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22128 - Water Rescue
FOI number: FOI22128
FAQ Category:
Incidents and Emergency Response
Ref: FOI/22128
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST
West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information requested on 10th November 2022
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request.
- Does the service have a water rescue policy?
Reply
Yes
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2. Does that policy include rescue operations in River Weirs?
Reply
Yes, this is captured within our policy framework of water rescue documents.
Request
3. How many river weirs are there in the brigade area?
Reply
This information is exempt under section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as we do not hold this information. However, you may be able to obtain t this information from the Environment Agency
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4. Does the fire service have a map of Weirs locations?
Reply
No
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5. How many Weir rescues have been attended in the last 5 years?
Reply
One in a weir incident 2021,
Please note this is not an incident that would get recorded in incident workbooks, therefore manual searches had been carried out using the word “Weir”
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6. How many fatalities have there been as a result of River Weirs?
Reply
None
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7. Have there been any fatalities of or injuries to FRS personnel during weir rescues?
Reply
None
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8. What training do FRS personnel receive for water rescue? Does that training cover weir rescue?
Reply
Variation of training from Module 1 – Module 6 which captures rescues from weirs.
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9. Do you have specific procedures for weir rescues?
Reply
All hydrology risks/hazards are captured within Module 2 & 3 water rescue training.
Please find below a link to National Operational Guidance
https://www.ukfrs.com/guidance/water-rescue
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10. Do you have specific equipment for weir rescues?
Reply
We have a range of equipment for water rescue-type incidents.
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