Firefighter Safety And Data Collection

EDM number 2489 in 2007-08, proposed by Stewart Jackson on 12/11/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Fire services and Industrial health and safety.

That this House notes with profound gratitude the selfless commitment of firefighters to their role, often in very stressful and dangerous circumstances; further notes the increased number of firefighter deaths in recent years, as highlighted in the Fire Brigades' Union report, In the Line of Duty; further notes the lack of safety-critical operational guidance for fire authorities highlighted in that report, and the deficiency of data collection in regard to firefighter deaths and other serious incidents; and therefore calls for greater clarity and standardisation in the recording and investigation of firefighter fatalities and injuries and for more comprehensive safety guidance for fire authorities.

This motion has been signed by a total of 65 MPs.