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3.1 OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY DATA
3.2 ORGANISATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
The Fire Authority is legislatively obligated, as safety and effectiveness of responding personnel.
stipulated in Section (10) (3) of the Fire Services Act The OIU is headed up by a District Officer (Projects)
(ACT No.30, 1981 & 2003), to consider the nature of fire and three specific skilled Station Officers who report
hazards and the likely occurrence and scope of fires to the Assistant Chief Fire Officer with responsibilities
within its jurisdiction. Additionally, Chapter 8 of the for Projects. Additional skills in data management,
Fire Safety in Ireland Task Force Report recommends data analytics and GIS etc. will continue to be
the gathering and integration of “operational developed within the unit.
intelligence,” which comprises information collected
on buildings through various fire service processes. The OIU are developing digital solutions on an industry
This integration is deemed crucial for effective pre- leading GIS, data collection, data analysis and data
incident planning and response to fire incidents by visualisation software platform. Procurement of a
the fire service. In line with this recommendation, full enterprise licencing agreement is at an advanced
Dublin Fire Brigade established an Organisational stage and should be available in 2024. Access to this
Intelligence Unit (OIU) in 2022. The OIU’s mandate licencing agreement will enhance the ability of the
includes an ongoing initiative to gather data on risk OIU to develop a variety of digital data acquisition,
categorisation for the city and county, as well as visualisation and intelligence platforms making these
prioritising premises inspections to collect essential available across the organisation, enabling greater
risk information. Special attention is given to premises strategic decision-making.
identified as major fire risks, aiming to support the
protection of life and property while enhancing the
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