Fire & Rescue Inspection
FRS unknown CoC Recommendations: Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of Concern recommendations tracked by HMICFRS for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (unknown)
5
Recommendations
0
Completed
National — applies to all forces
Recommendations (5)
| # | Recommendation | Directed at | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Cause of concern: Prevention activity isn’t a sufficiently high priority for the service. The service should implement a robust and consistent method of identifying risk and vulnerability. It should detail how it will prioritise home fire safety checks to those most at risk and make sure the checks are completed in a timely manner. Recommendation: Create a robust system to effectively and consistently define the levels of risk in the community | Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F2 | Cause of concern: Prevention activity isn’t a sufficiently high priority for the service. The service should implement a robust and consistent method of identifying risk and vulnerability. It should detail how it will prioritise home fire safety checks to those most at risk and make sure the checks are completed in a timely manner. Recommendation: Create and maintain clear timeframes relative to risk | Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F3 | Cause of concern: Prevention activity isn’t a sufficiently high priority for the service. The service should implement a robust and consistent method of identifying risk and vulnerability. It should detail how it will prioritise home fire safety checks to those most at risk and make sure the checks are completed in a timely manner. Recommendation: Develop and implements a prevention strategy that prioritises people most at risk of fire and that any work it carries out to reduce risk is proportionate | Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F4 | Cause of concern: Prevention activity isn’t a sufficiently high priority for the service. The service should implement a robust and consistent method of identifying risk and vulnerability. It should detail how it will prioritise home fire safety checks to those most at risk and make sure the checks are completed in a timely manner. Recommendation: Ensure prevention department has enough resources to carry out all its prevention activity and it reviews whether wholetime and on-call firefighters can offer more capacity to prevention | Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |
| F5 | Cause of concern: Prevention activity isn’t a sufficiently high priority for the service. The service should implement a robust and consistent method of identifying risk and vulnerability. It should detail how it will prioritise home fire safety checks to those most at risk and make sure the checks are completed in a timely manner. Recommendation: Provide training to staff and raises their awareness so they fully understand their role in prevention | Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service | Open |