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Overview

can be used for moorland firefighting. Below is the management team in charge of this station. In addition the vehicle is also used as a co-responder unit that provides personnel with a medical emergency response capability in partnership with South West Ambulance Service Trust.

The management team has overall responsibility for the station. The station is staffed by 11 personnel on

full or part cover, consisting of a management team Watch Crew Manager Crew Manager and nine fire fighters. In addition to response activities Manager Phil Rob Partridge Darren Ninnis personnel undertake a range of Community Safety Collings initiatives that are primarily aimed at preventing fires

and other emergencies through education, advice and This plan presents the risks in your area and other activities. the actions that & Fire & The Dulverton area is home to a range of risks, Rescue Service (DSFRS) will take to make the including ‘A’ roads into and out of the town, and is community safer. Our actions are a mix of renowned as ‘The Gateway to ’ with its activities based on prevention, protection and associated risks. The town has a small shopping emergency response, all undertaken by the area, which is surrounded by a predominately rural people that are best suited for each activity. landscape with open farmland. Dulverton plays a key part in the industry, being on the edge of the Dulverton Fire Station is crewed by staff operating the Exmoor. The local Authority areas served are retained duty system, which means personnel are on Somerset County and Council and call to respond to the station at any time. The fire the Exmoor National Parks Authority. Outside of the To discuss the content of this plan with a station is located on St Cuthbert’s Way in Dulverton. town, the fire station also provides a response to an member of the fire service, please use the Crews provide an emergency response for the Town of extensive area of open farmland, fields, moorland and contact details below:

Dulverton and part of Exmoor and West Somerset woodland areas, which themselves can cause Name: Somerset West Group Admin Office Council area. It covers an area of approximately 355.94 significant risks. Number: 01823 365352 square kilometres and a population of 3,702. Email: [email protected]

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Our Response

The map opposite shows an estimate of how long the fire engine will take to reach residents in Dulverton from the time they make the call. It will naturally take us longer to get places further away from the station.

Residents of Dulverton should take the following precautions to help keep them safe from fire:

 Fit a working smoke alarm  Take care when cooking and never leave cooking food unattended  Plan and practise your escape route  Make a bedtime check  Don't overload your electrics  Put cigarettes right out  Use candles carefully  Have your chimney swept regularly

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Prevention and Protection

We maintain a very simple philosophy that prevention is better than cure and we recognise that risk reduction begins with safe behaviours at home, at work, or on the road, and this leads to a safer society for all. We have developed a community safety strategy to focus our work and set our levels of resourcing where we have most risk. Using our knowledge, along with that of local organisations and partners we will target those people and properties that are more likely to be affected by fire and other emergencies, according to our risk analysis and risk profiling. The risks identified at Dulverton station have been identified below, our prevention and protection work will be prioritised accordingly.

Youth Health Dwelling Business Road Community Water Development & Heritage Fires Safety Safety Resilience Safety & Community Wellbeing Cohesion

Risk Key

VERY HIGH HIGH MEDIUM LOW VERY LOW

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Our Incidents

The activity information for this local community area is shown in the tables below.

Incidents attended (within station area)

Five Year 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Station - 64 Dulverton Average

All Fires 22 14 23 15 6 16 Fires where people live (primary) 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 Fires where people work and visit (primary) 2 3 7 2 1 Fires - outdoor and refuse fires (secondary) 6 4 3 6 5 5 Chimney Fires 10 6 11 6 0 7 All False Alarms 10 6 10 9 9 9

False Alarms - Automatic Fire Alarms 6 5 7 8 8 7 False Alarms - Good Intent 4 1 2 1 1 2 False Alarms - Malicious attended 0 0 1 0 0 0 All Special Service Calls 141 106 128 84 29 98 Co-Responding 123 95 112 75 19 85

Road Traffic Collisions 4 4 8 3 4 5 Flooding & Water Rescues 7 0 1 1 2 2 Other Special Service calls 7 7 7 5 4 6 All Incidents 173 126 161 108 44 122 All Incidents minus False alarms 114 163 120 151 99 35 All Incidents minus False alarms and Co-Res. 40 25 39 24 16 29

Station Availability In the 12 months from April 2016 to March 2017 the station was able to crew the following appliances % Hours Hours Unavailable Availability Fire Engine 1 Retained 701.25 92.0%

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Station Response Activity:

The table below shows the number of times the local fire station was called out (which may or may not have resulted in attending an incident). It also shows the number percentage of calls on and off the station ground.

5 year Station - 64 Dulverton 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 average

Total Turnouts 69 57 48 44 53 54 Turnouts to incidents on Station Ground 53 35 39 31 31 38

% of Turnouts to Incidents on Station Ground 76.8% 61.4% 81.3% 70.5% 58.5% 69.7% % of Turnouts to incidents not on Station Ground 23.2% 38.6% 18.8% 29.5% 41.5% 30.3%

Station Demand 2012/13 - 2016/17* The graphs below demonstrate the peak demand on the station in terms of time of the day and month of the year. (*Incidents in station area, not including false alarms or co-responding)

Hour of the day Month of the year

10 14 12 8 10 6 8

4 6 4 2

2 AnnualNumber ofIncidents AnnualNumber ofIncidents 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Hour of Day Month of Year 5 yr Average - Stn 64 2016/17 - Stn 64 5 yr Average - Stn 64 2016/17 - Stn 64

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40 50 30 Number of 40 Incidents 20 30 5 yr AverageNumber of 10 Incidents 20 5 yr Average 0 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 Month of the year 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 Month of the year