sec.2.3APresence of police officers at fire or hazardous materials emergency

### sec.2.3A Presence of police officers at fire or hazardous materials emergency On receiving information of the occurrence of an incident requiring the attendance of fire service officers, the commissioner or the police officer in charge, at the time, of the police station nearest to the location of the incident must immediately send as many police officers as are considered necessary to preserve order and to help at the incident. In this section— incident means— a fire; or a hazardous materials emergency under the Fire Services Act 1990 . s 2.3A ins 2000 No. 5 s 461 sch 3 amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch ; 2014 No. 17 s 116 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.2.3A-ssec.1) On receiving information of the occurrence of an incident requiring the attendance of fire service officers, the commissioner or the police officer in charge, at the time, of the police station nearest to the location of the incident must immediately send as many police officers as are considered necessary to preserve order and to help at the incident. (sec.2.3A-ssec.2) In this section— incident means— a fire; or a hazardous materials emergency under the Fire Services Act 1990 . - (a) a fire; or - (b) a hazardous materials emergency under the Fire Services Act 1990 .