Carlisle West Station Risk Review / Profile

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..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

Carlisle West Station is a new PFI build situated to the West of the City on Brookside. It has 18 staff working a 2-2-4 duty system providing fire cover 24hrs a day, 365 days a year. It houses an Enhanced Rescue Pumps (ERP) which responds to fire and other specialist rescue incidents in Carlisle and the surrounding area.

Activity

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

Activity continued

2 Activity continued

The Carlisle West 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 C21 Station Pumps CallSign Incident_Type 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Total C21P1 FA - Apparatus 6 192 149 175 522 FA - Good Intent 2 58 69 87 216 FA - Malicious 10 6 6 22 Fire - Chimney 17 14 11 42 Fire - Primary Dwelling 64 53 52 169 Fire - Primary NonResidential 1 26 24 26 77 Fire - Primary OtherResidential 3 2 3 8 Fire - Primary Outdoor 1 1 Fire - Primary OutdoorStructure 7 3 5 15 Fire - Primary RailVehicle 1 1 Fire - Primary RoadVehicle 34 27 25 86 Fire - Secondary 45666107233 SSC - Other 3 36 51 47 137 SSC - RTC 1 33 44 31 109 C21P1 FA - Apparatus 1 1 Total 17 536 510 576 1639

3 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 ‐ C21 Carlisle W 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 18222623348424431662 0 01522 0 0 35 to 75 Medium 742 14 644 13 552 11 576 12 502 10 636 12 436 9 456 9 34 and below Low 280 12 292 12 310 13 314 13 398 16 392 16 390 17 450 19 1204 28 1198 28 1210 28 1134 28 1066 28 1028 28 978 28 906 28 Total Risk Score 1198 1210 1134 1066 1028 978 906 1204 ‐0.50% 0.50% ‐5.81% ‐11.46% ‐14.62% ‐18.77% ‐24.75% Risk Score Increase/Reduction over the period .

Next nearest Supporting Appliances

The following table indicates the travel distance in miles from Carlisle West Fire Station to the next nearest three fire stations.

Distance by Station Name Road (MILES) Carlisle East 4.0 Longtown 10.0 Brampton 11.0

Other contextual information The is situated in the north of the county near to the Scottish border it is a city that is steeped in history and has many historical monuments including Carlisle Castle, the Cathedral and the Citadel which was built by Henry VIII. Although Carlisle is 2,000 years-old, it is a modern, thriving city offering shopping, entertainment, sports and sightseeing. It is the home of Carlisle United Football Club, an award winning museum and art gallery and the World Heritage site of Hadrian’s Wall.

It is an important junction point for some of the counties main transport routes such as the West Coast Rail Line, the M6 Motorway, the A69 and the A695 which join together the North East of and West Cumbria with Scotland and the North West of England.

The City has a number of industrial estates, including Kingstown and Rosehill, both of which are home to many different commercial premises.

The Lanes Shopping Centre, in the heart of the city, has over 75 retailers under one roof. It is home to familiar high street names as well as a flagship Debenhams store. The victorian Market Hall, has independent specialist storeholders and a regular weekend farmer’s market.

Carlisle is split into 12 urban wards, has the largest population in the county nearing 102, 000 people, has eight secondary school and a major hospital, an airport to the east of the city and the Sands Centre which is Cumbria’s premier live arts venue.

Carlisle: Risk in station area:

Heritage  Carlisle Castle  Priory  Carlisle Cathedral  Dalston Road Cemetery Grade I listed:  Church of St Michael  Crown Court, adjoining offices and gate arch  Nisi Prius Courthouse, associated offices and gate arch  De Irebys Tower and outer bailey wall  Eden Bridge  Captains Tower and Inner Bailey Walls  Market Cross

 Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

 Nos 5 and 6 Green Market

 Nos 10-22 (Even) West Walls incorporating city walls  Wall, gates and railings in front of Tullie House  Bridge over outer Moat  No 15, Tullie House and extensions  Tithe Barn  Old Town Hall  West City Walls  Nos 5, 5A and 5B The Abbey, The Deanery and Prior’s Tower  Inner Bailey: Keep  Abbey Gate and Gatehouse  Inner Bailey: Palace Range including part of Queen Mary’s Tower  Ruins of Dormitory of former Priory of St Mary  Fratry of former Priory of St Mary  West City Walls and Tile Tower adjoining at south-west  Fragment of north City Walls adjoining south-east angle

 Outer Bailey: Half-Moon Battery, Flanking Wall and Bridge

Dalton:

 Curtain Walls surrounding Rose Castle

 Gate with flanking lodge and tower, to north of Rose Castle  Rose Castle :  Kitchen garden walls to south-east of Corby Castle  Gate Lodge to east of Corby Castle  Wall and gate piers to East of Corby Castle  Cascade to west of Corby Castle  Dovecote to south- east of Corby Castle  Salmon coops to South of Corby Castle  Tempietto, Corby Castle  Corby Castle Highbridge  Thistlewood Farmhouse Kirkbampton  Church of St Peter Rockcliffe

6 Heritage  Churchyard Cross, south of Church of St Mary continued Wetherall  Walls of east range of Wetheral Priory, east of Gatehouse  Wetheral Priory Gatehouse   St Constantine’s Cells

Plus over 50 Grade II* listed buildings

Special Protected Area: Rockcliffe Marsh (NY 087577) Environment 9 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest Stead Mcalpine, Infirmary, Atlas Works, Carnaud Metalbox, Bevcan, Pirelli Ltd, Carlisle United AFC, BSW Timber, BP Dalston, Nestles. Site Specific AW Jenkinson Wodwaste, calor gas, Carlisle Airport, Carlisle Catherdral, Risks Cumbria Waste Management Hespin Wood, FloGas UK, Ineos Dalston, Shanks Waste Management Hespin Wood Flood Risk: There are several Flood Warning Areas within Carlisle Station’s catchment area. Warwick Bridge Flood risk area covers approximately 0.56 Km2 and consists of properties, roads and high quality agricultural land. There are in the region of 125 properties at risk of flooding. Low Crosby Flood risk area extends to approximately 4.309 Km2 and consists of approximately 130 properties. Significant parts of the City of Carlisle that lie within the flood plains of the Rivers Eden and Petteril are vulnerable to flooding. The Flood Warning area covers approximately 9.40 Km2 and vulnerable areas of the city consist of domestic, commercial and industrial properties. The majority of properties at risk are residential adjacent to the Warwick Road area but also include commercial and industrial properties in Willowholme, Caldewgate and Flooding Rickergate areas. In total there are over 2000 properties within the risk area and in January 2005 the City was subject to unprecedented flooding. The Harraby Green flood risk area covers 0.064 Km2 adjacent to the River Petteril and includes almost 50 commercial and residential properties. The natural floodplain of the River Caldew virtually disappears on entering the City of Carlisle and flows through the suburbs of Denton Hollme, Caldewgate and Willowholme joining the River Eden to the northwest of the city at the Sauceries. The Flood Warning Area covers less that a square kilometer but it is an intensively developed urban area comprising of mainly terraced residential housing, commercial and industrial properties, with almost 3000 properties at risk, including key vulnerable infrastructure such as an Electrical Sub Station, Waste Water Pumping Station, Transco and British Gas sites. Of the 58 Super Output Areas that constitute Carlisle the majority are Rurality designated “Urban” according to DEFRA Urban/Rural classifications with 1 “Town and Fringe” and 7 “Village and Hamlet”

7 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.

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