Milnthorpe Station Risk Review / Profile

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This document assesses the specific performance and risk within the fire station area. It provides more defined risk profiling down to Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) level.

The risk profiling process by its very nature provides evidence of the fire risk within each geographical LSOA using detailed known risk and demographic information. The risk formula used to inform our fire risk profile was devised following the Intervention Standards Review, full details are available on our website: www.cumbria.gov.uk/fire

The review also identifies other significant risks in the area that need consideration so that our resources are appropriately allocated across the county.

As well as looking at county wide issues and trends in the main Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP), this individual station risk profile considers:

• Current resources • Appliance availability • Operational response activity • Fire risk profile • Next nearest supporting appliances • Location specific risks including: heritage risk, environment risk, site specific risks: flooding risks, rurality and resilience risk.

Resources

The Fire Station is staffed by 10 firefighters who work on the on call duty system and crew one fire engine. On-call Fire Engine Availability 2014

During 2014 the Milnthorpe On-call fire engine had been off the run on 875.5 hours or 9.99% of the time

Activity

Considering incident numbers and types over time, the following table illustrates that the average number of incidents in the Milnthorpe Station area has remained consistently low.

Incident Activity in Recent Incident Activity in historical Station Area Fire engines / Crewing System historical Station Area Averaged over 2011‐14 period

Fire Station Average Average Average Average Average Average Number Crewing System Number of Number of Number No of No of No of of Incidents Incidents of AFAs Road Property Fire 2003/2004 2008/2009 Incidents Traffic Fires engines Collisions Milnthorpe 61 79 54 10.3 10.3 9.2 1 On Call

The following number of incidents have occurred in Milnthorpe Station Area but not necessarily attended by the Milnthorpe fire engine:

2 Activity continued

3 Activity continued

The Milnthorpe fire engine has ‘booked in attendance’ at the following number of incidents over the last five years. Some of the incidents attended may have been in neighbouring station areas.

Incidents Attended Apr‐2009‐Mar‐2015 by C66 Station Pumps CallSign Incident_Type 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Total C66P1 FA - Apparatus 15 18 12 9 18 30 102 FA - Good Intent 13 6 9 5 9 13 55 FA - Malicious 2 2 Fire - Chimney 4 4 3 4 3 4 22 Fire - Primary Dwelling 3 4 9 8 6 5 35 Fire - Primary NonResidential 3 5 6 5 6 25 Fire - Primary OtherResidential 2 1 1 4 Fire - Primary Outdoor 11 2 Fire - Primary OutdoorStructure 2 2 2 1 7 Fire - Primary RoadVehicle 7 4 15 7 6 11 50 Fire - Secondary 46414524 SSC - Other 624107736 SSC - RTC 14 9 19 16 10 22 90 Total 73 60 78 68 70 105 454

4 Fire Risk Profile

The high level fire risk profile below, for the station, illustrates how the exposure to fire risk over the last eight years has moved.

Incidents 2003/4 ‐ Incidents 2004/5 ‐ Incidents 2005/6 ‐ Incidents 2006/7 ‐ Incidents 2007/8 ‐ Incidents 2008/9 ‐ Incidents 2009/1 ‐ Incidents 2010/11 ‐ C66 Milnthorpe Risk Profile 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 2008/9 Risk 2009/10 Risk 2010/11 Risk 2011/12 Risk 2012/13 Risk 2013/14 Risk 2014/15 Risk 2015/16 Risk

Score Risk Grade No. of No. of No. of No. Of No. Of No. Of No. Of No. Of Risk Score SOAs Risk Score SOAs Risk Score SOAs Risk Score SOAs Risk Score SOAs Risk Score SOAs Risk Score SOAs Risk Score SOAs 76 and above High 0000000000000000 35 to 75 Medium361361361461401381381 0 0 34 and below Low 402522482382382422362623 763883843843783803743623 Total Risk Score 88 84 84 78 80 74 62 76 15.79% 10.53% 10.53% 2.63% 5.26% ‐2.63% ‐18.42% Risk Score Increase/Reduction over the period

Next nearest Supporting Appliances The following table indicates the travel distance in miles from Milnthorpe Fire Station to the next nearest three fire stations.

Distance by Station Name Road (MILES) Arnside 4 Kendal 8 Kirkby Lonsdale 9

Other contextual information Milnthorpe is a large market village situated in the south of the County, just north of the border with Lancashire. The Fire Station is located on the main A6 trunk road that runs through the village. Although a small area, the West Coast Main Line together with the M6 motorway runs through Milnthorpe’s station area, and in recent years the station has attended numerous incidents on these two public transport networks. Although most of the area is rural there is a small industrial and commercial business centre on the old Nestle' Dairy site which has a number of businesses employing large numbers of people. As Milnthorpe is also on the Kent Estuary, the station has attended rescues of people who have become trapped in the notorious quicksand around the Kent Estuary, and for this reason works closely with the Coast Guard. Milnthorpe Risk in station area Grade I listed:  Dallam Tower, Beetham  Church of St Michael, Beetham  Church of St James, Burton in Kendal  Levens Hall, Levens  Orangery attached to south of Stables to north of Dallam Tower, Beetham  Statue approximately 5m south of Orangery to Dallam Tower, Beetham Grade II* listed:  Curtain wall approximately 30m north of Beetham Hall, Beetham Heritage  Beetham Hall and attached outbuildings, Beetham  Ashton House, Beetham  Heron Corn Mill and attached Mill Race, Beetham  Barn to East of Park House Farmhouse with attached shippons to North and East, Heversham  Church of St Peter, Heversham  Heversham Hall, Heversham  Hincaster Hall, Hincaster  Burton House, North wing; Burton House, South wing; Burton House and rear garden wall attached to South wing and forming rear wall of the White Cottage and Outlook, Burton in Kendal  Preston Patrick Hall, Preston Patrick

Environment 4 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest Billerud Industrial Dallam Timber Treatment Services Houghtons Parkhouse Coachworks Flooding No significant Flood Risk identified within the Station area According to the DEFRA Urban/Rural classifications the 3 Super Out Put Rurality Areas that make up Milnthorpe 1 is “Town and Fringe” and 2 are “Village and Hamlet”.

The maps below examine the profile of the station in regard to broader risks. In this context, the maps represent the vulnerability (or risk) of a LSOA to a particular incident type, not a prediction of such an event happening in the future. Please note, a threshold has been set across the county in order to identify areas of greater risk from specific incident types, to inform prevention strategies and resource provision.