Fire Standards Board confirms standards agenda for 2022

Safeguarding
This consultation was completed late last year with the results and revised standard being presented to the Fire Standards Board in December. Quality assurance has now been completed and this standard is due for publication in January 2022.

Fire Investigation
Consultation for this standard was completed in December. Quality assurance is set to take place in January with expected publication by March 2022.

Emergency Preparedness and Resilience
This standard, which has seen a name change from Emergency Planning and Resilience following peer review feedback, is set to go out for consultation in January 2022.

Data
The Data Fire Standard has been drafted and is due to go out for consultation in Spring 2022, depending on feedback from the peer review.

Leadership (x3)
These standards are currently at the peer review stage, with consultation set to take place in the Spring.

All of these standards are in addition to the eight previously published, which are all accompanied by an Implementation Tool:

Emergency Response Driving, Operational Preparedness, Operational Competence, Operational Learning, Code of Ethics, Community Risk Management Planning, Protection and Prevention.

Remaining areas

Research into the remaining areas from the Activity Framework will be explored in the first part of 2022 to clarify a what’s envisaged as a third phase of Fire Standards development.

Remaining areas to explore include communication, engagement, consultation, 

health and well-being, resources (encompassing procurement, contract management, commercial activities, fleet management and estates and asset management), assurance and digital and technology.

The Board relies on the invaluable National Fire Chiefs Council networks to reach the subject matter expertise that helps develop the Fire Standards and peer review them. The Board values feedback from all Fire and Rescue Services and stakeholders during the early development stages, during peer review and also at the formal consultation stage.