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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) aims to contribute to securing a safe society by reducing the incidence of death, injury and damage to property from fire and other emergencies.

Documents

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1. Performance and Accounting

Use the following link(s) to find documents: Performance and Accounting documents

Documents Available Include:

Annual Reports;
Corporate Plans;
BVPI Reports;
Public Opinion Surveys;
Audit and Inspection Letters;
Local Transparency;
Statement of Accounts;
Annual Governance Reports;
Performance Statistics (Unitary, Fire Station, Best Value);
Audit Commission Reports and Scorecards;
Best Value BVPP Summaries.


2. Manuals

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFRS Manual Index

Documents Available Include:

Asset Management Plans;
Authoring Documents;
Bekshire Major Incident Protocol;
Best Value;
Breathing Apparatus Manual;
Department Plans;
Driving Policy;
Employee Handbook;
Environmental Manual;
Equipment Manual;
Fire Safety Technical Orders (FSTO);
Fitness Manual;
Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms;
Grey Book Scheme of Conditions of Service;
Hazardous Substance Manual;
Health and Safety Bulletins;
Cadcorp Map Reader (IT);
FDR1 (IT);
Firewatch (IT);
ORIS (IT);
PB Views (IT);
Sage (IT);
IT and Communcations Policies;
Meeting Terms of Reference;
Memorandum of Understandings (MOU);
New Documents;
Officer Guidance Packs;
Officers Rota;
Operations Bulletins;
Operations Manual;
Protection Technical Guidance Notes;
Service Delivery Manual
Standard Delivery Manual;
Standard Test Manual;
Support Services Manual;
Learning and Development Manual;
Vehicle Manual;
Volunteer Manual
Watch Rota.


3. Minutes of Meetings

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFRS Minutes Index

Available Minutes Include:

Area Manager / Personnel Manager (AMPM) Minutes;
Arson Newsletter;
Arson Reduction Minutes;
Audit Committee;
Benevolent Fund;
Berkshire Emergency Services Coordinating Group;
Brigade Management Team;
Brigade Training Working Group;
Budget Sub-committee;
Children and Young Peoples Group;
Community Engagement;
Community Safety Forum;
Community Safety Panel;
Corporate Management Team;
Data Protection Steering Group;
Directors Strategy Group;
Environment Agency Newsletters;
Environmental Steering Group;
Equal Opportunities Working Party (Community and Equality Group);
Executive Committee;
Finance and Asset Management;
Fire Authority;
Fire Brigade and Fire Brigade Union Committee;
Fire Investigation Team;
Fire Liaison Group;
Fire Safety Management Team;
Fire Victim Support;
Firewatch;
Fitness Working Group;
Hazardous Materials;
Health, Safety and Welfare Committee;
Home Fire Safety Check;
Human Resources Directorate Management Team;
Information Systems Steering Group Minutes;
Information Systems Strategy;
Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) Working Party;
Integrated Risk Management Planning - Regional Control Centre Project;
IRMP;
Learning and Development Working Group;
Non-uniformed Personnel Joint Consultative Committee;
Management Committee;
Officers Joint Negotiating Committee;
Operational Risk Information System (ORIS);
Overview and Scrutiny Committee;
Pay Differentials Working Party;
Performance Review and Audit Panel;
Personnel Committee;
Property and Maintenance Resources Committee;
Regional Management Board;
REO, Operations, Purchasing and Engineering;
Retained Link Officers;
Retained Management;
Risk Management Group;
Routine Orders;
Routine Orders - Publication Dates;
Safeguarding Working Group;
Senior Management Team; Service;
Strategic Asset Management Committee;
Delivery Directorate Management Team;
Service Delivery Directorate Policy Group;
Service Delivery / Support Services;
Sports and Athletics;
Standards Committee;
Structure Review Working Party;
Support Services Directorate Policy Group;
Urgency Committee;
Vehicle systems and Communications Group;
Wokingham Fire Cover and Crewing Working Party.


4. Agendas of Meetings

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFRS Agendas Index

Available Agendas Include:

Audit and Performance Review Committee;
BMT (Brigade Management Team);
Brigade Training Working Group;
Budget Sub-Committee;
Community Engagement and Equality Group;
Community Safety Forum;
DPSG;
Environmental Steering Group;
Equal Opportunities Working Party (Community Engagement and Equality Group);
Executive Committee;
Fire Authority;
Fire Brigade and Fire Brigade Union Committee;
Fire Liaison Group;
Health, Safety and Welfare Committee;
Information Systems Steering Group;
Integrated Risk Management Planning Regional Control Centre Project;
IRMP Year 03 Officer Cover Review;
IRMP Working Party;
Learning and Development Working Group;
Management Committee;
Non-uniformed Personel Joint Consultative Committee;
Officers Joint Negotiating Committee;
Overview and Scrutiny Committee;
Pay Differentials Working Party;
Property and Property Resources Committee;
Risk Management Group;
Senior Management Team;
Standards Committee;
Strategic Asset Management Committee;
Support Services Direcotrate Policy Group.


5. Training, Development and Assessment

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFRS Training, Development and Assessment Index

Available documents Include:

Course Documents;
Fire Service Manuals;
Glossary;
Maintenance of Competence Modules (Learning Outcomes);
Maintenance of Competence Modules - Officers (Learning Outcomes);
NVQ/NOS Library;
simulations for Competence;
Training Packages (Multimedia e-learning)
Training, Development and Assessment Policies.


6. Library Circulars

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFRS Library Circulars Index

Available circulars Include:

Cabinet Office;
CFOA Guidance Document;
Fire Service Bulletins;
Fire and Rescue Service Circulars;
Firefighters Pension Scheme Circulars;
HSE Guidance;
National Framework;
National Joint Council (NJC);
Significant Safety Event.


7. Reports

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFRS Reports Index

Available reports Include:

After the Incident;
Audits;
Consultations;
Employee Surveys;
Environmental;
Equipment;
Exercise Reports;
Utilities (Stations, Training Centre and Headquarters);
Workplace Inspections.


8. Hospitality, Legislation and Freedom of Information

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFRS FOI Requests Index

Available Content Includes:

Hospitality Register;
Legislation Guidance;
Publication Scheme;
FOI Requests Received.


9. IRMP (Integrated Risk Management Plan)

Use the following link(s) to find documents: IRMP Information and Documentation

Available Documentation Includes:

IRMP Five Year Plan;
Action Plans;
Addendum; Appendices;
Consultation Reports;
Consultation Results;
Review of the IRMP 5 Year Plan Consultation;
Initial Impact Assessment;
IRMP;
Annual Plans;
Working Party Presentations;
Fire Authority Approval;
Station Briefings (IRMP);
Contracts;
AFA Prescribed Form.


10. Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA)

Use the following link(s) to find documents: RBFA Information and Documentation

Available Documentation Includes:

Human Resources Strategy;
LGPS Employer Discretions Strategy;
RBFA Member Handbook;
Meetings Calendar;
Forward Plan;
Committee Membership;


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