The Council administers meetings of the
Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue
Authority. The Authority is responsible
for ensuring its Fire and Rescue Service has the people, equipment
and training needed to carry out its duties in relation to fire
prevention, fire safety, firefighting and rescue, road traffic collision extrication and rescue and
other emergency rescue activities e.g. responding to flooding or
terrorism.
The Authority is
known as a ‘Combined Fire Authority’ (CFA) as it
comprises 6 councillors from Nottingham City Council and 12
councillors from Nottinghamshire County Council.
The Authority makes decisions on key matters
such as strategy, policy and the budget. There are several sub-committees reporting to the
full Fire Authority:
·
Appointments Committee
·
Community Safety Committee
·
Finance and Resources Committee
·
Human Resources Committee
·
Personnel Committee
·
Policy and Strategy Committee.
Meetings are open to the public.
If you would like British Sign Language
interpretation at the meeting, please contact the Service at least
2 weeks in advance to book this, either by emailing
enquiries@nottsfire.gov.uk or by text on SMS: 0115 824 0400