The Future of Regional Control Centres
What is the FiReControl project?
Currently there are 46 fire control rooms in England, based at local fire brigades. The FiReControl project is working to move from the existing system of control rooms into 9 new amalgamated Regional Control Centres.
Where did it come from?
There has been much review of the Fire and Rescue Service over recent years. Indeed, a wide-scale programme of reform and modernisation is taking place throughout the whole service.
In 1999, the government commissioned Mott MacDonald to carry out a review of fire control rooms, resulting in a report which was published in April 2000. Following this, in December 2002, Sir George Bain carried out a further independent review of the fire service, entitled 'The Future of the Fire Service: Reducing Risk, Saving Lives'.
Much work was carried out in 2003 - the government published their White Paper 'Our Fire and Rescue Service' and Mott MacDonald updated their report 'The Future of Fire and Rescue Service Control Rooms in England and Wales'. The outcome has been the recommendation that the Fire and Rescue Service move to a network of Regional Control Centres.
For a more indepth Project Overview and useful documents about this Project, please visit the FiReControl Project website:
 https://www.firecontrol.communities.gov.uk
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Further information
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The West Midlands Regional Management Board consists of the five regional Fire Services: Hereford & Worcestershire, Shropshire, Stafforshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands.
Article about the region's Fire Control Centre:
www.wmrmb.co.uk
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For more useful documents, follow the 'Library' link on the FiReControl Project website:
https://www.firecontrol.communities.gov.uk |
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