POLICY
Operational readiness
RD 3 POP
Operational Readiness policy
This policy describes the NZFS requirements for operational readiness standards, audits and
1982
self-assessments.
This policy must be read alongside the
Guidelines for Operational Policies and Procedures.
Act
Introduction
NZFS personnel wil ensure operational readiness is maintained by
following the requirements of this policy.
Standards
The NZFS operational readiness standards are:
determined by the National Commander
used when assessing and auditing operational readiness.
The document
RD3 SC Operational readiness standards details the
standards for all elements that contribute to operational readiness
across all areas of the NZFS (from national headquarters to stations).
Operational
Audits of operational readiness wil be carried as follows:
Information
readiness audits
Location
Frequency
Carried out by
National HQ
Region HQ Every three Department of Operational Efficiency
years
and Readiness (OER)
Area HQ*
Official
ComCen
Stations
Once a year The Area Manager, or a delegated
the
NZFS officer (incl. VSO) [R4] or
manager not based at the station
being audited.
*The three-yearly Area audit wil include a sample audit of a minimum
of 10% of the stations in the Area.
under
Operational
The OER wil develop and maintain a schedule for the three-yearly
readiness self-
audits of National, Region and Area headquarters and
assessments
Communications Centres.
It is recommended that management at these locations carry out a
self-assessment in the year before they are due to be audited, to
enable them to be bet er prepared for the OER audit.
What to do
When carrying out operational readiness audits and self-
assessments, NZFS personnel wil follow the procedures in:
Released
RD3 SOP Operational readiness procedures.
Note: Audit and self-assessment findings are entered into m.pad,
accessed via the appropriate SMS task.
NZFS National Operations
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POLICY-Operational readiness
Targeted
"Targeted" operational readiness audits are additional to the audits
audits
described above, and are carried out by the Operational Efficiency and
Readiness (OER) team:
when the National Operational Efficiency Manager determines
they are necessary, based on the findings from:
- corrective action plans from operational investigations or
reviews
- annual or three-yearly operational readiness audits, or
as required by the National Commander or Deputy National
Commander.
Key personnel and roles
National
The National Operational Efficiency Manager has responsibility for:
Operational
conducting operational readiness audits as described above,
Efficiency
based on the standards detailed in
RD3 SC Operational
Manager
readiness standards
monitoring corrective action plans
reporting on the state of NZFS operational readiness annually to
the National Commander.
National
The National Operations Manager has responsibility for:
Operations
developing, reviewing and updating
Manager
- this policy
- the operational readiness standards
ensuring this policy is followed in Communications Centres.
Fire Region
Fire Region Managers have responsibility for:
Managers
ensuring this policy is followed in their Region.
Area Managers
Area Managers have responsibility for ensuring:
every station in their Area is audited once a year
corrective actions from these audits are allocated and
completed.
Directors/
NZFS directors/business unit managers have responsibility for:
under the Official Information Act 1982
business unit
ensuring this policy is followed in their area of responsibility (e.g.
managers
fleet, equipment, training, communications, property).
Reference documents
The following documents provide information relevant to this policy:
RD3 SOP Operational readiness procedures
RD3 SC Schedule of operational readiness standards
RD3 GD NZFS Guide to operational readiness
Released
m.pad Training Wiki
NZFS National Operations
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