Download or read book Fighting fires In buildings written by Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This assessment examines the hazards, risks and control measures relating to Fire and Rescue Service personnel, the personnel of other agencies and members of the public when Service personnel are fighting fires in buildings. It assesses the issues which may be present from the building structure itself, to the contents and the tasks undertaken by firefighting crews. Depending on the nature and scale of the incident a variety of significant hazards may be present. Therefore contents of other specific generic risk assessments may need to be considered. There are four key areas that have potential to cause harm during firefighting in buildings: construction and design, the contents and use of the building, the nature of the fire and operational tasks and working and environmental conditions. The risks to personnel will vary dependant upon the tasks being undertaken and the resources provided.