“To provide a professional and well supported Fire and Rescue Service which reduces community risk in order to save lives, relieve suffering, protect property and the environment”.
Consultation on a new fire station in the borough of Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service SFRS Public Safety Plan 2011/2020 (PSP) • 12 outcomes Outcome 3 - balance of service provision across Surrey Outcome 11 - operating from suitably located fire stations • PSP Phase 1 changes; Tandridge, Guildford, Spelthorne, Waverley and Surrey Heath, On-call contracts for part-time fire-fighters. • PSP Phase 2 9.10 – Stations in more appropriate locations 9.11 a) – Fire engine located in the Burgh Heath area PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Consultation: • March 2013 results: 42% supported and 32% opposed the original plan to relocate an Epsom appliance into north Reigate & Banstead • Current consultation on new fire station in Banstead area to last 6 weeks (until 27 Jan 2014). • Interim results: 64% supportive, 7% opposed (148 survey respondents) • Launched via media, communications with staff, community groups and partners, posters at community centres, libraries, CABx, post offices, schools, churches • We have encouraged residents to have their say – Via questionnaires (online, hard copy), email, phone, post, at public events • The proposal and further information are detailed online at www.surrey- fire.gov.uk/psp PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Community risks and vulnerabilities: • Community risk profile/community risk register To predict and plan for future developments; population growth, more diverse society, changing demographics (older population), housing developments, infrastructure pressures, climate change. • Low level of incident risk across the county. Frequency of incidents linked to population, severity is not. PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Community risks and vulnerabilities: The provision of operational response across Surrey • Emergency response cover for the 11 boroughs and districts • Dynamic mobilising/Surrey response standard • Standby cover/closing in moves when stations are committed to incidents • Mutual support; cross border support from other fire services, Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Community risk management in Surrey PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Community risk management in Surrey Prevention Partners Partners Integrated risk management Response Protection Partners PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Community risks and vulnerabilities: Demand (incident numbers) reducing • 16,000 in 2006/07 to less than 11,000 2012/13 • 67% of incidents resolved by 1 fire engine • Community Fire Prevention; “At risk” groups & vulnerable people • Community Fire Protection activity; Better regulation; working with owners, employers, managers. PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service An average week in Reigate and Banstead 25 calls (15 calls in Epsom, 206 Surrey-wide ) 14% 48% 8% False alarms Dwelling fires Other property fires Non property fires 14% Road traffic collisions 10% 6% Other incidents PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Considerations: • Impact on emergency response performance (Surrey standard) • Management of community risk and vulnerabilities • Cost • Achievability within time and resource constraints • Conformity with the Surrey PSP principles PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Current response provision Surrey wide PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Current response provision – Epsom & Ewell and north Reigate & Banstead Epsom PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Proposed response provision - Epsom & Ewell and north Reigate & Banstead Epsom Banstead High Street PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Impact on performance PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service PSP - Proposed configuration Red – whole time fire station Dark blue – retained fire Egham New location station Light blue – Variable crewing; Esher whole-time during the day and Chertsey Walton retained at night Epsom Chobham Camberley Painshill Banstead Woking Leatherhead Oxted Reigate Gomshall Guildford Godstone Farnham Dorking Lingfield Salfords Godalming Cranleigh Haslemere Dunsfold PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Proposed response provision 1st response 1st response to all 2+ 2nd response to all 2+ to other appliance incidents appliance incidents Response standard emergencies Average %in 10mins Average %in 15mins % in 16 mins Current situation* Surrey 07:28s 80.8% 10:27s 86.7% 96.8% E&E 05:58s 89.9% 06:44s 95.5% 98.7% R&B 08:16s 72.2% 11:55s 84.4% 96.6% Original proposal: Surrey 07:19s 82.6% 10:50s 86.6% 96.6% one engine at E&E 06:10s 87.5% 09:46s 91.9% 98.5% Epsom, one at R&B Burgh Heath 06:56s 99.9% 11:41s 86.1% 97.3% optimal location Up-dated Surrey 07:19s 82.6% 10:50s 86.6% 96.6% proposal: one E&E 06:13s 86.9% 12:17s 90.6% 98.5% engine at Epsom, R&B one at Banstead 07:07s 86.7% 11:48s 86.0% 97.8% High Street PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Surrey-wide impacts: • Continued management of community risk and vulnerabilities • Improvement to Surrey’s response standard • More efficient and effective use of resources • More balanced service provision PSP Reigate and Banstead
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service What next • Fire and Rescue Authority decision – 4 th February 2014 • If approved: Procure a suitable site in the Banstead area Deploy one fire engine by May 2014 Continue to operate one fire engine in Epsom & Ewell borough • Continue to monitor and adapt to changes in circumstances to achieve improvements PSP Reigate and Banstead
“To provide a professional and well supported Fire and Rescue Service which reduces community risk in order to save lives, relieve suffering, protect property and the environment”.
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