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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Fire and rescue service"”.
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Standardisation of Serious and Fatal Fire Learning Reviews in Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Targeted preventative action by Fire and Rescue Services is an essential part of any strategy to reduce fire casualties. Analysis of recorded fire data assists the identification of trends, which is a valuable tool for ensuring the most appropriate and effective action can be taken. Learning …
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Tradition Under Fire: Values, Role Regulation and Work Identity within the Fire and Rescue Service
The Fire and Rescue Service is characterised by a strong culture, reinforced by positive esteem. But the role of the Firefighter in society is changing by design, and as a reaction to changing demand and a need to diversify, beyond that of a traditional model.<br/><br/>This is a qualitative study, …
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The perception of the desirability of instituting peer Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing within a local Municipal Fire and Rescue Service
… the perceived desirability within a sample of fire fighters of introducing a peer Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing (CISO) support structure within the Fire and Rescue Services of Blaauwberg Municipality. The research took the form of a descriptive inquiry by means of a semi-structured …
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Developing a methodological geographic information system framework to augment identification of future risk of anomalous dwelling fires
… completed in partnership between Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Liverpool John Moores University. The aim of the research was to investigate ways to develop and implement a bespoke Geographic Information System framework that could be used to identify risk of future anomalous …
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Occupational related consequences for relatives of firefighters
Firefighters are exposed to a high prevalence of both occupational and traumatic stress, consequently protective factors, such as social support, become highly relevant to the well-being of this population. Accordingly the psychological health of firefighters is maintained, in part, by their family …
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The demands of vertical ladder ergometer climbing relating to the wind energy industry.
The current medical fitness standard guidelines issued by Renewable UK for wind turbine technicians were adopted from the UK Fire and Rescue service. However, on the face of it, the two industries have different demands. This thesis aimed to ascertain the day-to-day nature of the role of a wind …
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Experimental and numerical studies of whirling fires
… of this study stems from the need to understand the physical mechanisms of whirling fires that occur in an open space and within enclosures. Buoyant whirling flames may be potentially more destructive than ordinary fires due to greater burning rate, higher concentration of heat release in a …