HM Fire Service Inspectorate in Scotland: Chief Inspector's plan - 2021 to 2024

Other activity 2021-22

Preparedness of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service for the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26)

We will conduct an inspection into the SFRS by examining how the Service prepares for the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November 2021.

It is proposed that this Inspection shall consider:

• planning arrangements and assumptions, including those for a concurrent major incident, for meeting the extra demands placed on the SFRS by the conference whilst maintaining business as usual;
• the SFRS's own risk assessment for the conference and areas it has identified as requiring special focus;
• leadership and incident command capacity during the conference, both in terms of personnel and command locations;
• planning for legislative fire safety enforcement activities relevant to the influx of visitors expected, including to conference events outside of Glasgow; and
• training and exercising with key stakeholders in relation to risks around the hosting of the conference.