Firefighters will now no longer go to all automatic alarms, with care homes among some exemptions.
BBC Scotland
Crews will not attend premises such as schools, offices and places of worship unless a fire is confirmed.Some organisations such as the Church of Scotland have expressed concern at people having to check for fire.Responding to alarm calls set off in buildings makes up a large proportion of call-outs for firefighters.
"What I would encourage duty holders to do is to put in place appropriate procedures and ensure staff are trained to investigate a fire alarm prior to calling the fire and rescue service. "Firefighters are the professionals in assessing fire risk. Firefighters don't respond to unwanted fire alarm signals, they respond to a fire alarm going off, and only leave knowing it was unwanted.
Mo D'souli is the health and safety and compliance manager for the general trustees at the Church of Scotland. "I do have some sympathies with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, I can understand the reasoning. I think it's going to take a little while for this to bed in."Kelly Forrest is a director at Forrest Training in Aberdeen which offers first-aid courses."It's something I wasn't aware of," she said.
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