Research and analysis

Sharing resources with the Fire and Rescue Service during air quality incidents

Explores how the Environment Agency and the Fire and Rescue Services can collaborate and coordinate their resource during air quality incidents.

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Sharing resources with the Fire and Rescue Service during major air quality incidents: summary

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Sharing resources with the Fire and Rescue Service during major air quality incidents: report

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Details

This project explored how the Environment Agency and the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) might collaborate and coordinate use of their resources to produce better air quality information during major incidents. Major incidents such as large fires or accidental chemical releases can lead to toxic material entering the atmosphere.

As a result, the Environment Agency and the FRS now have a clearer understanding of each other’s roles and capabilities, which will enable even closer collaboration in future.

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Published 3 May 2018

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