09 Written Ministerial Statement on the future of national procurement for the FRS
PDF Document 37/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – June 2009
PDF Document 38/09 Timber Framed Buildings
PDF Document 39/09 Consultation on the transposition of the Framework Directive on Health and Safety of Workers into the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
PDF Document 40/09 Consultation on Fire & Resilience Programme In-Service Management
PDF Document 41/09 New Dimension Enhanced Command Support Capability Interim Operating Procedure
PDF Document 42/09 Consolidation of Council Tax Demand Notice Regulations including efficiency information: consultation
PDF Document 43/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights July 2009
PDF Document 44/09 Fire Kills Media Campaign Annual Report 2008-09 and report
PDF Document 45/09 Fire and Rescue Service Equality and Diversity Awards 2009
PDF Document 46/09 FRS National Procurement Strategy 2009 - 2012
PDF Document 47/09 FRS National Procurement Strategy 2009 - 2012
PDF Document 48/09 Secretary of State determination under article 36 of the Fire Safety Order
PDF Document 49/09 Coroners Rules 1984 - Rule 43
PDF Document 50/09 Guidance on Mult-Agency Interoperability
PDF Document 51/09 Launch of BREEAM rating system for the Construction of Fire and Rescue Buildings
PDF Document 52/09 Asset Management Workshop –24 September 2009
PDF Document 53/09 Revised IRMP Guidance Note 4: A Risk Based Approach to Managing a Fire Safety Inspection Programme
PDF Document 54/09 Firelink Managed Service Fees
PDF Document 55/09 Publication of research reports – Guide to risk assessment tools, techniques and data
PDF Document 56/09 Fire and Rescue Service Equality and Diversity Awards 2010
PDF Document 57/09 Operational Guidance Generic Risk Assessments
PDF Document 58/09 National Co-ordination and Advisory Framework
PDF Document 59/09 Transfer of Ownership of New Dimension Assets
PDF Document 60/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights - September 2009
PDF Document 61/09 Trading by fire and rescue authorities
PDF Document 62/09 Employment of Members of Police Forces by Fire and Rescue Authorities
PDF Document 63/09 Publication of Two Research Reports: -
Community Fire Safety Innovation Fund: Process Issues; and,
Risk Based Performance Measurement in the Fire and Rescue Services
PDF Document 64/09 Implementation of a Fire & Rescue Protective Security Strategy
PDF Document 65/09 Retained Duty System Employers’ Information Toolkit Leaflets HERE
PDF Document 66/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights - October 2009
PDF Document 67/09 ‘Ordinary People, Extraordinary Career’ National Campaign
PDF Document 68/09 Management Masterclass – Dates in December 2009
PDF Document 69/09 Formula Grant Review – Consultation Response
PDF Document 70/09 Fire and Rescue Service National Framework 2008-11
PDF Document 71/09 Business and Community Safety Forum – Review
PDF Document 72/09 Recharging Policy for New Dimension Maintenance Contract Costs
PDF Document 73/09 FiReControl: Agreement between LACCs/LFEPA and Communities and Local Government
PDF Document 74/09 In-Service Management Consultation and new Firebuy Board Appointments
PDF Document 75/09 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – November/December 2009
PDF Document 76/09 Business and Community Safety Forum – Extension of Chair’s appointment
PDF Document 77/09 National Firefighter Selection Process Technical Manuals, Validation and Review Reports
PDF Document 78/09 New Dimension and Decontamination of Body Bags Grant Funding
PDF Document 79/09 PDF Document Fire and Rescue Service Circular 79/2009:Fire and Rescue Service Equality and Diversity Report 2010 - questionnaire

2008

PDF Document 01/08 Firefighter pension schemes - data collection for actuarial assessment
PDF Document 02/08 Fire and Rescue Service Incident Recording System (IRS): National Roll-Out
PDF Document 03/08 New Local Performance Framework - Place Survey
PDF Document 04/08 Incident data collection for Neighbourhood Statistics
PDF Document 06/08 Corporate Manslaughter
PDF Document 07/08 Partnership Working Toolkit for Local Area Agreements
PDF Document 09/08 Best Value Performance Plans
PDF Document 10/08 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights
PDF Document 11/08 National Resilience Grant 2007/08
PDF Document 12/08 Convoy arrangements for emergency vehicles
PDF Document 13/08 Changes to Annual IRMP Returns
PDF Document 14/08 Investigatory Powers
PDF Document 15/08 Asset Management
PDF Document 16/08 Firefighter Pensions - grant top up forms
Annex A (xls spreadsheet)
Annex B (xls spreadsheet)
PDF Document 17/08 Fire Kills advertising campaign
PDF Document 18/08 Resilience Programme Highlights
PDF Document 19/08 Hazchem
PDF Document 20/08 Switch Loading
PDF Document 21/08 Responses to Centre of Excellence consultation
PDF Document 22/08 Responses to National Framework consultatuion
PDF Document 23/08 Fire and resilience programme highlights
PDF Document 24/08 Incident Command
PDF Document 25/08 Consultation on the Distribution of Fire Capital Grant
PDF Document 26/08 Backward Look Annual Efficiency Statements (AESs) for 2007/8 and Forward Look AESs for 2008/9
    Letter to local authorities: Restoration fund application and guidance
PDF Document 27/08 Summary of findings and recommendations from the Review of National Procurement Strategy for the Fire and Rescue Service 2005-08 and Firebuy Ltd and Annex 'Review of National Procurement Strategy for the FRS and FireBuy Ltd'
PDF Document 28/08 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – June 2008
PDF Document 28/08 Report on the Review of National Procurement Strategy for the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) and Firebuy Ltd
PDF Document 29/08 New Dimension Long Term Maintenance Contract Award
PDF Document 30/08 Attendance Management in the Fire and Rescue Service
PDF Document 31/08 Fire and Rescue Service equality and diversity - Strategy, 2008 awards and firefighters' survey
PDF Document 32/08 Publication of Statutory Guidance: Creating Strong, Safe and Prosperous Communities, and notification of a proposed Economic Assessment Statutory Duty on Local Authorities
PDF Document 33/08 Developing the case for setting age restrictions for sale of matches and lighters
PDF Document 34/08 Publication of research reports
PDF Document 35/08 PFI for the Fire and Rescue Service Round 6
PDF Document 36/08 Update on the New Dimension LTCM Project and Three-Year Funding Allocation
PDF Document 37/08 Operational Assessment of Service Delivery Update
PDF Document 38/08 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – July 2008
PDF Document 39/08 FiReControl Project and Water (Hydrants)
PDF Document 40/08 Financial arrangements for Firefighter Pensions; top-up Grant Payments
PDF Document 41/08 FiReControl Cost Apportionment
PDF Document 42/08 Evaluation of the Home Fire Risk Check and Fire Prevention Grant Programmes
PDF Document 43/08 Generic Risk Assessment 5.7 - Explosives
PDF Document 44/08 FRS Equality & diversity: Recruitment targets
PDF Document 45/08 Consultation on the National Procurement Strategy for the Fire and Rescue Service 2008 - 2011
PDF Document 45/08 Consultation on the National Procurement Strategy for the Fire and Rescue Service 2008 - 2011
PDF Document 46/08 Research report – Understanding people’s attitudes towards fire risk. Report available from -
Fire Risk attitudes report
PDF Document 47/08 Update on IRMP Steering Group action strategy
PDF Document 48/08 Community Infrastructure Levy
PDF Document 49/08 Financial arrangements for firefighter pensions – top-up grant estimate form
(Microsoft Excel document) Form FPF1 2008
PDF Document 50/08 Fire Kills Annual Report 2007-08
FRSC 50/2008 and the annual report
PDF Document 51/08 Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – August/September 2008
PDF Document 52/08 New Dimension Long Term Maintenance Contract Costs and Appendix
     
PDF Document 53/08 Fire and Rescue Manual - Volume 2, Fire Service Operations - Environmental Protection
PDF Document 54/08

Generic Risk Assessment 3.2 – High Rise Firefighting - Version 2

PDF Document 55/08

Fire and Rescue Service Equality and Diversity Recruitment Targets,
Appendix A
Apendix B
Spreadsheet: Working age population for FRA area

PDF Document 56/08

Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – October 2008

PDF Document 57/08

Guidance on the Recruitment and Employment of Firefighters and Control Room Staff with Diabetes

PDF Document 58/08

Withdrawn

PDF Document 59/08

Publication of a consultation paper on statutory guidance - Best Value and Procurement: Workforce Matters in Best Value Authority Contracting

PDF Document 60/08

‘Do you have paying guests?’ - information on complying with fire safety law

PDF Document 61/08

Fire & Rescue Service Equalty & Diversity Awards 2009

PDF Document 62/08

Safer Houses: Celebrating 20 Years of Fire Prevention in the Home
'Safer Houses' Booklet

PDF Document 63/08

Fire and Resilience Programme Highlights – November 2008

PDF Document 64/08

Secretary of State Determination under article 36 of the Fire Safety Order

PDF Document 65/08

Distribution of Fire Capital Grant

PDF Document 66/08

Chip and Fat Pan Fires in the Home – Policy Update

PDF Document 67/08

Aircraft ballistic recovery systems

PDF Document 68/08

USAR and other New
Dimension Grant Funding

PDF Document 69/08

Building Disaster Assessment Group - Research Findings