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What the Report Facing the Future might mean to Royal Berkshire Fire Authority What have RBFA Achieved Over the past 10 years a very significant reduction in incidents attended Have taken the difficult decisions to close fire


  1. What the Report ‘Facing the Future’ might mean to Royal Berkshire Fire Authority

  2. What have RBFA Achieved • Over the past 10 years a very significant reduction in incidents attended • Have taken the difficult decisions to close fire stations • Have reviewed RDS Firefighters and committed to improve RDS Firefighter availability

  3. Potential Key Issues for RBFA • The key issues can be grouped under:  Political leadership  Strategic direction • Along with some key questions for consideration

  4. Political Leadership • How the FA can further engage with the community in delivering the service • To introduce new ways of working that protect front line services but deliver efficiencies

  5. Strategic Direction • Quantify FA cost per head of population with the benefit to the community of Berkshire • Investigate the potential to be a commissioning or commissioned service • Identify and engage in further spend to save improvements at both local and regional level • Undertake a 10 year review of IRMP to confirm that resource meets risk and benchmark with other Fire Authorities

  6. Important Questions for Consideration • With the advent of Thames Valley Fire Control to explore the possibility of merging with other Thames Valley FA’s • To review and benchmark the FA with other combined fire authorities to assess if the governance structure is still appropriate

  7. Remaining Key Findings The following are considered less relevant to RBFA:  Changes to the Grey Book  How reserves are used  Merging with other emergency services

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