Sedbergh 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.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 on call firefighters and has one fire engine and one Land Rover, which is useful for negotiating many of the small country lanes and farm roads in the area. The crew at Sedbergh have received specialist training and possess the knowledge and equipment to respond with the Land Rover to wildfires and to water incidents as first responders.
On-call Fire Engine Availability 2014
During 2014 the fire engine in Sedbergh has been off the run for 83.25 hours or 0.95% of the time.
Activity
Considering incident numbers and types over time, the following table illustrates that Sedbergh station area has seen a considerable reduction in the number of incidents:
Incident Activity in Recent Incident Activity in historical Station Fire engines / Crewing historical Station Area Area System Averaged over 2011-14 period
Fire Station Average Average Average Average Average Average Number Crewing System Number of Number of Number of No of No of No of of Incidents Incidents Incidents AFAs Road Property Fire 2003/2004 2008/2009 Traffic Fires engines Collisions Sedbergh 76 35 35 10 9.3 5 1 On Call
The following number of incidents have occurred in Sedbergh Station Area but not necessarily attended by the Sedbergh fire engine:
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Activity continued
The Sedbergh 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 C67 Station CallSign Incident_Type 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Total C67M1 FA - Apparatus 1 4 5 Fire - Chimney 1 1 Fire - Primary Dwelling 1 1 2 Fire - Primary NonResidential 2 2 Fire - Primary RoadVehicle 2 3 5 Fire - Secondary 1 2 1 1 5 SSC - Other 2 1 1 1 5 SSC - RTC 1 1 C67P1 FA - Apparatus 5 16 11 12 4 13 61 FA - Good Intent 3 5 1 4 3 5 21 Fire - Chimney 4 3 2 2 1 5 17 Fire - Primary Dwelling 1 3 4 1 4 5 18 Fire - Primary NonResidential 3 1 1 2 7 Fire - Primary OtherResidential 1 1 2 4 Fire - Primary Outdoor 1 1 1 3 Fire - Primary OutdoorStructure 2 2 Fire - Primary RoadVehicle 8 3 3 3 6 6 29 Fire - Secondary 2 1 3 2 1 3 12 SSC - Other 4 4 1 7 5 21 SSC - RTC 10 6 9 16 14 9 64 Total 48 50 46 48 45 48 285
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The following table details the total number of incidents, per category, that have occurred in the LSOAs that are nominally attached to the Station Area.
Incidents 2003/4 ‐ Incidents 2004/5 ‐ Incidents 2005/6 ‐ Incidents 2006/7 ‐ Incidents 2007/8 ‐ Incidents 2008/9 ‐ Incidents 2009/1 ‐ Incidents 2010/11 ‐ C67 Sedbergh 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 Medium00000000381000000 34 and below Low 482462462462161462382402 48 2 46 2 46 2 46 2 54 2 46 2 38 2 40 2 Total Risk Score 46 46 46 54 46 38 40 48 ‐4.17% ‐4.17% ‐4.17% 12.50% ‐4.17% ‐20.83% ‐16.67% Risk Score Increase/Reduction over the period
Next nearest Supporting Appliances
The following table indicates the travel distance in miles from Sedbergh Fire Station to the next nearest three fire stations.
Distance by Station Name Road Kendal 11.5 Kirkby Lonsdale 11.5 Kirkby Stephen 14
Other contextual information Sedbergh is a small town with a population of about 3000, and is situated on the county's eastern border and it is a favourite destination of walkers. Apart from the large farming community the town is host to the famous Sedbergh School which forms the heart of the town.
The town has a steady population which is mainly employed in the various shops, hotels, farms and several schools in the local area.
In recent years the Station has also attended numerous swift water rescue incidents on the fast flowing river Lune that runs through the station area.
Sedbergh Risk in station area Grade I listed: Church of St Andrew, Dent The Friends' Meeting House and adjoining cottage to west, Sedbergh Church of St Andrew, Sedbergh Grade II* listed: High Oaks, Marthwaite Abbot Holme Bridge, Abbot Holme Burton Hill Farmhouse including adjoining outbuilding, Dentdale High Hall Farmhouse inlcuding cartshed, Dentdale Biggerside Farmhouse, Dentdale High House, Gawthrop Hallbeck, Hallbeck Church of All Saints, Killington The Hill, Marhwaite Lune Viaduct At Newbys Dub, that part in Sedbergh CP, Marthwaite Heritage Middleton Hall, Middleton (including Curtain walls to south-west, west and north-west; Outbuilding adjoining north-east angle of Middleton Hall and adjoining wall), Middleton Roman milestone approximately 74m to west of road, Middleton Archer's Hall, Millthrop Crook of Lune Bridge, that part in Grayrigg CP, Sedbergh Mire House, Cautley Road, Sedbergh The Old Grammar School (now the School Library), Sedbergh War Memorial Cloister at Sedbergh School, Sedbergh Thorns Hall and attached stable wing to rear, Sedbergh Crook of Lune Bridge, that part in Sedbergh CP, Sedbergh Hollin Hill Farmhouse, Soolbank Stone Hall, Soolbank Dandra Garth, Garsdale East Rackenthwaite and adjoining barn, Garsdale Badger Dub and stable attached to the south-west, Garsdale
Environment 3 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest Site Specific Sedbergh School, Shell Gas and BDS Fuels Risk Flooding No significant Flood Risk identified within the Station area According to the DEFRA Urban/Rural classifications of the 2 Super Out Put Areas that Rurality make up Sedbergh 1 is “Town and Fringe” and 1 is “Village and Hamlet”.
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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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