LGA Governance


Agenda item

Agenda item

Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation

Tina Waggott from the Defence, Fire and Rescue Project will present this item.

Minutes:

Cllr Hammond introduced the item and asked for any interests to be declared.

 

Cllr ???, Hampshire and Cllr Mark Healey each declared interests as Directors of Companies involved in bidding for work with the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation (DFRMO).

 

Cllr Hammond welcomed Tina Waggott, Defence Fire and Rescue Project Team Leader, to present on the work of the project to modernise DFRMO.

 

Tina Waggott outlined the initiative to modernise and make efficiencies for DFRMO and stressed that the work is in its very early stages. She welcomed the Commission’s views and was interested in the Knight Review and how views and lessons from that could also be taken on board for the project. 

 

Members discussed the following:

 

·         Members clarified the aims of the project and the remit of DFRMO as a fire and rescue service.

·         Members were keen to be involved in the project, especially as FRSs are working in parallel to make efficiency savings.

·         Tina Waggott was invited to collaborate with FRSs and work together on resilience and resourcing.

·         There is a need to look at the wider landscape of fire safety and rescue and pull together the knowledge and experience, for example from Defence, Civil Aviation and Nuclear. 

 

Cllr Hammond added that the project focusses on how the LGA, DCLG and the MoD can work together and learn from each other. The project is timely in view of the Knight Review. She recommended the Commission’s involvement as the representative body for FRSs. Cllr Hammond thanked Tina Waggott and highlighted the need to consider local authorities.

 

Tina Waggott said that she was happy to update the Commission as progress is made on the project.

 

Decision

 

Members noted the report and presentation.

 

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