Stand by on whole time stations

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Dear North Wales Fire and Rescue Service,

Can you please disclose the official policy and requirements as to when the retained crews should be called in to stand by on whole time stations?

Yours faithfully,

Mr Magee

Brian Mottershead,

Dear Sir,

 

I hereby acknowledge receipt of your request for information as detailed
below, which is being actioned under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. This is now receiving my attention and you will
receive a response within 20 working days. To confirm, your request was
received on 31^st July 2015 and you have supplied an email address for
response.

 

Yours faithfully,

Brian Mottershead
Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Am archwiliad diogelwch tân yn y cartref yn rhad ac am ddim, ffoniwch
0800 169 1234, e-bostiwch [1][email address] neu ymwelwch â
[2]www.gwastan-gogcymru.org.uk.

 

For a free home fire safety check, please call 0800 169 1234, e-mail
[3][email address] or visit
[4]www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk.

 

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Brian Mottershead,

Dear Sir,

 

Further to your recent request made under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act as detailed below, the response from North Wales Fire and
Rescue Service (NWFRS) is as follows:

 

The decision to call in Retained Duty System (RDS) crews for standby
duties on a Wholetime station is the responsibility of NWFRS Control staff
and is based upon the circumstances at the time, which can be affected by
such variables as other in-progress incidents, the specific location
within the North Wales region of the Wholetime station that requires a
standby presence and its associated risks, and the constantly-changing
availability of RDS personnel. Such decisions are based on dynamic and
ever-changing situations and, therefore, it is not possible to provide you
with a simplistic list of requirements for when an RDS crew would be
called-in to act as standby.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request a review by writing to:

 

The Freedom of Information Officer

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters

Ffordd Salesbury

St Asaph Business Park

St Asaph

Denbighshire

LL17 0JJ

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45

Website: [1]www.ico.gov.uk

 

There is no charge for making an appeal.

 

Yours faithfully,

Brian Mottershead
Swyddog Rhyddid Gwybodaeth/Freedom of Information Officer
Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Am archwiliad diogelwch tân yn y cartref yn rhad ac am ddim, ffoniwch
0800 169 1234, e-bostiwch [2][email address] neu ymwelwch â
[3]www.gwastan-gogcymru.org.uk.

 

For a free home fire safety check, please call 0800 169 1234, e-mail
[4][email address] or visit
[5]www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk.

 

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