1. Susan Johnson CFOA Director Performance & Improvement
CFOA National Context
Susan Johnson
CFOA Director Performance & Improvement

2. CFOA perspective CFOA Sounding Board – Horizon Scanning Debate
2009 Autumn Conference: ‘50 days to Save the World’:
the growing impacts of climate change on the FRS sector,
Fit with the wider national and international context
December 09 Members Sounding Board:
“How do we ensure climate change becomes part of the Fire and Rescue Service’s future DNA?”
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE
KEY SPEAKERS
MEMBER DEBATE

3. Strategic messages Be bold and ambitious (civil protection agency)
Lobbying position with Government – part of the CFOA Green Paper
Leverage learning and experience from across the UK
Mainstream through CFOA workstreams
Build on the networks in the sector
Map out and share what we are already doing

4. Cross cutting themes identified:
Prevention
• Communication with the public (raising awareness and educating)
• Partnership working – e.g. through Local Resilience Forums, Locality Partnerships, Total Place.
• Changing public behaviour
Operations
• Response capacity
• Resilience
• Work of flood group
• IRMP / Risk
JUST EXAMPLES- DON’T DISCUSS JUST TO DEMONSTRATE SCALE AND BREADTH

5. Cross cutting themes identified:
Protection
• Define our added value in environmental protection
•RRO Risk assessments to include protection against extreme weather
• Considering the holistic protection of areas, especially Critical National Infrastructure
Research and Statistics
• How emergency response mitigates the CO2 emissions
• Quantify the CO2 emissions savings secured by fire prevention activities
Quantify the collective impact of UK FRS’s on CO2 emissions
• Access to European funds research funds for collaborative academic research across Europe.
JUST EXAMPLES- DON’T DISCUSS JUST TO DEMONSTRATE SCALE AND BREADTH

6. Cross cutting themes identified:
Human Resources
Training our response crews to deal with more extreme weather
• Health and Safety implications to personnel from climate change
• Leading the climate agenda through leadership development
• train to raise awareness of mitigation, adaptation and corporate responsibility
Performance and improvement
Quantify financial case, efficiencies and cost of non compliance
Procurement – influencing the supply chain
Performance assessment- readiness for KLOE 3.1
Sector led improvement – capturing notable practice
Communications
Leverage from our brand
JUST EXAMPLES- DON’T DISCUSS JUST TO DEMONSTRATE SCALE AND BREADTH

7. Key outcomes/ recommendations:
CFOA will act as the representative for UK FRS’s in discussions with Govt and EU :
to identify opportunities where FRS’s can positively contribute to the climate agenda
Help shape the future of the sector in the right direction
CFOA will inform stakeholders of the issues and how it intends to support FRSs
CFOA will consider the opportunities the impacts of climate change may have on UK FRS’s and
how this may lead to the development of the Fire and Rescue Sector within a wider national and European
civil protection framework.
publication will be produced aimed at internal and external stakeholders, spelling out the issues
(and what CFOA intends to do to support and guide FRS’s as they address them), as well as signposting
Association members and partners to the right information and key contacts.

8. Key outcomes/ recommendations:
Climate change & sustainability to be led from with Presidential team
P&I directorate will have stewardship of Climate change:
Act as a communications hub for notable practice, legal advice and useful contacts.
CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABILITY TO BE LED FROM WITH PRESIDENTIAL TEAM IN RECOGNITION OF ITS CROSS CUTTING NATURE, LIKE E&D AND H&S

9. Fire Expenditure Group
Performance & Improvement Directorate
Performance
Improvement
Governance
Assets
Resources
ICT *
National
Procurement
Board *
Fire Finance
Group
Finance
Shared Services &
Efficiencies
Fire Expenditure Group
Technical Support
Logistics
(TSL) *
Firebuy
Estates/PFI/ FM
Asset Mgt
Climate
Change
Transport Officers Group *
Firebuy

10. By the end of this seminar:
Better understanding of the AC’s expectations
Better understanding of the KLOE 3.1
Shared knowledge/ expertise/ experiences
And moving forward:
Be part of a virtual network of professionals
Participate in future events