Appendix B
Revalidation requirements
are outlined in the table below:
| Core Competence | Standard | Revalidation Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Breathing Apparatus | NOG BA Foundation | Every 2 years (broken down into 1 year) |
| Casualty Care | Currently First aid at work and IEC – soon to be FREC 3 | Every 3 years |
| Extrication | Currently not revalidated | Planned to be every 3 years |
| HAZMAT | Currently not revalidated | Planned to be every 3 years |
| Water Safety | DEFRA- Concept of operations NFCC Boat code | Every 3 years |
| Working at Height | SW@H Regulations | Every 3 years |
| Driving | NFCC Emergency Response Driver (inc. adopting section 19 of road safety act) | Every 5 years |
| Incident Command | NOG and NOS. | 1-2 Yearly |
| Working with children and young people in the fire and rescue service sector | Level 2 – Skills for Justice (6 x FFs and Community Engagement Workers) | None |
Specialist Roles / Competencies
Technical rescue specialist capability requirements are detailed in the Technical Rescue Crewing and Capability Policy- 2219 Appendix 4.1
The table below covers specialist training requirements:
| Specialist Competence Area | Standard | Revalidation Frequency |
|---|---|---|
|
ALP operators Mansfield and London Road stations approx. 32 persons) |
Initial in-house course In house CPD | N/A |
|
CSU operators (Edwinstowe and Mansfield Station approx. 56 persons) |
No national standard in this area. In-house CPD plan | N/A |
|
EPU operators (Stockhill station approx. 28 persons) |
No national standard in this area. In-house CPD plan | N/A |
|
Water/ Foam Carrier (Worksop On Call- approx. 12 persons) |
No national standard in this area. In-house CPD plan | N/A |
|
ELS Operative (Mansfield Station approx. 28 persons) |
ELS will remain an NFRS asset until April 2025. In-house CPD | N/A |
|
HVP Operatives (Ashfield, Newark, Blidworth, Tuxford, Collingham stations Approx 15 persons) |
In-house CPD | N/A 4 x Instructors are revalidated every 3 external course. |
|
Fire Investigation (2 x hydrocarbon dogs) (3 specialist FI roles) (Officers approx. 8 / 10 - April 25) |
Monthly CPD days | N/A |
|
NILO (Officers approx. 12) 6 (-6) – April 2025 data |
National training standard. 6 weekly CPD is required, with 80 hours required per year. | N/A |
|
HMEPA (Officers approx. 13) 10 (-3) – April 2025 data |
Monthly CPD day | N/A |
|
DIM (Officers approx. 2) 2 (no change) – April 2025 data |
National qualification and CPD requirement Quarterly CPD day | N/A |
|
Waste Fire Tac Ad (Officer 1) |
National qualification and CPD requirement | N/A |
|
CBRNe (Officer 1) |
National qualification and CPD requirement | N/A |
|
Flood Tac Ad (Officer 1) |
National qualification and CPD requirement | N/A |