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Request detail:
With reference to the recommendations of the Grenfell Phase 1 Inquiry, specifically Chapter 33 Section 12 Evacuation (33.22) parts B and G, please can you advise what Shropshire FRS have implemented with regards to:
33.22 B - policies and training for the partial or full evacuation of a high-rise residential building.
33.22 G - That all FRS are equipped with smoke hoods (also what otherfrontline equipment has been introduced).
Response detail:
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please refer below for the information requested.
33.22 B - policies and training for the partial or full evacuation of a high-rise residential building.
I can confirm that Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) have implemented and exercised Fire Survival Guidance within service. We are investing significantly in new technologies to support the coordinated approach for dealing with a fire in building that results in moving from a stay put to a phased or full evacuation (Grenfell), based on ground truth and a coordinated approach based on sharing of vital information and intelligence. The Policy and Procedural Guidance for this are in the final stages and will be signed off once all areas have been adequately tested and assurances can be provided.
33.22 G - That all FRS are equipped with smoke hoods (also what other frontline equipment has been introduced).
All frontline appliances at SFRS carry smoke hoods to aid evacuation. Other equipment is currently being evaluated but has not been made operationally available as yet.
