Use a premises-based gazetteer
Control Measure Knowledge
A premises-based gazetteer is a database containing up-to-date address details for most premises and other information such as data relating to motorways, streets, towns, villages and other points of interest.
Premises-based gazetteers should be maintained effectively and kept up to date. This may be achieved by adopting a gazetteer that is maintained by a third party.
Access to a premises-based gazetteer may be provided to operational personnel via mobile data terminals.
A premises-based gazetteer can:
- Enable a wide range of valuable information, including address details and points of interest, to be held, which can be included in system-generated mobilising messages, such as:
- Site-Specific Risk Information (SSRI)
- Location Notices
- Plans for sites or buildings
- Action plans or special procedures for sites such as control of major accident hazards (COMAH) sites
- Road closures or restrictions
- Improve operational efficiency, increase mobilising accuracy and significantly contribute to strengthening the speed and accuracy of response
- Improve the accuracy of an emergency response by enabling precise address information to be relayed to personnel at the time of mobilising
- Help reduce communication errors between fire control personnel, operational personnel and other agencies
- Provide personnel with information on the hazards and risks they are likely to encounter at specific locations
- Improve intraoperability and interoperability by providing a common set of address information
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