South Wales firefighters are first in Wales to trial body-worn cameras
South Wales firefighters are first in Wales to trial body-worn cameras
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South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is to trial the use of body-worn video cameras in a first for firefighters across Wales.
The trial is taking place with operational firefighters across the organisation and is expected to last approximately 9-months prior to being reviewed and potentially rolled out service-wide.
The cameras will be the Reveal D5 model, which is ultra-lightweight, has good battery life and is compact with a strong resilient casing. They will be trialled mainly by Firefighters within the Service’s Operational Development Review Team and will assist in capturing footage for learning and reflection. The cameras will also help provide a safe and secure environment at operational incidents, protect the community, and potentially evidence against those who choose to threaten and are abusive towards crews.
This latest technology is hoped to aid firefighter training, incident analysis, fire investigations and to help with evidence gathering.
On large or sensitive incidents, the footage can be reviewed and provide an enhanced level of tactical advice and debrief.
Head of Training, Area Manager Dean Loader said: “The introduction of this new technology is a really positive innovation for us. Having these cameras will improve the way we collate situational awareness, carry out incident assessments and make command decisions. The cameras will play a crucial role in the Service, from staff training on the front-line to the capture of evidence in rescues and other situations where public and staff safety is paramount.”
Firefighters using the cameras will be fully trained and will announce they are recording, to inform people nearby that filming is taking place.
The information recorded will be encrypted for security and will only be viewed by authorised personnel. All data will be stored on a secure drive and will be date tagged and routinely deleted after a 60-day retention period in the majority of circumstances.
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