Developments statistics in The Netherlands EFA Roundtable 11 and 12 september 2008, Brussels Ricardo Weewer, DCFO / Strategic Advisor

Developments statistics in The Netherlands

EFA Roundtable 11 and 12 september 2008, Brussels

Ricardo Weewer, DCFO / Strategic Advisor


Present situation• Dutch Bureau of Statistics (CBS)

collects and publishes data• Fire Services fill in reports in

database (CBS)• Report Inspection Internal Affairs:

data are not reliable and insufficient• Fire Services realize and

acknowledge problem• Several local initiatives to develop

database system


Present Process

GMS

Emergency Communications Centre

CBS

-times (call, turn out, arrival, alarm)-Adresses-Type of building-Attending vehicles-Some other info

Fire house

Sub-offIn charge

Action onscene

Fire statistics

?-Cause-Casualties-Damage

?-Bad data-Prevention?-Quality suppression-Fire spread


Main problems• Times of arrival by hand (in vehicle)• Lack of information

– Fire causes, spread and effect of preventive measures– Damage– Casualties

• Lack of national initiatives • Implement a database system not enough• Requires organisation and data gathering from

partners


Amsterdam-Amstelland• Objective:

– Data to support community safety– Support Learning from incidents

• Joint venture: FS-AA + CEBES (Fireman)• Web based system

– Easy to use by inexperienced personnel– Automatical import of GMS data– Produces management information at several levels (include CBS journal)– Append written reports of officers in charges

• Problem remains: not all info is available– Set up of a Fire investigation team


Process

GMS

Emergency Communications Centre

CBS

-times (call, turn out, arrival, alarm)-Adresses-Type of building-Attending vehicles-Some other info

Fire house

(Sub)-offIn charge

Action onscene

Fire statistics

-Cause-Casualties-Damage-Prevention?-Quality suppression-Fire spread

Fireman

Fire investigation

Regionalreport Actions

HydrantsRoad blocks


National initiatives

• Pilot fire investigation teams– National database fire causes

• Suppression information database: – Only regional initiatives, no national initiative yet– Fire causes database may be extended

• Can take some years

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Questions?


Domestic sprinkler initiatives


Ricardo Weewer, DCFO / Strategic Advisor


Objective

• Vision– Domestic sprinklers are (in the long term) the

most suitable means of improving fire safety

• Strategic plan 2008-2012– Promote application of domestic sprinklers– Target: application of domestic sprinklers in at

least ONE newly built domestic building or bloc in 2012


Initiative

• Starting a network / expert group of actors to promote domestic sprinklers– Cooperation with Rene Hagen (NIFV) and Jan

Vreeburg (KIWA)

• Goals– Reassess and tune the image of D.S.– Explore and address possible counterforces– Extent the promotion campagne, gradual growth of

group


Starting - participators• Initiators: FS Amsterdam-Amstelland / Netherlands Institute for Safety Nibra

(NIFV) / Water research centre (KIWA)• Dutch fire prevention network• Water company (WATERNET)• European sprinkler association• Dutch association of sprinkler companies (UNETO)• Ministry of building and environment (VROM)• Federation of domestic building associations• Association of insurance compagnies• Association of plumbers• Municipal service of building and environment (DMB)• Fire burns association


Planning

• First personal meetings and introductions: until september

• First meeting: november 2008

• After that: expansion– Mayors / counsel members– ?– Mini conference


Unexpected opportunity…….• Initiative in Amsterdam:

– monumental block of appartments

• Start innovative pilot• Main challenge: make a policy

including – frequent check of availability in

appartment– Formulate and control

responsibilities of occupants– Reduction of other fire safety

requirements


Forever history ?

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Questions?


Documents

Developments statistics in The Netherlands EFA Roundtable 11 and 12 september 2008, Brussels Ricardo Weewer, DCFO / Strategic Advisor