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National guidance document on the provision of water for firefighting (4th edition; May 2024)

This national guidance document, produced jointly by the water industry and the Fire & Rescue Services, aims to promote liaison and encourage understanding of issues between both parties. This edition incorporates the latest legislative changes and more recent developments.

Please note that this document is managed by the Water UK policy team, and not the Water UK Standards Board.

The latest version can be downloaded on the right and the previous version is below:

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National guidance document on the provision of water for fire fighting (3rd edition; Jan 2007)

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