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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Operational => Topic started by: Izan FSO on April 06, 2009, 09:13:09 PM

Title: Day Duty Staff - Operational Commitment
Post by: Izan FSO on April 06, 2009, 09:13:09 PM

Can anyone tell me if uniformed Day Duty Staff (such as fire safety inspecting officers) in their brigade also carry out some form of operational commitment.

If so what do they do and how does it fit in with their day job.

Many thanks

Title: Re: Day Duty Staff - Operational Commitment
Post by: xan on April 06, 2009, 09:26:33 PM

Quote from: Izan FSO on April 06, 2009, 09:13:09 PM

Can anyone tell me if uniformed Day Duty Staff (such as fire safety inspecting officers) in their brigade also carry out some form of operational commitment.

If so what do they do and how does it fit in with their day job.

Many thanks

some have to maintain ops competency,as they can be recalled if crewing low,others have wholetime retained contracts.

Title: Re: Day Duty Staff - Operational Commitment
Post by: Clevelandfire 3 on April 06, 2009, 11:38:36 PM

As far as Im aware nationwide in every brigade firefighters who have gone into support roles such as fire safety still have to maintain competency incase they are required to provide cover or move back ops following a sidewards / upwards promotion. Would you believe that two months before I retired I had to go on a BA refresher!!!

Title: Re: Day Duty Staff - Operational Commitment
Post by: Big A on April 21, 2009, 12:57:29 PM

When LFB changes its fire kit they aren't planning to issue any to uniformed inspecting officers.

Title: Re: Day Duty Staff - Operational Commitment
Post by: nearlythere on April 21, 2009, 02:05:11 PM

Northern Ireland day staff have a operational experience policy which requires them to spend sets of duty on a watch at intervals throughout the year.