Hazel Blears, secretary of state for communities and local government, will be giving the keynote closing address at the Fire & Rescue 2008 conference in Liverpool next month, which is running alongside the World Firefighter Games.
The conference runs as part of the Fire & Rescue 2008 exhibition from 27-29 August at the new Arena and Convention centre. It has drawn a host of leaders and opinion formers, including Sir Michael Pitt, author of the Pitt review, Bill Stewart, fire chief of the city of Toronto, Brigadier Richard Dennis, director of British Infantry and Ann Jones AM of the Welsh Assembly.
The main conference sessions will be supported by a programme of topical and practical workshops, covering new technology, skills and competency framework, industrial relations, national standards and interoperability, and post-fire business continuity.
“Our fire and rescue service continues to be dynamic and we should actively pay tribute to all our fire and rescue staff who work tirelessly to make our communities safer places to live and work,” commented Ms Blears. “I’m looking forward to visiting the Fire & Rescue 2008 Exhibition and Conference, where I hope to meet as many members of the fire service as possible.”
Live action displays will take place throughout the duration of the event, where visitors will witness real time demonstrations showing current techniques for firefighting scenarios, such as urban search and rescue, vehicle rescue and water rescue, hosted by Merseyside Fire & Rescue.
Fire & Rescue 2008 is run on behalf of the Chief Fire Officers Association, the Institution of Fire Engineers and the Fire Protection Association, and in partnership Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, hosts of the World Firefighters Games 2008.
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