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Skelmanthorpe Fire Station Action Plan West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Skelmanthorpe Station Action Plan 200 8/11 Table of Contents 1. Introduction by Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Simon Pilling MA, MSc, DMS, GIFireE................................................................................. 3 2. Introduction by District Manager Keith Robinson.............................. 4 3. Introduction by Station Manager Richard Hagger BSc, MSc, PGCE,GIFireE, MIfL ............................................................................... 5 4. Overview of Performance ..................................................................... 6 4.1 Demographics................................................................................................ 6 4.2 Station Performance and Review of Action Plan 2007/8............................ 7 5. Station Resources ................................................................................. 8 5.1 Station Personnel .......................................................................................... 8 5.2 Station Equipment......................................................................................... 8 5.3 Action Plan Responsibilities of each role ................................................... 8 6. Audit, inspection and review process ............................................... 10 6.1 Service Delivery........................................................................................... 10 6.2 Performance Management.......................................................................... 12 7. Current action plan.............................................................................. 13 8. Glossary ............................................................................................... 22 9. Appendices .......................................................................................... 23 Skelmanthorpe Fire Station Action Plan 1. Introduction by Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Simon Pilling MA, MSc, DMS, GIFireE It gives me great pleasure to introduce this Station Action Plan for 2008/11. Station personnel have an important role in delivering the strategic priorities of the Authority and this Action Plan details how the station will contribute towards these. Every member of the station has a role to play in meeting these priorities and this plan outlines the station objectives which contribute towards the overall performance and improvement of the service in carrying out its duties within the community. The Authority’s strategic priorities, functional and team objectives are clearly shown in the appendices along with the ‘golden thread’ of how each individual objective relates to the priority/objective above and ultimately to the overall Ambition and Aim of the Authority, along with how that aim contributes to the wider priorities set for the Kirklees District in the Local Area Agreement. • Ambition: Making West Yorkshire Safer • Aim: Provide an excellent Fire and Rescue Service working in partnership to reduce death, injury, economic loss and contribute to community well being The Station Action Plan provides station personnel with the basis for their work during 2008/11 and allows them to assess their performance against each priority/objective. The Authority’s Performance Management Framework and the Performance Information Management System (PIMS), which is available on the Intranet, allows each individual station to track their own performance and also the performance of all stations within West Yorkshire, thereby facilitating the sharing of good practice throughout the Authority. Performance against the Action Plan is regularly monitored by each functional group to ensure that we progress towards our Ambition of ‘Making West Yorkshire Safer’ . Page 3 of 27 Skelmanthorpe Station Action Plan 2. Introduction by District Manager Keith Robinson The safety of the Kirklees community from the potentially devastating effects of fire, whether as a result of an accident or deliberate act, is the priority and key focus of all the fire service personnel within the Kirklees District. As the District Manager it is my vision that I will endeavour to make Kirklees a safer place for all the community to live. The Service is now a key player alongside all the other partners working across Kirklees to improve the quality of life and safety of the district’s residents. Our contribution to the Kirklees Partnership and Kirklees Local Area Agreement is comprehensive. Our key objective is to reduce the number of deliberate fires which occur across the district and reduce the number of accidental dwelling fires. One area which will be coming more proactive within is the Road Safety arena, which has the devastating impact all within our communities. Education is at the heart of the message, and all the partners have a key role to play along with the adults and children. To achieve any reduction in fire or road accident deaths and injuries we have to embed ourselves within the partnership arena, as alone we cannot archive our or our partner’s goal. We are working closely with the Neighbourhood Policing Teams, local councillors, housing officers, voluntary and other agencies to make Kirklees a safer place to live, this will continue. However, despite all this proactive work there will be times when our personnel will need to intervene when a fire has occurred. Being prepared and ready to deal with these incidents whatever the type, is our dual priority alongside our prevention work. All the firefighters within the Kirklees District and across West Yorkshire regularly train and prepare for such incidents, through local operational intelligence gathering they work to understand the key risks from fire they may be called on to deal with across the district. Strong partnership links have been established with Huddersfield University, who kindly allow us to train in realistic conditions on their site, along with other companies, the fire fighters within Kirklees are prepared to deal all types of incidents, they are highly trained and motivated, which will add “value added” to the communities of Kirklees. I am proud to lead the team within Kirklees, and will ensure my continued professional drive will allow me and my team to deliver the Authority’s Strategic Objective. I am pleased to present the Kirklees District action plan which will act as our direction and guide to ensuring an effective Fire and Rescue Service across the district, one that achieves our local ambition of Making Kirklees Safer. Page 4 of 27 Skelmanthorpe Station Action Plan 3. Introduction by Station Manager Richard Hagger BSc, MSc, PGCE, GIFireE, MIfL At Skelmanthorpe we are committed to improving the service we give to the local community and also the surrounding areas in Kirklees. I believe that we can enhance that service with continued training, improved communications, and through continued development of partnership work and training with other agencies. All members of Skelmanthorpe station have a role to play in meeting the priorities of the brigade and we will work to drive forward positive initiatives and welcome local involvement with these policies. I believe that partnership working is fundamental if we are to deliver on these priorities. We already work with a number of partners/groups in the community including neighbourhood forums, local policing teams and schools. Whilst continuing to work closely with these groups we are always looking to forge new links to help us improve the service we provide. We will continue to identify people at risk and provide referrals to support vulnerable members of society within our area. We ensure our preparedness for operational incidents by extensive local and inter-agency training and improve our intelligence on the key risks and hazards we may face at an incident by a programme of visits to local business and industry Skelmanthorpe’s key priorities: • To reduce the number of deliberate secondary fires. • To reduce the number of domestic false alarms. • To carry out inspections of local commercial premises in order to improve operational effectiveness and give fire safety advice. • To continue our partnership work with other agencies particularly the police to reduce death and serious injury from road traffic collisions. • To continue to work with other partners and agencies to make Skelmanthorpe a safer place to live. Firefighters at Skelmanthorpe are employed on the retained duty system. They live in the community they serve, and are all highly committed to providing a first class service to the residents of Skelmanthorpe and to the wider community of West Yorkshire. In addition to their operational response role, fire-fighters at Skelmanthorpe also carry out Community Safety work in the area. They carry out fire safety checks on request, install smoke alarms, and provide advice on fire evacuation plans. The Skelmanthorpe crews provide a highly skilled and professional service to the local community. They rely heavily on the support of their partners and families to carry out their fire service commitment. The social impact on the families of retained duty firefighters is often overlooked and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their continued support and understanding. Page 5 of 27 Skelmanthorpe Station Action Plan 4. Overview of Performance 4.1 Demographics The station area covers the area south of Huddersfield, including Skelmanthorpe, Denby Dale, Upper and Lower Cumberworth, Upper and Lower Denby, Emley, Scissett, Shelley, Clayton West,
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