Road Safety
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We have historically attended road traffic collisions (RTCs) in a reactive role, and our principle role at RTCs is to save lives and to reduce the number of injuries. The introduction of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 made this function a statutory duty, and our personnel are fully committed to assisting in the reduction of RTCs.
Education in fire safety has been a huge success, particularly over the past decade, and Highland and Islands Fire Board believe that this principle of education can be used to highlight the consequences of not driving safely, which will have a positive effect on reducing those killed and seriously injured on Scotland's roads.
Working in partnership with other key agencies, we will adopt the Scottish Government’s Road Safety Framework.
In order to ensure our commitment to these aims and objectives we will:
- Assist road safety partners by working collaboratively in local and national campaigns.
- Provide courses and educational packages particularly to young people.
- Use national statistics to inform future strategic direction within The Service.
- Gather ‘On Scene’ statistical information to enable us to utilise their resources appropriately and effectively.
- Consult and collaborate with road safety partners to ensure each initiative is commensurate with nationally accepted policy.
- Evaluate our campaigns and initiatives in order to measure their impact and shape future strategy.
- Support partners and promote national road safety campaigns.
For more information on current road safety campaigns, visit the Road Safety Scotland & Safer Scotland website.
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