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18 Cards in this Set
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What is the LFBs principal aim? |
"to make London the safest global city" |
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What are the three strategic aims outlined in the London Safety Plan? |
Prevention and protection. Response and resilience. People and resources. |
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What is community safety to the LFB? |
Community safety is the LFBs work to educate individuals and communities about what they can do to protect themselves from fire. |
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List 6 ways in which the LFB implement community saftey education. |
HFSVs. Partnership work. Informing young people. Reducing deliberateky started fires. Advising on FS in the work place. Carrying out inspections (regulatory fire safety function). |
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As an organisation the LFB has two obligations to carry out community safety. What are they? |
Statutory. (legality) Moral. |
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Describe the LFBs statutory obligation. |
The Fire and Rescue Service Act 2004 states that a fire abd rescue authority must make provision for the purpose of promoting fire safety in its area. (section 6 (1)) |
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What is the Community Safety Departments primary role? |
Identify, educate abd target those at risk of fire in London. |
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What are the two sections of the CSD? |
Community safety policy. Projects team. |
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What youth engagement programs to the LFB run? List 5 |
Education team (school visits). Fire Cadets. Crossfire (hoax callers). Local intervention Fire Education (life). Juvenille firesetters intervention scheme. |
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What is a HFSV? Name 2 thing that's a fire fighter will do on those visits? |
A home fire safety visit is carried out by firefighters as a fire prevention tool. Fit smoke alarms. Form escape plan. |
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"You are 7 times more likely to die in a fire in the home if there Is no working smoke detectors". True or false? |
True, according to the home office. |
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What is a grouped risk visit? |
These happen in areas where the is a large number of fires. |
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What are secondary fires and name four types? |
Smaller fires that do not invoke casualties and don't require more than four pumping appliances. Rubbish. Open land. Derelict buildings. Derelict vehicles. |
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What is a Quick strike/ reassurance visit? |
This is conducted on the discretion of station management. These will target residents who live in the vicinity of a recent fire or incident. Door to door or full HFSVs will take place. |
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What are the LFBs policies on Safeguarding? |
Safeguarding vulnerable adults (736) Safeguarding children (305) |
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What is a safeguarding referral? And what are the time limits associated with it? |
A safe guarding referral is made when you suspect that an individual is being abused or at risk. All safeguarding referrals must be reported to the Officer of the day (ODD). Safeguarding concerns reported to Officer of the day with in 4 hours for an immediate risk and 24 hours for non immediate. |
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What is a Serious Outstanding risk? What are the two categories? |
A problem which cab not be resolved through HFSV but no immediate safeguarding referral is required. Outstanding fire risk. Welfare referral. |
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Where can you get help on referrals? List 4. |
Sub officer. Hot wire. An insight into diversity guide. Home Office website. |
