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- Fire and resilience
- Resilience and response to emergencies
- New Dimension
Fire and resilience
New Dimension: equipping the fire and rescue service
The New Dimension programme supplies equipment and procedures to enhance the capability of the fire and rescue service to respond to a range of incidents.
The programme was established following the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre. It provides the fire and rescue service with equipment, procedures and training to respond to a range of threats including:
- Terrorist CBRN threats
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear incidents
- Industrial and domestic accidents
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Chemical spills and collapsed buildings
- Natural disasters
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Floods and earthquakes
In this section
- Introduction to the New Dimension programme
- New Dimension roll out plan
- New Dimension mass decontamination programme
- New Dimension Mass Decontamination Photos
- Urban search and rescue
- Urban Search and Rescue Photos
- Command and control and national co-ordination
- Water rescue and safety, and high volume pumping
- Exercises and incidents that test resilience
- Buncefield Oil Depot fire - investigation
Related publications
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Protecting the Public: New Dimension programme - National Seminar Briefing
- Published: 12 September 2005
- Site: Fire and resilience
