2013 Proactive Fire Service Indaba

Day One: Fire Prevention 
Session 1: Setting the Scene for Fire Prevention 

• Overview of the Fire Problem 
• Fire Prevention Legislative Overview (NBSA and regulations, SABS 10400 part T and W, other SABS standards and bylaws)
• Current Organisational Approaches to Fire Prevention 

Session 2: Improving Fire Prevention 

• Improving Fire Prevention through New Administrative Paradigms 
• Improving Fire Prevention through Code Enforcement 
• Improving Fire Prevention through Engineering (rational designs)
• Improving Fire Prevention Through Use of Remote Sensing 

Day 2: Community Fire Risk Reduction 
Session 1: Setting the Scene for Community Fire Risk

• Overview of Community Risk Production 
• Burns and its Prevention: A Health Perspective
• Fynbos Fire BIOME
• Household Energy Safety Should be a National Priority 

Session 2: Improving Safety Using Public Information, Education and Relations 

• Public Information, Education and Relations Strategies
• The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Community Fire Risk Reduction Planning
• Fire Prevention and the Media
• Current organizational approaches to fire safety in Gauteng Provincial Government

Day 3: Fire Protection 
Session 1

• Improving Fire Prevention through Cause Determination 

Session 2: Improving Fire Protection

• M&E and Pro-active Fire Services Policy
• Strategy Application