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10 Cards in this Set
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What community safety is? |
Helping people to stay safe from fire and other emergencies, in the home, at work and across the communities in London |
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The reasons why we carry out community safety |
To educate individuals and communities about what they can do to protect themselves from firesthe overb |
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The overview of the Community Safety Directorate |
The place on Hitlist to search for help in regards to Community Safety Initiates |
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Interventions the LFB use to engage with children and young people |
• fire cadets • the education team • local intervention fire education (LIFE) • crossfire • juvenile firesetters intervention scheme (JFIS) |
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What is a Home Safety Visit? |
Engage with residents and educate them on hazards and risks which they may encounter at home by offering advice, creating escape plans and fitting smoke alarms |
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What is Grouped Risk Visiting? |
A visit to targeted areas based history of previous fires, potential deliberate fires, incidents and other factors |
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What is Quick Strike or Reassurance Visit |
After a recent incident has occurred, several reactive activities would be carried out like; • door to door reassurance visits • home fire safety visits • handout of leaflets |
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What is Safeguarding referral and how to make a referral? |
Raising concerns by a member of the LFB staff where there is concern there is abuse or risk of abuse to an adult or child You make a referral by; • calling 999 • speaking with officer of the day (OOD) within 4 hours of an immediate risk and 24 hours for anything else |
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What is a Serious Outstanding Risk (SOR) and how to make a referral |
A situation which is not resolved through a Home Safety Fire Visit which is not considered an immediate safeguarding risk Two categories: • a HFSV and smoke alarm fitting is not sufficient to reduce the risk of an individual * Raise with Borough Commander *
• welfare referral (no heating, lighting, no food, vermin infestations, neglect of property, broken windows etc) * Raise with Watch Manager * |
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The 2 LFB Community Safety Obligations |
• Statutory • Moral |
