Guidance

Generic risk assessment 3.4: fighting fires in open rural areas

Generic risk assessment about fighting fires in open rural areas to help fire and rescue authorities to draw up their own risk assessments.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
• Published: 28 June 2011
• Last updated: 31 March 2020 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 31 March 2020

This guidance will be held on the National Operational Guidance website.

Applies to England

Documents

Generic Risk Assessment 3.4: fighting fires in open rural areas

Ref: ISBN 9780117540439

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Generic risk assessment 3.4 examines the hazards, risks and controls that relate to fire and rescue service personnel, the personnel of other agencies and members of the public when fighting fires in open rural locations including grass, moor land crop and forest fires.

Published 28 June 2011

Last updated 31 March 2020 + show all updates

1. 31 March 2020

   Archived document.

2. 28 June 2011

   First published.