Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 Our Priorities

Vision and Mission

Our Vision is to make Devon and Somerset a ‘safer place to live, work and visit.’ Our mission is to act to protect and save – to prevent emergencies, create safer communities and respond, when required, in order to save life. Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 Our Priorities

We have three key priorities. We use these priorities to guide how we use our diminishing resources and assess the importance of new work.

 public safety  staff safety  effectiveness and efficiency Our Behaviour and Values

Our core values and associated behavioural framework have been agreed following discussions with employees. We work hard to Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 2

Overview

The South Devon Area supports an extensive tourism Below are the Officers in charge of this station. and leisure industry concentrated around the natural geography of the South West coastline and the Dartmoor National Park.

Ashburton is a traditional “Stannary” town but has developed a light industrial base as a result of its close proximity to major road links.

The towns of Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Bovey Tracy, Moretonhampstead and Chagford border the

Dartmoor National Park, which attracts many visitors Watch Manager Lewis Local Risk Manager to view its natural and rugged beauty and also to Radford participate in outdoor pursuits. As well as being a This plan presents the risks in your area and leisure destination for many it remains a working the actions that Devon & Somerset Fire & environment supporting a farming industry. Due to its Rescue Service (DSFRS) will take to make the remoteness and accessibility the National Park

community safer. Our actions are a mix of presents many challenges in providing community safety and also safeguarding the natural environment activities based on prevention, protection and emergency response, all undertaken by the including its many Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s). people that are best suited for each activity. The area is home to a range of risks, including a Ashburton Fire Station is located in Eastern Road, major ‘A’ road – the A38. Outside of the town, the Ashburton, within the South Devon Area. Apart from the station area also covers an extensive area of open main town, the station covers Bickington and To discuss the content of this plan with a fields and woodland areas, which themselves can Widecombe as well as numerous other hamlets. The member of the fire service, please use the cause significant risks. local Authority areas served are Devon County Council contact details below: and Teignbridge District Councils. It covers an area of The area has a mixture of light industry and approximately 85.75 square kilometres and a commerce. It also includes a large rural area. Name: Local Risk Manager Ian Radford population of 7,754 people. Tel: 01626 774519 Email: [email protected] The station area includes a mixture of demographics ranging from social housing (many privately owned by For more information please visit registered landlords) to exclusive private housing. www.dsfire.gov.uk/yoursafety

www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published April 2018 Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 3

Our Response

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

Residents of Ashburton 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

www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published April 2018 Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 4

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 Ashburton 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

www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published April 2018 Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 5

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 - 19 Ashburton Average

All Fires 13 19 22 17 21 18 Fires where people live (primary) 1 1 5 1 3 2 Fires where people work and visit (primary) 3 5 6 10 12 7 Fires - outdoor and refuse fires (secondary) 4 8 4 4 6 5 Chimney Fires 5 5 7 2 0 4 All False Alarms 16 14 20 23 21 19 False Alarms - Automatic Fire Alarms 6 7 14 14 11 10 False Alarms - Good Intent 10 7 6 9 10 8

False Alarms - Malicious attended 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Special Service Calls 13 19 14 10 13 14 Co-Responding 0 0 0 0 1 0 Road Traffic Collisions 7 11 9 7 5 8 Flooding & Water Rescues 4 0 0 0 0 1

Other Special Service calls 2 8 5 3 7 5 All Incidents 42 52 56 50 55 51 All Incidents minus False alarms 26 38 36 27 34 32 All Incidents minus False alarms and Co-Res. 32 26 38 36 27 33

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 521.5 94.0%

www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published April 2018 Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 6

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.

Station Response Activity: 5 year Station - 19 Ashburton 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 average

Total Turnouts 86 106 123 123 130 114 Turnouts to incidents on Station Ground 43 51 51 49 41 47 % of Turnouts to Incidents on Station Ground 50.0% 48.1% 41.5% 39.8% 31.5% 41.4% % of Turnouts to incidents not on Station Ground 50.0% 51.9% 58.5% 60.2% 68.5% 58.6%

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 8 9 7 8 6 7 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2

1 1 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 19 2016/17 - Stn 19 5 yr Average - Stn 19 2016/17 - Stn 19

www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published April 2018

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