Aspatria Individual 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

The station is located in the town centre on the main road through the town and is staffed by 11 On Call firefighters.

On-call Fire Engine Availability 2014

During 2014 the fire engine in has been off the run for 552.25 hours or 6.30% of the time.

Activity

Considering incident numbers and types over time, the table below illustrates that Aspatria station seen a considerable reduction in the number of incidents in their station area:

Incident Activity in Recent Incident Activity in historical Station Area Fire engines / Crewing System historical Station Area Averaged over 2011‐14 period

Fire Station Average Average Average Average Average Average Number Crewing System Number of Number of Number No of No of No of of Incidents Incidents of AFAs Road Property Fire 2003/2004 2008/2009 Incidents Traffic Fires engines Collisions Aspatria 78 59 46 11.3 7.3 5.7 1 On Call

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

2 Activity continued

3 Activity continued

The Aspatria 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 C03 Station Pumps CallSign Incident_Type 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Total C03P1 FA - Apparatus 15 26 14 12 11 18 96 FA - Good Intent 2 5 3 7 5 7 29 FA - Malicious 1 1 2 Fire - Chimney 7 9 4 6 6 4 36 Fire - Primary Dwelling 5 5 4 11 7 12 44 Fire - Primary NonResidential 2 4 4 7 11 2 30 Fire - Primary OtherResidential 2 1 1 4 Fire - Primary Outdoor 1 1 Fire - Primary OutdoorStructure 1 1 Fire - Primary RoadVehicle 3 4 2 8 4 2 23 Fire - Secondary 8 4 12 8 3 10 45 SSC - Other 5 11 2 5 7 5 35 SSC - RTC 8 11 16 12 9 13 69 Total 56 79 64 78 63 75 415

4 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 ‐ C03 Aspatria 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 Medium 94 2 94 2 102 2 88 2 84 2 40 1 36 1 36 1 34 and below Low 562482482502502823803723 15041424150413841344122411641084 Total Risk Score 142 150 138 134 122 116 108 150 ‐5.33% 0.00% ‐8.00% ‐10.67% ‐18.67% ‐22.67% ‐28.00% Risk Score Increase/Reduction over the period

Next nearest Supporting Appliances

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

Distance by Station Name Road (MILES) Maryport 8.0 8.5 9.0

Other contextual information Aspatria is a small town in West Cumbria situated approximately half way between the west coast and city of , with a population of approximately 3,500 people. The main employer in the town is the Sealy bed manufacturer and First Milk & Cheese producing dairy products.

The main risk within the Station area are associated with the two busy trunk roads, the A596 which runs through the town, and the nearby A595. These roads are busy with both commuter and transport traffic, along with slow moving agricultural traffic. This all equates to a high risk for road traffic collisions in the area. Other risks are associated with the large number of agricultural premises. Open farmland brings the danger of barn fires, heath and moor land fires, as well as livestock rescues.

Aspatria: Risk in station area:

Grade I listed:  Harby Brow Tower, adjoining farmhouse and barn, Allhallows  Church of St Mungo, Bromfield  Hayton Castle, Hayton  Whitehall, Mealsgate Heritage  Church of St Michael, Torpenhow Grade II* listed:  Church of St Kentigern, Aspatria  Church of St Mary, Gilcrux  Weary Hall, Mealsgate  Dovecote south of Church of St Cuthbert,

Environment 2 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest Site Specific Sealy’s, Aspatria Risks First Milk & Cheese, Aspatria The Station has attended numerous rescues of persons from vehicles trapped in flood water on the roads in and around the Town (B5301, Arkleby, Flooding ). Flooding has also affected domestic properties in some of the smaller local villages (Arkleby, Measgate and in recent years) Of the Super Output Areas 2 are designated “Town and Fringe” according to Rurality DEFRA Urban/Rural classifications and 2 are “Village Hamlets”

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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