Fire and rescue services cannot isolate these types of utility or fuel supplies. This can only be achieved by asking the appropriate utility or fuel supplier to isolate the supply. However, the request may take a considerable amount of time to achieve.
Isolate utility or fuel supply within the national grid
Control Measure Knowledge
The decision to isolate high-voltage electricity supplies, high-pressure gas mains, large trunk mains water supplies and fuel or other pipelines will need to be made in close consultation with the supplier. This will take into consideration the consequences of such actions to the community both downstream and upstream of the incident.