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Welcome to the consultation for the review of the Emergency Response Driving (ERD) Fire Standard.
The ERD Fire Standard was one of the first Fire Standards to be published in February 2021. Since its publication, the Fire Standards Board have developed a total of nineteen Fire Standards. The review of this standard was completed by a group of practitioners which form the Driver Training Advisory Group (DTAG), supported by DTAG Chair, Kevin Dell, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and NFCC Lead for Emergency Response Driver Training, Chris Else, Deputy Chief, Essex Fire and Rescue Service.
The Fire Standards Board have committed to the regular review of published Fire Standards to ensure that they remain appropriate for the benefit of the sector.
This consultation seeks to gather views about the proposed amendments to the Fire Standard as well as the impact on those organisations who will be expected to align to it.
If you have any questions about this consultation, please contact the Fire Standards team. Many thanks for taking the time to respond, your feedback is appreciated.
REsponding to the Survey
This consultation is open to everyone, although we are particularly keen to hear from those working in fire and rescue services across the UK.
This consultation will close end of the day 18 July 2025.
How to participate in the consultation
You will be asked to provide your name, role, organisation and email address in case of any technical issues or if we need to contact you to clarify anything about your response.
It is not mandatory to respond to all of the questions in the survey; you are welcome to only complete those areas that you have an interest or expertise in.
When you are ready, please start the consultation survey.
Consultation pack
For the purposes of this consultation, you are provided with a consultation pack which contains the following:
- The Draft Emergency Response Driving Fire Standard
- A copy of the consultation questions (which allows you to prepare your response in advance before entering your answers online)
What happens after the consultation has closed?
All responses will be considered following the consultation. Should any responses result in significant revisions to the Fire Standard, a further consultation may be initiated.
If you have any questions about the consultation process, please email [email protected].
Considerations and Notes
Hyperlinks to places within this draft Fire Standard, or to other sections of guidance may not currently function; this will be addressed at point of publication.
We recognise that fire and rescue services must comply with a broader list of legislation to undertake their duties, which would be applicable to all standards. The legislation which applies to all Fire Standards can be found on the Fire Standards Board website. In the draft for consultation, legislation pertinent to this topic has been included, the consultation enables suggestions for any further consultation to be made.
Any illustrations are not currently in high definition, to allow for email limitations; this will be addressed at point of publication.