The ANSFR European Project: Good
Practice in Fire Risk Assessment and Management
Project summary
The ANSFR Project was an innovative two-year
project that was delivered by Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (UK),
Frederikssund-Halsnæs Fire and Rescue
Department (Denmark), the
Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco – Nucleo Investigativo
Antincendi (Italy), the Emergency Services College
(Finland), Kanta-Häme Emergency
Services (Finland) and
South West Finland Emergency Services (Finland).
The project was delivered between
1st January 2009 and 31st December 2010 and
was co-financed by the European Union through the Civil Protection
Financial Instrument (grant number:
070401/2008/507848/SUB/A3).
Project aim and key themes
The aim of the project was to reduce the human
and financial cost of fires in Europe. This was achieved
through the development of new tools and techniques for European
Fire and Rescue Services.
Three key themes were of central
importance to the structure and delivery of the project
activities and outcomes. These
were:
Accidental fires risk –
"The threat, danger or possibility of a fire being started as a
result of an accident and/or as a result of negiligence and/or
as a result of lack of knowledge and awareness of common potential
causes of fire."
Environmental fire
risk – "The threat, danger or possibility of a fire
being started within a rural or rural-urban interface
environment as a result of accidental/deliberate human
activities or as a result of natural phenomena, such as lightning
strikes, volcanic eruptions etc."
Social fire risk – "The
threat, danger or possibility of a fire being started as a result
of arson and/or as a result of factors associated with, or
factors contributing to, the "high risk lifestyle" of an
individual or social group."
Project Workshops
During the project, each of the project partners hosted a three
day workshop. Each workshop addressed a different key theme of
the project and developed thematic specific material for the key
project outcomes. Please click the links below to access
further information about the four project workshops.
Project outcomes
The project team delivered all of the key
expected outcomes, including:
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The design and delivery of four regional
workshops.
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The creation of a website
and training tool presenting useful resources.
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The creation of a document of
recommendations for Fire and Rescue Services in Europe to
develop and implement good practice in fire risk assessment
and management.
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The delivery of the Fire Risk in Europe Conference 2010.
Final report of recommendations
One of the most important outcomes of the ANSFR Project was the
publication of the final report of recommendations. This
report was published in early 2011 and contained twenty
six recommendations for fire and rescue services and key
stakeholders in Europe. The recommendations
were collaboratively formulated by a team of more than thirty
individuals from the four project countries. Each detailed
recommendation was accompanied with a list of relevant good
practice that was identified during the project. Specific good
practice was cited in order to provide justification for the
recommendations and/or to provide evidence of the benefits of
implementing individual recommendations. Where possible, the
project team included references and links to website
pages for further information concerning specific examples of good
practice. The recommendations have been developed primarily as a
response to issues that currently exist within the four ANSFR
countries; however, the recommendations will be of significant
interest and relevance to all fire and rescue services in
Europe.
A full copy of the report of recommendations is available
for download in English,
Danish,
Italian
and Finnish.
The reports can be downloaded from the related documents library
below.
Further information
To find out more about the project, please
view the documents included on this page. If you would like further
information, please contact:
Dr. Robert Stacey
Project Officer
Fire Support Services
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service
Email: Robert.Stacey@northumberland.gov.uk
Please note that the European Commission
does not accept any responsibility for information published on
this webpage or for any use made of the information contained
therein.
