Scottish Branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers

Technical Sprinkler Seminar Tuesday 21st February 2012, Stirling (CPD Event)

Jim Bennett — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:12:01 +0000

Venue: Barcelo Stirling Highland Hotel, Spittal Street, Stirling FK8 1DU

Cost: Complimentary

Organised by BAFSA, Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service and The Institution of Fire Engineers.

The Seminar will be followed by a site visit of the Fire Precautions and Water Mist Systems at Stirling Castle.

0930	Registration and Coffee		30Mins
1000	Welcome	Gordon Gilmour Vice President IFE (Scotland)	5Mins
1005	Introduction and Scene Setting	Kenny Taylor Chief Fire Officer Central Scotland FRS	10Mins
1015	Gorbals Multi Storey Fire	Kirsty Fotheringham Gorbals Housing Association	30Mins
1045	Sheffield Multi Storey Project and Report	Steve Seaber SFS Partnership	30Mins
1115	BS 9251 : 2005	Max Fowler Vipond Ltd	30Mins
1145	Experimental Performance of Water Mist	Eric Marchant Edinburgh Fire Consultants	30Mins
1215	Water Mist system Stirling Castle	Stewart Kidd BAFSA	30Mins
1245	Buffet Lunch		60Mins
1415	Tour of Fire Precautions and Water Mist System Stirling Castle	Stewart Kidd BAFSA	60Mins
1515	Event Closes

Seminar 1st March 2012, Edinburgh: Sustainable Fire Engineering is ‘The Future’. (CPD Event)

Jim Bennett — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:57:35 +0000

H G Tay (International President) and Jose Torereo
1st March 2012 1630 – 2000hrs

James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB), Edinburgh University, Mayfield Road
Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ
Tel: +44 (0) 131 651 7067

Does fire engineering consider sustainability when developing solutions?

Protection of the Health & Safety of all building users(users, visitors, contractors, emergency services)
Protection of property
Ease of repair following damage
Sustainability of the Human environment
Sustainability of the natural environment

Cost: Members £7, Non‐Members £10 and Students free

Pre ‐ registration required: please contact secretary@ife‐scotland.org.uk

POLICE & FIRE REFORM CONSULTATION

gordon.gilmour — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:01:07 +0000

The Scottish Goverment are to reform the Police and Fire Services in Scotland. A consultation period is taking place and members are asked to provide their comments by return to the secretary@ife-scotland.org.uk by Friday 28th October 2011.

Police & Fire Reform Consultation

SIFE AGM Minutes 2011

gordon.gilmour — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:55:35 +0000

AGM Minutes – August 2011

gordon.gilmour — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:58:58 +0000

The University of Edinburgh are hosting a one day symposium on 'The Science of Suppression' on Wed 9th November, in the auditorium at the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. The symposium will feature the 3rd Philip Thomas Lecture, presented by Ronald L. Alpert, one of the pioneers of suppression and detection science. Other speakers are confirmed from BRE (UK), FM Global (USA), CSTB (France), IFAB (Germany) and the University of Maryland (USA). Two further speakers will hopefully be announced shortly. Please see www.fireseat.org for further information and registration details. The symposium fee is only £100 and includes a printed proceedings. There is an optional buffet lunch at a nearby restaurant (venue TBC). The symposium will also give you an excellent excuse to visit the newly refurbished National Museum of Scotland (formerly the Royal Museum).

Linkedin Fire Engineering Group

Jim Bennett — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:22:22 +0000

Members may find the fire engineering discussions within this Group of interest.

Click here please

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Consultation

Jim Bennett — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:52:42 +0000

Our draft response to the the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service consultation document. is as per the attached letter – please click here.

Members are requested to review and send comments to secretary@ife-scotland.org.uk for the 29th of April.

Diary Dates

Jim Bennett — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:57:28 +0000

******Postponed until further notice 7 th June, 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm visit it to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland at EDINBURGH ZOO , Corstophine Road, Edinburgh EH12 6TS*******

July – Proposed Visit to Brahead Shopping Centre: Fire Safety Provisions

August: Construction Fire Safety

October: debate on Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Proposals

November: Scottish Fire Safety Legislation Discussion

MEETING PROGRAMME ‘ON HOLD’ – please contact Branch Secretary for further details.

Civil Contingencies Act

Jim Bennett — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:24:14 +0000

Please find information as below and as per this link - comments in general and specifically on Chapters 5 and 10 should be forwarded to our Secretary by the 28th February for the 14th March deadline.

Civil Contingencies Act Enhancement Programme: Phase 2 - Consultation on revised chapters of Emergency Preparedness

17 January 2011

As part of the Civil Contingencies Act Enhancement Programme (CCAEP), we have undertaken a number of projects aimed at better supporting responders to fulfil their duties under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA). At Phase 1 of the Programme, we revised Chapters 2 (Co-operation) and 3 (Information Sharing) of Emergency Preparedness, the statutory guidance that accompanies the CCA, as well as drafting a new chapter on The Fit with Other Legislation. Following consultation on those chapters last year, the final versions of those chapters will be published next month, alongside reports on the consultations and the Government responses to those consultations. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to those consultations.

We are now consulting on revisions to further chapters. These changes have emerged from projects taken forward as part of Phase 2 of the CCAEP. These chapters are:

Chapter 5 (Emergency Planning); [PDF]
Chapter 10 (Scotland); [PDF]
Chapter 11 (Wales); [PDF]
Chapter 12 (Northern Ireland); [PDF]
Chapter 14 (The Role of the Voluntary Sector); [PDF]
Chapter 15 (Sectors that Should be Involved in Emergency Planning formerly Sectors not covered by the Act) [PDF]; and
Further Reading (formerly Bibliography). [PDF

Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management

Jim Bennett — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:55:32 +0000

ABSTACT

Barry E. Flanagan, CDC/ATSDR
Edward W. Gregory, CDC/ATSDR
Elaine J. Hallisey, CDC/ATSDR
Janet L. Heitgerd, CDC/NCHHSTP
Brian Lewis, CDC/ATSDR

Social vulnerability refers to the socioeconomic and demographic factors that affect the resilience of communities. Studies have shown that in disaster events the socially vulnerable are more likely to be adversely affected, i.e. they are less likely to recover and more likely to die.

Effectively addressing social vulnerability decreases both human suffering and the economic loss related to providing social services and public assistance after a disaster. This paper describes the development of a social vulnerability index (SVI), from 15 census variables at the census tract level, for use in emergency management.

It also examines the potential value of the SVI by exploring the impact of Hurricane Katrina on local populations.

Please click here for the article: Social Vulnerability Management