Batley Fire Station Action Plan 2008/11
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West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Batley Station Action Plan 2008/11 nd 2 edition 2009 Table of Contents 1. Introduction by Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Simon Pilling MA, MSc, DMS, GIFireE ................................................................................ 3 2. Introduction by District Manager Keith Robinson.............................. 4 3. Introduction by Station Manager Andy Crowther............................... 5 4. Overview of Performance ..................................................................... 6 4.1 Demographics................................................................................................ 6 4.2 Station Performance and Review of Action Plan 2007/8 ............................ 7 5. Station Resources ................................................................................. 8 5.1 Station Personnel .......................................................................................... 8 5.2 Station Equipment......................................................................................... 8 5.3 Action Plan Responsibilities of each role ................................................... 8 6. Audit, inspection and review process ............................................... 10 6.1 Service Delivery........................................................................................... 10 6.2 Performance Management.......................................................................... 12 7. Current action plan.............................................................................. 13 8. Glossary ............................................................................................... 22 9. Appendices .......................................................................................... 23 Batley Fire Station Action Plan 1. Introduction by Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Simon Pilling MA, MSc, DMS, GIFireE It gives me great pleasure to introduce this Station Action Plan for 2008/11. Station personnel have an important role in delivering the strategic priorities of the Authority and this Action Plan details how the station will contribute towards these. Every member of the station has a role to play in meeting these priorities and this plan outlines the station objectives which contribute towards the overall performance and improvement of the service in carrying out its duties within the community. The Authority’s strategic priorities, functional and team objectives are clearly shown in the appendices along with the ‘golden thread’ of how each individual objective relates to the priority/objective above and ultimately to the overall Ambition and Aim of the Authority, along with how that aim contributes to the wider priorities set for the Kirklees District in the Local Area Agreement. • Ambition: Making West Yorkshire Safer • Aim: Provide an excellent Fire and Rescue Service working in partnership to reduce death, injury, economic loss and contribute to community well being The Station Action Plan provides station personnel with the basis for their work during 2008/11 and allows them to assess their performance against each priority/objective. The Authority’s Performance Management Framework and the Performance Information Management System (PIMS), which is available on the Intranet, allows each individual station to track their own performance and also the performance of all stations within West Yorkshire, thereby facilitating the sharing of good practice throughout the Authority. Performance against the Action Plan is regularly monitored by each functional group to ensure that we progress towards our Ambition of ‘Making West Yorkshire Safer’. Page 3 of 27 Batley Station Action Plan 2. Introduction by District Manager Keith Robinson The safety of the Kirklees community from the potentially devastating effects of fire, whether as a result of an accident or deliberate act, is the priority and key focus of all the fire service personnel within the Kirklees District. As the District Manager it is my vision that I will endeavour to make Kirklees a safer place for all the community to live. The Service is now a key player alongside all the other partners working across Kirklees to improve the quality of life and safety of the district’s residents. Our contribution to the Kirklees Partnership and Kirklees Local Area Agreement is comprehensive. Our key objective is to reduce the number of deliberate fires which occur across the district and reduce the number of accidental dwelling fires. One area which will be coming more proactive within is the Road Safety arena, which has the devastating impact all within our communities. Education is at the heart of the message, and all the partners have a key role to play along with the adults and children. To achieve any reduction in fire or road accident deaths and injuries we have to embed ourselves within the partnership arena, as alone we cannot archive our or our partner’s goal. We are working closely with the Neighbourhood Policing Teams, local councillors, housing officers, voluntary and other agencies to make Kirklees a safer place to live, this will continue. However, despite all this proactive work there will be times when our personnel will need to intervene when a fire has occurred. Being prepared and ready to deal with these incidents whatever the type, is our dual priority alongside our prevention work. All the firefighters within the Kirklees District and across West Yorkshire regularly train and prepare for such incidents, through local operational intelligence gathering they work to understand the key risks from fire they may be called on to deal with across the district. Strong partnership links have been established with Huddersfield University, who kindly allow us to train in realistic conditions on their site, along with other companies, the fire fighters within Kirklees are prepared to deal all types of incidents, they are highly trained and motivated, which will add “value added” to the communities of Kirklees. I am proud to lead the team within Kirklees, and will ensure my continued professional drive will allow me and my team to deliver the Authority’s Strategic Objective. I am pleased to present the Kirklees District action plan which will act as our direction and guide to ensuring an effective Fire and Rescue Service across the district, one that achieves our local ambition of Making Kirklees Safer. Page 4 of 27 Batley Station Action Plan 3. Introduction by Station Manager Andy Crowther Batley Firefighters are committed to providing the highest possible quality of service to the communities within our own and surrounding areas. We will use our experience and expertise to contribute to the safety and well being of our communities by: Protecting We will visit at least 1,000 homes in our area annually to give fire safety advice and fit free smoke alarms where necessary. We will prioritise those most at risk from fire as part of this work. We will analyse activity within our area and devise and deliver safety campaigns as appropriate. Preventing In addition to the above work, we will visit every year 5 school group in the area each year to deliver fire and road safety education. We will also work with and support our partners on specific road and fire safety initiatives. We will visit commercial premises and gather information needed by our crews in the event of an emergency. We will also offer fire safety advice, supported by experts within the fire service. We will share information and work with local police teams and Kirklees Council departments to drive down deliberate fire setting and anti social behaviour within our area. Responding Batley firefighters will train and prepare to respond efficiently to emergency calls for service and minimise the impact of these events to those directly involved, the wider community and the environment. In addition we will be represented at neighbourhood management groups, where we can meet with our partners to ensure our work is supporting the shared ambition of making Kirklees safer. Page 5 of 27 Batley Station Action Plan 4. Overview of Performance 4.1 Demographics The station area is in the Heavy Woollen area of West Yorkshire which includes the mainly residential locations of Batley including Hanging Heaton, Soothill, Staincliffe, Heckmondwike, Birstall and Howden Clough. The station area is approximately 7.87 sq miles and has a population of 55,149 (from the 2001 Census). The types of dwellings in the Batley Station area are categorised as follows: 21,146 is the total number of dwellings, of which; 14,270 are classed as home ownership 3,646 are rented from Local Authority 1,724 are private rented and 1,506 other dwellings The station has many commercial, industrial and agricultural risks within its boundary. The following table breaks down the premises into types based on the Fire Service Emergency Cover Coding (FSEC) system and lists the numbers of those premises in the station area. FSEC Type of Premise Number of Code Premises A Hospital 0 B Care Homes 22 F Hotel 9 J Further Education 23 K Public Building 35 L Licensed premises 129 M School 231 N Shop 601 P Other premise open to the public 93 R Factory/Warehouse 569 S Office 348 T Other Workplace 95 D High Rise 46 E,G & H HMOs and Flats 48 Total 2,249 Page 6 of 27 Batley Station Action Plan 4.2 Station Performance and Review of Action Plan 2007/8 This station plan will attempt to address areas of under performance whilst maintaining its downward trend in all areas. Particular