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The Independent Review of the Fire Service, sometimes referred to as the Bain Report or IRFS was a wide-ranging report carried out by Professor Sir George Bain, in 2002, at the request of the government, into the how
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were operated and managed; and about the working conditions of firefighters in the UK. When the report was completed, its full title was The Future of the Fire Service: reducing risk, saving lives - The Independent Review of the Fire Service , although it is generally known by the shortened name (including the online version). On publication, its authors said the report: ''"sets out our recommendations for how the service should change in the future to meet the demands of the twenty-first century."'' The report prompted a prolonged period of
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in the UK by firefighters, the first national strike since 1977. The Bain report made several recommendations, that led to wide ranging changes in the approach to fire and rescue authorities (FRS) in the UK. It was controversial because of its extensive scope, and in 2006, many changes to UK FRS continue as a direct result of it.


Report authors

The review consisted of three members, chaired by Bain. Their credentials are described below, when the report was published in 2002. The IRFS took three months to complete, the first firefighter strikes were in November, just before the IRFS was published. * Professor Sir George Bain, President and Vice-Chancellor,
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* Professor Sir Michael Lyons, Director, INLOGOV and Professor of Public Policy,
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. In 2007 he was appointed as chair of the
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* Sir Anthony Young, Trade Union Liaison Officer, Ethical Trading Initiative; and lately
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Scope of the IRFS

* The role of the fire service today * The future role of the fire service * Risk and community fire safety * Role of central and local government * Implementation and management policy * Pay, pensions, conditions of service * Retained firefighters * Implementing reform


Implications of the IRFS

The IRFS had the effect of changing firefighters pay and conditions, and created a massive structural change to the fire service in the UK. It prompted a
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that led to a change in the primary legislation for the operation of FRS.Fire & Rescue Services Act 2004, Pub: The Stationery Office, Crown copyright
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See also

* Fire service in the United Kingdom * UK Firefighter dispute 2002/2003 * Operation Fresco *
Fire Brigades Union The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom for wholetime firefighters (including officers up to chief fire officer / firemaster), retained firefighters and emergency control room staff. History The first recorded ins ...
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Chief Fire Officers Association The Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) is the professional body representing senior fire officers in the United Kingdom. The organisation used to be known as the Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Association, it was formed in 1974 follo ...
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Fire Service College The Fire Service College is responsible for providing leadership, management and advanced operational training courses for senior fire officers from the United Kingdom and foreign fire authorities. It is located at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucester ...


References

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External links


Independent Review of the Fire Service, at FRSOnlineIndependent Review of the Fire Service (cave: as of July 2007, this domain is owned by a domain grabber)Bain Report Review on Local Government Association"Agenda to deliver a modern Fire Service" at cheshirefireDepartment for Communities and Local Govt: Fire
Fire and rescue in the United Kingdom