Tonbridge Operational Activity Analysis

Review of Emergency Response Provision:

Tonbridge Cluster - Operational Activity Analysis

RERP – Tonbridge Cluster Operational Activity Analysis

Contents Introduction ...... 3 Caveats/Methodology ...... 3 Notes of decisions on mobilisations data: ...... 3 Incident Analysis ...... 4 All Incidents ...... 4 Dwelling Fires ...... 8 Other Residential Fires (excluding dwellings) ...... 12 Non Residential Fires ...... 13 Transport Fires ...... 17 Outdoor Fires ...... 21 Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) ...... 25 Other Emergency Special Services ...... 29 False Alarms ...... 33 Mobilisations Analysis ...... 38 Annual Demand ...... 38 Monthly Demand ...... 39 Time of Day Demand ...... 39 Mobilisation Locations ...... 40 Appliance Availability ...... 42 Standbys ...... 45 Cluster Appliances – Standby Moves ...... 45 Standby Moves – Into the Cluster ...... 46 Simultaneous Demand ...... 48 Simultaneous Incident Demand by Level of Incident in the Cluster ...... 48 Simultaneous Appliance Demand in the Cluster...... 49 Appendix 1 – Maps ...... 51 Appendix 2 – Mobilisations by Month ...... 56 Appendix 3 – Mobilisations by Time of Day ...... 57 Appendix 4 – Mobilisations by Area of Kent and Medway ...... 60

RERP – Tonbridge Cluster Operational Activity Analysis

Introduction The aim of this document is to analyse the operational activity within the cluster over the last five calendar years. The document is structured to present information under the following headings:

 Incident Analysis  Mobilisation Analysis  Appliance Availability  Standby Activity  Simultaneous Demand

The data included within this analysis covers the period January 2010 to December 2014; the latest available complete years data. Five years of data has been used to provide a large enough data set to be representative of the activity occurring within the cluster. It is also consistent with the datasets used in predictive workload modelling used in the review process.

Some further points to consider when reading this document are detailed below:

Caveats/Methodology  Incidents where KFRS appliances attended outside of its operating boundaries are excluded from this analysis  Mobilisations of appliances from Over the Border Fire Authorities are excluded from this analysis  Any periods of spate conditions (severe weather) and any periods of industrial action are excluded from this analysis as they are not representative of normal working. Spate conditions when identified, are examined separately in case studies elsewhere in the review, therefore are excluded from the raw data  Co-responder incidents are excluded from this analysis  The mobilisation of an appliance for support or relief functions are included in the mobilisations analysis; it is not possible to determine the specific reason for the mobilisation from the existing system  Standbys that happen as part of an ongoing operational incident are not included in the mobilisations information, these will be covered as part of the Standby activity analysis alongside those that are carried out for fire cover but not attached to an incident.  A small number of mobilisations have been assigned to callsigns 35P2 and 80P2; appliances that were temporarily in use due to industrial action, attending calls outside of industrial action periods. These have been changed to align to the appropriate vehicles (35P1 and 80P1) on each station.  Mobilisations of appliances that have become obsolete during the period this analysis covers, such as those decommissioned as part of RERP 1, are included.

Notes of decisions on mobilisations data:  Lydd changed from an Extended Pump Ladder (ExP) to a Rescue Pump Ladder (RPL) part way through the dataset. This has been made 23R1 for the whole 5 years  The three instances where the Combined Aerial Rescue Platform (CARP) based at Tunbridge Wells was mobilised for aerial capability have been removed from the dataset. The remaining incidents attended by the CARP as a firefighting appliance have been allocated to Tunbridge Wells RPL, 74R1.

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Incident Analysis This section of the document will analyse incidents that have been attended within the cluster, regardless of the appliance that attended them. The data has been split into the following categories;

 All Incidents  Outdoor Fires  Dwelling Fires  RTC  Other Residential Fires  Other Emergency Special Service  Non Residential Fires  False Alarms  Transport Fires

All Incidents As demonstrated in the chart below, incident demand has been generally declining year on year for the last five years in both the cluster and Kent and Medway as a whole. This in part can be attributed to the Automatic Fire Alarms policy which was introduced in April 2012; however there has been a declining demand for fire incidents across the County for the last few years, whilst RTCs continue to remain at a similar level.

A map detailing the location of these incidents can be found at Appendix 1.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 3.0% of the incident demand across the County. Year on year there has been an average 9% reduction in cluster activity, which is consistent with the average for Kent & Medway.

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Activity is largely evenly spread across the months of the year, with a slight increase during the summer months which can be attributed to increases in outdoor fires during these times.

Activity by day of the week in the cluster is very similar to the picture seen across Kent and Medway as a whole; activity remains largely consistent on all days of the week.

Cluster Total % Cluster Total K & M Total % K & M Total Monday 322 14.2% 10,794 14.3% Tuesday 360 15.8% 10,612 14.0% Wednesday 318 14.0% 10,474 13.8% Thursday 297 13.1% 10,366 13.7% Friday 324 14.3% 11,115 14.7% Saturday 330 14.5% 11,365 15.0% Sunday 322 14.2% 10,995 14.5% Total 2,273 75,721

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The level of activity in the cluster increases during the waking hours of the day; increasing from 7am until it begins to decline again at 9pm.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with activity being at its highest during the waking hours.

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Activity for the weekend remains relatively similar to the quantity seen during the weekdays, although late night periods see less of a decline compared to the waking hours.

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Dwelling Fires As demonstrated in the chart below, dwelling fire incidents in the cluster have remained largely static over the last 5 years which is in contrast for the declining picture seen across Kent and Medway as a whole.

A map detailing the location of these incidents can be found at Appendix 1.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 3.7% of the dwelling fire demand across the County. Year on year there has been an average 2% increase in activity, compared to an average reduction of 7% for Kent and Medway.

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Activity is higher during the winter months in the cluster which is consistent with the trend seen across Kent and Medway.

Activity by day of the week in the cluster is slightly different to the picture seen across Kent and Medway as a whole; activity increases within the cluster on a Saturday quite significantly in comparison to the rest of the week.

Cluster Total % Cluster Total K & M Total % K & M Total Monday 21 11.7% 638 13.0% Tuesday 21 11.7% 621 12.7% Wednesday 24 13.4% 664 13.6% Thursday 23 12.8% 661 13.5% Friday 22 12.3% 718 14.7% Saturday 44 24.6% 787 16.1% Sunday 24 13.4% 801 16.4% Total 179 4,890

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The level of activity in the cluster increases during the waking hours of the day; with peak activity occurring during early evening at 6pm.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with the peak in activity occurring between 6pm and 7pm.

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The level of activity by time of day on weekends follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with the peak in activity occurring between 6pm and 7pm.

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Other Residential Fires (excluding dwellings) Due to the building types contained within this category (for example; Hotels, Residential Homes, Student Halls of Residence) the numbers of incidents are low both within the cluster and across Kent and Medway as a whole, therefore no conclusions from this dataset should be drawn.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 1.1% of the incident demand across the County.

Due to the low number of incidents within this category, no further analysis was performed.

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Non Residential Fires As demonstrated in the chart below, incident demand for non residential fires within the cluster has remained largely static whereas activity has fluctuated over the years across Kent and Medway.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 3.6% of the incident demand across the County. Year on year there has been an average 2% reduction in activity, compared to an average of 6% for Kent and Medway.

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Activity increases in the cluster peaks during the months of March, May and September which is largely consistent with the trend for Kent and Medway.

Activity by day of the week in the cluster is dissimilar to the picture seen across Kent and Medway as a whole where activity is broadly similar across all days; activity is greater on Mondays and Fridays in the cluster.

Cluster Total % Cluster Total K & M Total % K & M Total Monday 16 18.8% 331 14.0% Tuesday 13 15.3% 350 14.8% Wednesday 11 12.9% 331 14.0% Thursday 9 10.6% 301 12.8% Friday 16 18.8% 353 15.0% Saturday 9 10.6% 336 14.3% Sunday 11 12.9% 355 15.1% Total 85 2,357

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The level of activity in the cluster is spread fairly evenly across all hours of the day with a peak between 5pm and 6pm.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with activity fairly evenly spread throughout the day.

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As could be expected for this type of building, the level of activity is lower over the weekend when many are closed. The numbers of incidents fluctuate throughout the 24 hour period.

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Transport Fires Transport fires are those that occur in any form of transport being car, motorcycle, lorry, boat, aeroplane etc. Local infrastructure fires such as railway embankments alight are categorised as outdoor fires. As demonstrated in the chart below, transport fires in the cluster have remained consistent over the last five years which is in contrast to the declining trend seen across Kent and Medway as a whole.

A map detailing the location of these incidents can be found at Appendix 1.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 2.9% of the incident demand across the County. Year on year there has been an average 0.2% reduction in activity in the cluster, Kent and Medway as a whole have experienced an average reduction of 7%.

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Activity is largely evenly spread across the months of the year, with a slight increase during August, October and November.

Cluster Total % Cluster Total K & M Total % K & M Total Monday 19 14.8% 620 14.2% Tuesday 23 18.0% 604 13.9% Wednesday 14 10.9% 587 13.5% Thursday 24 18.8% 586 13.4% Friday 16 12.5% 642 14.7% Saturday 18 14.1% 672 15.4% Sunday 14 10.9% 648 14.9% Total 128 4,359

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The level of activity in the cluster is spread across all hours of the day with peak activity occurring during the mid morning periods.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with activity being spread across the entire day but with main peaks during the mid morning.

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The level of activity over the weekend is dissimilar to that seen on weekdays. Activity fluctuates over the course of the day with no identifiable trends.

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Outdoor Fires As demonstrated in the chart below, incident demand within the cluster has followed the same pattern over the last five years as Kent and Medway as a whole where activity has fluctuated over the years. Activity in this area is highly variable depending on the weather. Hot dry spells in the summer will clearly affect the number and scale of this type of incident.

A map detailing the location of these incidents can be found at Appendix 1.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 2.9% of the incident demand across the County. Overall there has been an average 7% reduction in activity in the cluster, compared to an average decrease of 8% for Kent and Medway.

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As expected the levels of activity for outdoor fires are higher during the spring and summer months from April through to September.

Activity in the cluster fluctuates by day of the week which is in contrast to the picture seen across Kent as a whole where activity is largely similar across all days of the week.

Cluster Total % Cluster Total K & M Total % K & M Total Monday 44 12.8% 1,738 14.6% Tuesday 58 16.9% 1,661 13.9% Wednesday 43 12.5% 1,625 13.6% Thursday 40 11.7% 1,560 13.1% Friday 50 14.6% 1,684 14.1% Saturday 54 15.7% 1,771 14.8% Sunday 54 15.7% 1,906 16.0% Total 343 11,945

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The level of activity in the cluster increases during the waking hours of the day; with the most amount of activity occurring between 12pm and 10pm.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, however the peak in activity can be seen between 7pm and 8pm.

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Although the level of activity over the weekend is similar to weekdays, it can be seen that a greater proportion of the total incidents are occurring during the afternoon and evening.

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Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) As demonstrated in the chart below, the number of RTCs has remained largely static within the cluster over the last five years, This is in contrast to Kent and Medway where between 2011 and 2013 the numbers of RTCs were increasing.

A map detailing the location of these incidents can be found at Appendix 1.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 4.4% of the incident demand across the County. Year on year there has been an average 9% decrease in activity, compared to an average increase of 0.5% for Kent and Medway.

The table below details the type of RTC incidents attended in the cluster. The vast majority of RTCs attended required either the extrication or release of persons from vehicles or assistance to make the scene safe.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Scene Safety 19 14 19 17 11 80 Extrication/Release 22 21 20 14 19 96 Advice Only 6 0 0 1 0 7 Medical Assistance Only 0 1 3 2 2 8 Other 2 3 0 0 0 5 Total 49 39 42 34 32 196

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Activity is largely evenly spread across the months of the year, with a slight increase during August.

Activity by day of the week in the cluster is very similar to the picture seen across Kent and Medway as a whole; activity is largely similar across all days of the week with minor increase on Monday & Tuesday.

Cluster % Cluster Total K & M % K & M Total Monday 35 17.9% 668 14.9% Tuesday 33 16.8% 617 13.8% Wednesday 24 12.2% 594 13.3% Thursday 22 11.2% 600 13.4% Friday 25 12.8% 732 16.4% Saturday 28 14.3% 654 14.6% Sunday 29 14.8% 608 13.6% Total 196 4,473

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The level of activity increases during the traffic rush hour periods of the day; in addition though the level of activity remains high throughout the daytime. It should also be noted that the highest number of RTCs happen between 8pm and 9pm.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with the peak in activity happening between 8pm and 9pm.

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The level of activity over the weekend is similar to weekdays with the highest level of activity during the daytime.

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Other Emergency Special Services The table below details the different incident types within this category and the total number of incidents. Aid to person accounts for the largest proportion of these incidents; which will include things such as lift releases, removing objects from people and attempted suicides.

No. Incidents % of Total Aid to Person 142 37.3% Rescue Persons 53 13.9% No Action 47 12.3% Animal Rescue 44 11.5% Flooding 38 10.0% Hazardous Materials 29 7.6% Scene Safety 13 3.4% Assist Other Agencies 11 2.9% Medical Assistance 4 1.0%

The number of incidents in the cluster declined between 2010 and 2012 and have risen once again to the levels seen in 2010 over the last two years. This is in contrast to Kent and Medway where activity has remained largely static over the five years.

The activity within the cluster accounts for 3.3% of the incident demand across the County. Year on year there has been an average 1% increase in activity, compared to an average reduction of 2% for Kent and Medway.

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Activity is largely evenly spread across the months of the year, with a notable increase in December. The cluster sees a slight reduction in July in contrast with an increase during that time period within Kent and Medway as a whole.

Activity by day of the week in the cluster is higher on Tuesdays and Wednesdays which is in contrast to the picture seen across Kent as a whole where activity is largely similar across all days of the week.

Cluster % Cluster Total K & M % K & M Total Monday 53 13.9% 1,636 14.2% Tuesday 65 17.1% 1,649 14.3% Wednesday 66 17.3% 1,605 13.9% Thursday 52 13.6% 1,606 13.9% Friday 50 13.1% 1,677 14.5% Saturday 46 12.1% 1,759 15.2% Sunday 49 12.9% 1,608 13.9% Total 381 11,540

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The level of activity in the cluster increases during the waking hours of the day; increasing from 9am until it begins to decline again at 7pm.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with activity being at its highest during the waking hours.

RERP – Tonbridge Cluster Operational Activity Analysis

The level of activity over the weekend is similar to weekdays, where a greater proportion of activity occurs during the waking hours.

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False Alarms False Alarms in general terms have been declining year on year for the last five years in both the cluster and Kent and Medway as a whole. The activity within the cluster accounts for 2.7% of the incident demand across the County. The sharp decline in apparatus false alarms from 2012 onwards can be attributed to the introduction of the AFA policy, whereby alarms are challenged in low risk buildings and attendances are made when secondary signs of fire are found. Many false attendances that would have been attributed to system malfunction or accidental activation have been eradicated by this policy.

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Activity is largely evenly spread across the months of the year and is consistent with the trend seen across Kent and Medway as a whole.

Activity by day of the week in the cluster is very similar to the picture seen across Kent and Medway as a whole; activity is largely similar across all days of the week.

Cluster % Cluster Total K & M % K & M Total Monday 133 13.9% 5,117 14.3% Tuesday 147 15.3% 5,066 14.1% Wednesday 135 14.1% 5,033 14.0% Thursday 126 13.2% 5,017 14.0% Friday 145 15.1% 5,264 14.7% Saturday 131 13.7% 5,353 14.9% Sunday 141 14.7% 5,031 14.0% Total 958 35,881

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The level of activity in the cluster increases during the waking hours of the day; increasing from 8am until it begins to decline again at 9pm and throughout the night.

The level of activity by time of day on weekdays follows a similar pattern to that seen above, with activity being at its highest between 5pm and 6pm.

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Activity is similar to weekdays where the greatest proportion of incidents occur during waking hours, however the peak of activity can now be seen between 8pm and 9pm.

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Mobilisations Analysis This section of the document will analyse mobilisations of the pumping appliances that are based in the cluster, regardless of where the incident was in the County. Please note that mobilisations to standby are not included in this section. It is also important to note that any appliance that has been operational within the cluster during the five year period has been included.

Annual Demand As demonstrated in the chart below, unsurprisingly the Wholetime crewed appliance has had the most mobilisations. In contrast with the declining incident trend, mobilisations of 72R1 and 73P1 have remained at a similar level over the five years.

Please note that 77P1 was decommissioned as part of the RERP 1 project in 2012.

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Monthly Demand In line with the trend seen for all incidents, activity is largely evenly spread across the months of the year.

Appendix 2 details the number of mobilisations by callsign and month.

Time of Day Demand Appendix 3 details the number of mobilisations by callsign and time of day and also provides the breakdown between weekday and weekend.

Although the volume of mobilisations varies, all appliances in the cluster follow a similar pattern with demand increasing from 7am until it begins to decrease at 7pm. This is true of both weekdays and weekends; although during weekends there is a greater proportion of mobilisations during the late evening.

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Mobilisation Locations The charts below detail the mobilisations according to where they were mobilised to; within their own station ground, on another station ground but within their own cluster, in another cluster that is within their own group or within another group.

As detailed, predominantly the demand has occurred within the appliance station ground or outside of their operational cluster but still within the operational group boundaries. 72R1 has also been mobilised a considerable number of times outside of Mid Group.

A table detailing the number of mobilisations of each appliance into which area of Kent and Medway can be found at Appendix 4.

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The level of demand for mobilisations on the appliances own ground has been falling year on year, yet an increase can be seen in the last few years for mobilisations to incidents in another cluster that still forms part of the same operational group.

Other Cluster – Own Ground Own Cluster Own Group Other Group 2010 63.4% 13.5% 16.9% 6.2% 2011 58.5% 9.8% 21.7% 10.0% 2012 59.3% 7.5% 19.4% 13.8% 2013 47.7% 7.5% 31.0% 13.8% 2014 52.6% 5.3% 28.3% 13.8% Average 56.3% 8.7% 23.5% 11.5%

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Appliance Availability This section of the document details on call availability between January 2014 and December 2014; this is due to the fact that on call availability fluctuates significantly between years and the number of personnel also varies from one year to the next. The 2014 calendar year has been chosen as it is the most recent available dataset and the one that provides the most accurate view of the current situation.

It is also important to note that this section analyses the availability of the appliance, not the crew available at the station; therefore the appliance may be available due to the use of annualised hours, additional on call hours and detachments in addition to being crewed by the home station personnel.

Overall, during the period of January to December 2014, on call appliances in the cluster have been on the run for 50% of the time. This assumes that the appliances are all needed on a 24/7 basis. Availability has fluctuated throughout the year with the highest levels reached during the months of January and February, with the lowest levels seen in August.

The chart below details the comparison between on call availability and incident demand by month.

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Availability of the individual on call appliances has also varied throughout the year as demonstrated in the table below. The appliance based at Tonbridge (FJK72P1) has recorded the lowest overall availability with 30.7% and Paddock Wood’s appliance (FJK73P1) the highest with 69.4%.

FJK72P1 FJK73P1 Total (Tonbridge) (Paddock Wood)

January 41.8% 83.7% 62.7% February 40.5% 87.1% 63.8% March 39.9% 71.7% 55.7% April 27.1% 82.2% 54.6% May 35.0% 67.2% 51.1% June 23.6% 82.3% 53.0% July 32.5% 61.3% 46.9% August 17.9% 61.9% 39.9% September 35.9% 69.5% 52.7% October 27.0% 49.1% 38.0% November 23.2% 62.7% 42.9% December 24.9% 56.1% 40.5% Total 30.7% 69.4% 50.0%

The following charts analyse how often one or more of the on call appliances are off the run at the same time by hour of the day. The same picture can be seen on weekdays whilst weekends follow a different profile.

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Over the weekends, a different pattern of cluster availability can be seen during the day, as shown below.

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Standbys This section of the document focuses on standby activity in two ways; where appliances from within the cluster have been sent to provide standby duties and what support has been sent into the cluster from other areas.

Cluster Appliances – Standby Moves The table below details the number of times appliances from the cluster have been sent on standby, by year and broken down into those as a result of an incident or for general fire cover purposes.

The increase in fire cover moves in 2011 aligns to the on call conversion, with the highest number seen in 2014. During 2014 there has been an average of 1 standby move every 7 days, compared to 2010 when it would have been 1 standby move every 91 days.

Standbys as a result of incidents have also increased in line with the on call conversion and this is likely due to the fact that once an incident starts in an area that looks like it could tie up resources for a reasonable amount of time, there are not the same levels of appliances available in surrounding areas to cover the potential risk. The number of standbys as a result of incidents peaked in 2013.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Fire Cover 4 12 27 30 55 128 Incident 56 179 198 220 178 831 Total 60 191 225 250 233 959

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The table below details where the appliances have been sent on standby.

In general, the standby moves are used to support others within the cluster and the group.

72P1 72R1 73P1 77P1 Total Tunbridge Wells 28 110 173 10 321 Tonbridge 20 9 200 0 229 Sevenoaks 13 120 14 0 147 Paddock Wood 1 0 94 0 95 Larkfield 9 8 31 0 48 Maidstone 0 6 25 0 31 Cranbrook 2 0 20 0 22 Southborough 4 2 11 0 17 Westerham 5 8 1 0 14 Edenbridge 2 4 1 2 9 Marden 1 0 7 1 9 Borough Green 4 0 1 0 5 Matfield 1 0 3 0 4 Thames-side 1 2 1 0 4 Tenterden 1 0 0 0 1 Headcorn 0 0 1 0 1 Ash Cum Ridley 1 0 0 0 1 Dartford 0 1 0 0 1 Total 93 270 583 13 959

Standby Moves – Into the Cluster The table below details the number of times appliances from outside of the cluster have been sent in on standby, by year and broken down into those as a result of an incident or for general fire cover purposes.

Standby moves into the cluster from outside for fire cover purposes has not been as obviously affected by the on call conversion as detailed above. The Tonbridge cluster appears reasonably self-sufficient with little need to draw resources from outside for general fire cover purposes.

Standbys as a result of incidents have increased to a peak of 145 occurences during 2013 and have declined slightly for 2014.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Fire Cover 1 24 12 34 24 95 Incident 53 136 101 145 140 575 Total 54 160 113 179 164 670

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The table below details the number of standbys from stations outside of the cluster, broken down by which station within the cluster required them. Unsurprisingly, the wholetime station has had the most standby moves sent into it. Standbys to Tonbridge are often sent from Maidstone and Larkfield.

Tonbridge Paddock Wood Matfield Maidstone 119 10 0 Larkfield 107 4 0 Sevenoaks 70 0 0 Southborough 63 4 1 Borough Green 62 2 0 Tunbridge Wells 48 2 0 Marden 16 18 2 Ash Cum Ridley 29 1 0 Westerham 23 0 0 Thames-side 17 0 0 Cranbrook 11 0 3 Dartford 9 1 0 Halling 5 0 0 Rusthall 5 0 0 Horton Kirby 4 0 0 Medway 3 1 0 Swanley 3 0 0 Rainham 1 2 0 Headcorn 1 0 1 Ashford 2 0 0 Chilham 2 0 0 Tonbridge 2 0 0 Hawkhurst 2 0 0 OTB 2 0 0 Edenbridge 2 0 0 Folkestone 1 0 0 Charing 0 1 0 Sheppey 1 0 0 Cliffe 1 0 0 Seal 1 0 0 Tenterden 1 0 0 New Romney 1 0 0 Lenham 1 0 0 Hoo 1 0 0 Sittingbourne 0 1 0 Total 616 47 7 47

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Simultaneous Demand

Simultaneous Incident Demand by Level of Incident in the Cluster There were 2,273 emergency incidents in the cluster during the period of analysis and 238 of those occurred at the same time as other incidents in the area. These represent 10.5% of the total incidents. The table below details the simultaneous activity in the area by the level of the incidents. The figures show that 7.3% of level 1 incidents in the area are likely to occur at the same time as another level 1 incident. This proportion drops to 0.5% for level 1 incidents happening at the same time as another 2 level 1 incidents.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Total 1 Level 1 165 1 166 2 Level 1 11 11 3 Level 1 5 4 Level 1 5 1 6 5 Level 1 2 6 Level 1 3 3 7 Level 1 2 8 Level 1 5 9 Level 1 3 10 Level 1 4 12 Level 1 6 13 Level 1 4 14 Level 1 3 15 Level 1 2 18 Level 1 1 19 Level 1 1 20 Level 1 1 1 Level 2 9 9 3 Level 1 - 1 Level 2 2 2 4 Level 1 - 1 Level 2 2 2 Total 236 2 0 0 238

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Simultaneous Appliance Demand in the Cluster The table below details the number of occasions a group of pumping appliances from anywhere in the county have been mobilised to attend incidents within the cluster simultaneously.

There have been 163 occurrences of simultaneous pump demand in the cluster over the reporting period. The majority of these (46%) only required the mobilisation of 2 pumps at the same time. Simultaneous demand of 3 pumps occurred on 40 occasions (25% of cases) and 4 pumps at once were needed in 12% of cases. The figures also show that on 8 occasions, more than 6 pumps have been needed in the cluster simultaneously.

Pumps Mobilised Simultaneously Total 2 Pumps 75 3 Pumps 40 4 Pumps 19 5 Pumps 12 6 Pumps 9 7 Pumps 6 8 Pumps 2 Total 163

The chart and table below detail how long the pumps were committed simultaneously. There have been 17 occasions when 2 or more pumps have been committed to operational incidents simultaneously for 2 or more hours. In the majority of cases (82%) only 2 pumps were involved and in 17% of cases 3 pumps where committed at once in an area.

On most occasions (69%) appliances were only required simultaneously for periods of up to 30 minutes and, in 90% of occasions where this has happened, 5 or fewer pumps were in use at once.

2 3 4 5 6 7-9 Total pumps pumps pumps pumps pumps pumps 0-15mins 43 26 15 9 8 2 103 16-30mins 5 2 1 1 0 1 10 31mins-1hr 8 6 2 0 1 3 20 1-2hrs 5 3 1 2 0 2 13 2hrs + 14 3 0 0 0 0 17 Total 75 40 19 12 9 8 163

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Appendix 1 – Maps

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Appendix 2 – Mobilisations by Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total FJK72P1 33 30 33 31 40 23 29 25 36 37 21 20 358 FJK72R1 171 188 200 224 190 206 221 219 211 245 189 189 2,453 FJK73P1 72 75 61 67 62 72 85 70 63 78 66 64 835 FJK77P1 10 10 23 11 6 12 12 2 6 9 13 4 118 Total 286 303 317 333 298 313 347 316 316 369 289 277 3,764

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Appendix 3 – Mobilisations by Time of Day All Days FJK72P1 FJK72R1 FJK73P1 FJK77P1 0 18 51 27 6 1 17 41 19 5 2 12 37 18 9 3 13 35 11 5 4 10 32 15 6 5 14 25 9 2 6 19 39 11 1 7 3 70 28 0 8 5 89 37 4 9 6 137 34 0 10 4 130 36 2 11 7 180 50 1 12 17 182 52 2 13 11 132 38 0 14 10 162 55 2 15 7 173 44 2 16 4 149 42 2 17 18 199 57 2 18 22 171 63 9 19 43 117 55 14 20 36 98 48 19 21 20 69 36 10 22 24 74 26 6 23 18 61 24 9 Total 358 2,453 835 118

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Weekdays FJK72P1 FJK72R1 FJK73P1 FJK77P1 0 14 36 19 6 1 12 28 14 4 2 7 28 15 8 3 8 24 6 4 4 7 23 10 4 5 10 14 7 1 6 16 27 10 1 7 1 46 22 0 8 4 63 26 4 9 4 97 25 0 10 2 89 28 1 11 5 121 44 1 12 10 126 36 1 13 8 89 31 0 14 5 105 37 2 15 5 124 32 1 16 2 107 30 2 17 11 141 40 2 18 15 114 44 5 19 29 78 40 11 20 24 66 33 12 21 16 48 26 7 22 18 46 12 2 23 11 28 12 7 Total 244 1,668 599 86

RERP – Tonbridge Cluster Operational Activity Analysis

Weekend FJK72P1 FJK72R1 FJK73P1 FJK77P1 0 4 15 8 0 1 5 13 5 1 2 5 9 3 1 3 5 11 5 1 4 3 9 5 2 5 4 11 2 1 6 3 12 1 0 7 2 24 6 0 8 1 26 11 0 9 2 40 9 0 10 2 41 8 1 11 2 59 6 0 12 7 56 16 1 13 3 43 7 0 14 5 57 18 0 15 2 49 12 1 16 2 42 12 0 17 7 58 17 0 18 7 57 19 4 19 14 39 15 3 20 12 32 15 7 21 4 21 10 3 22 6 28 14 4 23 7 33 12 2 Total 114 785 236 32

RERP – Tonbridge Cluster Operational Activity Analysis

Appendix 4 – Mobilisations by Area of Kent and Medway 72P1 72R1 73P1 77P1 Total 72 – Tonbridge 253 1,394 85 3 1,735 73 – Paddock Wood 19 180 494 55 748 74 – Tunbridge Wells 25 375 107 48 555 68 – Sevenoaks 26 260 17 1 304 76 – Southborough 7 95 8 1 111 60 – Maidstone 4 14 57 1 76 70 – Edenbridge 8 51 4 63 65 – Larkfield 6 25 18 49 67 – Borough Green 3 34 5 42 64 – Marden 1 20 7 28 24 – Cranbrook 3 6 1 10 69 – Westerham 9 9 35 – Thames-side 3 3 6 49 – Eastchurch 1 2 2 5 39 – Strood 1 2 2 5 30 – Dartford 1 2 3 31 – Swanley 1 2 3 33 – Swanscombe 1 1 2 63 – Headcorn 2 2 45 – Sittingbourne 1 1 2 37 – Hoo 2 2 84 – Faversham 1 1

RERP – Tonbridge Cluster Operational Activity Analysis

72P1 72R1 73P1 77P1 Total 25 – Hawkhurst 1 1 43 – Medway 1 1 11 - Ashford 1 1 Total 358 2,453 835 118 3,764