Technical Rescue Skills

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Dear Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service,

Freedom of Information Request - Technical rescue skills within
your FRS.
I would like to make a freedom of information request to you
regarding the technical rescue skills and services that your FRS
provides. I would be very grateful if you will provide responses to
the following questions;
1. Please list the range of technical rescue services that your FRS
provides(ie line rescue, water rescue, USAR, Animal rescue etc).
2. Please state what stations carry out which technical rescue
services.
3. Please advise if your firefighters/staff directly provide these
services or whether or not an external organisation is contracted
in.
4. Please advise whether your staff who carry out these services
are whole time or retained duty systems.
5. Please state the duration of initial training courses for each
skill set as well as the continuity training commitment.
6. Please state whether firefighters/staff who undertake these
technical rescue skills are also required to undertake full
operational firefighting duties.
7. Please state whether firefighters/staff who undertake these
technical rescue skills are also required to undertake normal CFS
duties.
8. Please state the terms and conditions of employment for
firefighters/staff who undertake these technical rescue skills ie
secondary contracts.
9. Please explain what additional payments (skills payments if any)
exist for firefighters/staff who undertake these technical rescue
skills.
10. Please explain if your FRS operates skills payments for any
additional roles undertaken by firefighters/staff ie LiFE trainers,
CBRN/Hazmat teams, aerial appliances, HV pumping etc.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to a reply at your
earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully,

Joe McMahon