Frizington 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 station has one fire engine and is situated on Main Street. There are currently 13 On Call firefighters crewing the station
On-call Fire Engine Availability 2014
During 2014 the Frizington fire engine has been off the run for 1916.25 hours or 21.88% of the time.
Activity
Considering incident numbers and types over time, the following table illustrates that the number of incidents in the Frizington Station area remain consistently low.
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 Frizington 66 28 36 3.5 3.3 3.7 1 On Call
The following number of incidents have occurred in Frizington Station area but not necessarily attended by the Frizington fire engine:
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Activity continued
The Frizington 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 C06 Station Pumps CallSignIncident_Type 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Total C06P1 FA - Apparatus 5 6 1 4 6 9 31 FA - Good Intent 4 12 5 6 4 6 37 FA - Malicious 1 2 2 2 7 Fire - Chimney 111 4 119 Fire - Primary Dwelling 658118543 Fire - Primary NonResidential 1 4 1 3 4 2 15 Fire - Primary OtherResidential 1 1 Fire - Primary Outdoor 2 1 2 5 Fire - Primary OutdoorStructure 1 3 4 Fire - Primary RoadVehicle 2 1 2 3 5 13 Fire - Secondary 11 10 4 7 15 4 51 SSC - Other 6 2 5 8 15 7 43 SSC - RTC 2 2 4 4 6 4 22 Total 39 46 34 52 70 40 281
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 ‐ C06 Frizington 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 0076100761761000000 35 to 75 Medium34472425338716441564214521652185 34 and below Low 241582241783763763763763 36883768362831883088290829282948 Total Risk Score 376 362 318 308 290 292 294 368 2.17% ‐1.63% ‐13.59% ‐16.30% ‐21.20% ‐20.65% ‐20.11% Risk Score Increase/Reduction over the period
Next nearest Supporting Appliances
The following table indicates the travel distance in miles from Frizington Fire Station to the next nearest three fire stations.
Distance by Station Name Road (MILES) Whitehaven 4 Egremont 5 Workington 9
Other contextual information Frizington is situated in the Copeland District of Cumbria with a population of approximately 2,500 people. Frizington Risk in station area:
No significant Heritage Risk identified within the Heritage Station area Environment 7 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest Site Specific No significant Site Specific Risks identified within Risks the Station area No significant Flooding Risk identified within the Flooding Station area Of the 8 Super Output Areas that make up Frizington 7 are “Town and Fringe” according to Rurality DEFRA Urban/Rural classifications and 1 is a “Village and Hamlet”
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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