If you have attended a Fire Sense training session delivered by Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue service, please find the link below which takes you to our Fire Sense Information Pack. This pack is suitable for anyone who has already attended our 2-hour Fire Sense Training Session
If you have not attended, you can book on a future session here: Do you work with vulnerable people in their homes? – Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
The Prevention Team are proud to share that our Fire Sense programme has been formally approved as an Adopted Positive Practice by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC).
Fire Sense is a free training session delivered by our Community Safety Coordinators for anyone who works with vulnerable people in their homes. The training is designed to help identify those who may be at greater risk of fire, how to identify fire risks within the home and how to make a quality referral to Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) for a Home Fire Safety Visit (HFSV). This enables a multi-agency, person centred approach to ensuring those most vulnerable in our communities are kept safe.
This marks the first adopted positive practice recognition for BFRS through the NFCC Positive Practice Portal and is a fantastic achievement for everyone involved in the development and delivery of Fire Sense.
The programme was submitted following positive feedback from colleagues across the South East Region Prevention Group after the sharing of Fire Sense evaluation findings and the strong outcomes being achieved through the work. The results generated significant interest from regional colleagues and members of NFCC prevention working groups, with the programme recognised as something that would add value at a national level.
This recognition reflects the hard work, professionalism, and commitment of everyone involved in Fire Sense. In particular, the dedication of Community Safety Coordinators Anna Ditta, Emily Hawkins and Jo Foot has played a significant role in the continued development, delivery, and success of the programme. Their ongoing work to deliver engaging, person centred sessions, continuously review feedback and drive improvements has helped shape Fire Sense into a programme now recognised nationally as positive practice.