Fire and Rescue
Service (Emergencies and Humanitarian Services) (Jersey) Order 2012
1 Interpretation
In this Order “Law” means the Fire and Rescue Service (Jersey) Law 2011.
2 Water
rescue services
The Minister, in so far as provision is not required to be made
under Article 7, 8 or 9 of the Law, and to the extent that the Minister
considers it reasonable to do so, may make provision in Jersey for the purposes
of locating or rescuing people and protecting them from serious harm in the
event of –
(a) any incident occurring
within 3 nautical miles from the mean high water mark of the ordinary spring
tides on the coasts of Jersey;
(b) any incident involving
any reservoir, lake or other watercourse; and
(c) serious flooding as a
result of natural causes or escape of water.
3 Search
and rescue services
The Minister, in so far as provision is not required to be made
under Article 7, 8 or 9 of the Law, and to the extent that the
Minister considers it reasonable to do so, may make provision in Jersey for the
purposes of locating or rescuing people and protecting them from serious harm
in the event of –
(a) any incident involving
the collapse of a building, tunnel or other structure;
(b) any landslide or other
natural disaster;
(c) any serious transport
accident or incident; and
(d) any other serious
incident that requires, or would be facilitated by, the use of the services or
equipment of the States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service.
4 Incidents
involving hazardous materials
The Minister, in so far as provision is not required to be made
under Article 7, 8 or 9 of the Law, and to the extent that the
Minister considers it reasonable to do so, may make provision in Jersey for the
purposes of –
(a) removing any chemical,
biological, radio-active or other hazardous materials from people;
(b) protecting people from
harm from such materials; and
(c) preventing or limiting
harm to the environment from such materials.
5 Assistance
to other emergency services
The Minister, in so far as provision is not required to be made
under Article 7, 8 or 9 of the Law, and to the extent that the
Minister considers it reasonable to do so, may make provision in Jersey for the
purposes of –
(a) providing immediate
emergency care to any person suffering from a life-threatening condition; and
(b) providing assistance to
any emergency service.
6 Humanitarian
Services
The Minister, in so far as provision is not required to be made
under Article 7, 8 or 9 of the Law, or under Articles 2, 3, 4 or
5, and to the extent that the Minister considers it reasonable to do so, may
make provision in Jersey for the purposes of –
(a) rescuing any person
trapped in a lift car;
(b) assisting any person to
gain access to, or egress from, premises;
(c) rescuing any animal;
(d) assisting in the
removal or detachment of any object from the body of any person in order to
prevent or reduce the risk of harm or distress to such person;
(e) removing flood water
from premises;
(f) making safe
buildings or structures or fixtures to buildings or structures;
(g) providing non-urgent
medical assistance to any person;
(h) removing, containing or
washing away any debris, spillages or non-hazardous material that does not
threaten life or the environment;
(i) pumping water;
(j) supplying water.
7 Citation
This Order may be cited as the Fire and Rescue Service (Emergencies
and Humanitarian Services) (Jersey) Order 2012.