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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: GaryHowe on September 15, 2008, 05:10:13 PM

Title: CFOA Policy for the Reduction of False Alarms and Unwanted Fire Signal
Post by: GaryHowe on September 15, 2008, 05:10:13 PM

Does anyone know which Fire and Rescue Service have adopted the CFOA Policy for the Reduction of False Alarms and Unwanted Fire Signals?

I asked Norfolk today and they said 'not yet'

Title: CFOA Policy for the Reduction of False Alarms and Unwanted Fire Signal
Post by: David Rooney on September 15, 2008, 05:24:28 PM

Far as I knew the policy hasn't been officially rubber stamped yet...... The NSI witdrew it from their website a couple of months ago.... not aware they've put it back yet......

Title: CFOA Policy for the Reduction of False Alarms and Unwanted Fire Signal
Post by: Tom Sutton on September 15, 2008, 07:41:04 PM

Have a look again David it may have returned. http://www.nsi.org.uk/news--information/articles-link/new-cfoa-policy.aspx

The Policy at http://www.cfoa.org.uk/docimages/4000.pdf

Title: CFOA Policy for the Reduction of False Alarms and Unwanted Fire Signal
Post by: jokar on September 15, 2008, 07:49:51 PM

The policy was launched in Liverpool recently and as stated above the policy is available on the CFOA website.

Title: CFOA Policy for the Reduction of False Alarms and Unwanted Fire Signal
Post by: Steven N on September 15, 2008, 08:37:14 PM

The problem I believe with the policy is that its a "one size fits all" policy, it will have an effect on brigades that have gone further with UWFS policies than the CFOA policy will go, IMHO.