"There is a serious danger that fire policy will be developed on the basis of work carried out in the context of the market place rather than being underpinned by research which has been subjected to full process of academic rigour and peer review" Professor D Drysdale (European Vice-Chair, International Association of Fire Safety Sciences) and D T Davis (Chair of the Executive Committee, Institution of Fire Engineers). Fire Engineers Journal 61, 10, 6-7

Contributors Content Homepage Useful links Research Advice About us Contact us	Dr. Tony Jeans MA DPhil MInstP CPhys FRSA Visiting Fellow at the Fire Service College provides a note about City and Guilds Awards.
Contributors Content Useful links Research Advice Homepage About us Contact us	City & Guilds Senior Awards - recognising personal and professional development at work The Senior Awards of Licentiateship (LCGI), Graduateship (GCGI) and Membership (MCGI) represent a progressive system of awards which provide recognition of personal development and application of professional knowledge in the work place. There are details on the C&G web site at http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk Senior Awards have been made available for some time to Fire Service Officers and Control Staff through the Fire Service College and Coventry University. A large number of Fire Officers have achieved Senior Awards derived from project work within the Brigade Command and Divisional Command Courses and a Senior Fire Officer was a winner of a City & Guilds Gold Medal in 1997 and again in 2001 (see case study below). The awards also provide a route to recognition of research and development projects which do not have academic accreditation by other means. Further details can be obtained from Dr Edwin Wilson at The Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0RH UK +44(0)1608 650831 fax +44(0)1608 651788 e-mail: ewilson@fireservicecollege.ac.uk Case Study Assistant Chief Officer Terry Standing MBA, MIE, MCIPD, MIFireE, (recently appointed Deputy Chief Fire Officer of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service), was awarded a Gold Medal in 2001 by the City & Guilds Senior Awards Committee for excellence. This is the result of Terry’s outstanding project report entitled ‘Understanding climate change: an evaluation of climate change and its impact on the role and function of the Fire Service.’ The report was the result of his international research project, which is a requirement of the Brigade Command Course at The Fire Service College, and was submitted for the Membership of City & Guilds Senior Awards (MCGI). One of the key drivers for Terry in carrying out his research into climate change were his personal experiences in dealing with the storm force winds of 1987 and 1990. On each occasion he was made very much aware of the demands on the Fire Service and felt that understanding climate change was important for the future if the Service is to be able to manage its personnel and its activities comprehensively.
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