Fire Gateway is a web portal which has been developed to enable you to access, and interact with, an array of fire-related services online.
It has been funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government and developed with the involvement of English Fire and Rescue Services.
As well as providing easy online links to local Fire and Rescue Services, the Fire Gateway also has a wide range of fire-related advice and links to useful sites.
You can complete an online interactive questionnaire about fire safety in your home to help you plan how to reduce the risk of fire occurring. You can also conduct an online self assessment to discover if you have the attributes required to become a fire-fighter.
Further transactional functions will follow later in the year (2006), in line with the timetable for the implementation of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, 2005. Operators of commercial and public premises will then be able to go online to complete self assessments to help them address their legal obligations to provide a safe place of work.
You will also be able to use Fire Gateway to submit requests for services, such as home fire safety visits and support for dealing with young fire setters, direct to your local Fire and Rescue Service.
Care professionals and people with elderly relatives will be able to make applications on behalf of others, thereby assisting fire and rescue services in addressing the needs of those who are most at risk from fire.
Should you need more information, the site gives you access to government directories, as well as links to relevant third parties who can offer additional trusted advice and support.
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