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Our 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.

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 ensure that these important principles

underpin everything we do and the way we operate. To see 1 the full behavioural framework, click here.

1. http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/AboutUs/WhatWeDo/CoreValues

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Overview appliance and undertakes valuable co- a Precision Ceramics manufacturer, employing responding activities on behalf of the West approximately 130 people and J&FJ Baker of Country Ambulance Service. The on call Hamlyn Mills, a traditional Oak Bark tannery, of (retained duty system) section consists of twelve which there are only 2 still in operation personnel - one Watch Manager, two Crew nationally. They employ about 60 staff. The Managers and nine fire fighters. The staff are station ground also includes a large rural area. also the main asset in undertaking a range of Community Safety (CS) activities that are Below are the Officers in charge of this station. primarily aimed at preventing fires and deaths and injuries in fires.

The station area is home to a range of risks, including Heritage buildings & thatched property. The rivers Axe & Coly flow through station This plan presents the risks in your area and ground. Together with the Holyford & Umborne the actions that Devon & Somerset Fire & Brooks, they pose risks of local flooding during Rescue Service (DSFRS) will take to make the persistent wet weather. community safer. Our actions are a mix of Watch Manager Local Risk Manager Bordering on the northerly and southerly Richards - On call Rooms activities based on prevention (community), boundaries are main roads the A35 & A3052, protection (business) and emergency where the predominant number of RTC’s occur. response, all undertaken by the people that are Miles of narrow roads & lanes criss-cross the best suited for each activity. countryside serving the rural communities and by their geographical nature can provide the Colyton Fire Station is located on South Street in environment for isolated vehicular accidents. The Colyton, and covers the town of Colyton and part local Authority areas served are Devon County To discuss the content of this plan with a of Devon County Council. It covers an area of Council and East Devon District Council. Outside member of the fire service, please use the approximately 62.69 square kilometres and a of the town, the station ground also covers an contact details below: population of 5,686 people. The station covers extensive area of open fields and woodland several council wards including; Musbury, areas, which themselves can cause significant Name: Local Risk Manager Graham Rooms Whitford, Colyford, Southleigh, Northleigh, Shute, risks. Tel: 01392 456881 Combpyne, Rousdon & Uplyme. Email: [email protected] The area has a mixture of agriculture, light For more information please visit The Watch Manager has overall responsibility for industry, domestic dwellings and retail shops, www.dsfire.gov.uk/yoursafety the station. The fire station houses one firefighting and major employers include CeramTec UK Ltd,

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

Residents of Colyton 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

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Risk To understand how we can best use our public resources we analyse community risk and identify who would benefit most from our services. This assures that we also remain as cost effective as possible and continue to provide value for money. To help us with our risk analysis we utilise a database (Experian MOSAIC) that assists with identifying where those most at risk are likely to be situated. The following table displays the percentage of households in each of

the MOSAIC groups within Axminster station ground compared against the profile for Devon & Somerset.

Key to Mosaic Groups Descriptions Well-off owners in rural locations enjoying the A Country Living benefits of country life

Established families in large detached homes living B Prestige Positions upmarket lifestyles

High status city dwellers living in central locations C City Prosperity and pursuing careers with high rewards

Thriving families who are busy bringing up children D Domestic Success and following careers

Mature suburban owners living settled lives in mid- E Suburban Stability range housing

Elderly people with assets who are enjoying a F Senior Security comfortable retirement

Householders living in inexpensive homes in village G Rural Reality communities

Younger households settling down in housing priced H Aspiring Homemakers within their means

Residents of settled urban communities with a strong I Urban Cohesion sense of identity

Educated young people privately renting in urban J Rental Hubs neighbourhoods

Mature homeowners of value homes enjoying stable K Modest Traditions lifestyles

Single people privately renting low cost homes for the L Transient Renters short term

Families with limited resources who have to budget to M Family Basics make ends meet

Elderly people reliant on support to meet financial or N Vintage Value practical needs

Urban renters of social housing facing an array of O Municipal Challenge challenges

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Public Safety Our prevention activities are those we undertake to try and stop an emergency happening in the first place. These are targeted based on our community risk profiles, operational experience and local intelligence provided by partners and members of the public. Our protection activities are those we undertake to ensure people are protected from fire in public buildings and those we work in and visit. A range of activities will be undertaken to reduce the risk in this local area as outlined below. If you are interested in any of the activities in this plan and wish to discuss this with a member of the fire service, please get in touch using the contact details at the start of the document.

Community Community Community use of Cadet Schemes Safety Compliance Event Action Day Service Premises Campaign

Early Learning Children and Court Deliberate Fire Fire Safety (ELFS) Compliance Visit Young People Attendances Reduction Activities Box - Collection/ Activity Delivery

Fire Safety Home Fire Safety Fire Investigation Fire Safety Audit Hot Strike Check Check

Presentation to Learn to Live / Groups / Job Centre Plus Junior Life Skills Media Activity Contract for Life Community Engagement

RTC Reduction & Special Event Fire Road Safety Rural Safety Schools Talks Station Visit Safety Check Advice

Youth Engagement Unwanted Call Support Local (inc Duke of Reduction Campaign Edinburgh / Scouts / (Domestic) Soccer safe)

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Effectiveness and Efficiency

A key part of being an effective and efficient organisation is to understand performance. The activity information for this local community area is shown in the tables below.

Incidents attended (within station area)

Five Year 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Station - 37 Colyton Average

All Fires 16 6 14 3 8 9 Fires where people live (primary) 1 1 5 1 2 2 Fires where people work and visit (primary) 9 2 5 0 5 4 Fires - outdoor and refuse fires (secondary) 2 0 2 1 0 1 Chimney Fires 4 3 2 1 1 2

All False Alarms 6 5 8 5 7 6 False Alarms - Automatic Fire Alarms 4 1 5 4 2 3 False Alarms - Good Intent 2 4 3 1 5 3 False Alarms - Malicious attended 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Special Service Calls 101 110 102 133 147 119

Co-Responding 89 93 91 123 130 105 Road Traffic Collisions 3 5 6 7 9 6 Flooding & Water Rescues 2 8 1 0 2 3 Other Special Service calls 7 4 4 3 6 5 All Incidents 123 121 124 141 162 134

Station Availability In the 12 months from April 2015 to March 2016 the station was able to

crew the following appliances % Hours Hours Unavailable Availability Fire Engine 1 Retained 741 91.5%

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Station Response Activity: 5 year Table A: Station - 37 Colyton 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Table A shows the number of times average the local fire station was called out

Total Turnouts 106 82 110 76 102 95 (which may or may not have resulted Turnouts to incidents on Station Ground 34 22 41 18 30 29 in attending an incident). It also % of Turnouts to Incidents on Station Ground 32.1% 26.8% 37.3% 23.7% 29.4% 30.5% shows the number percentage of calls on and off the station ground. % of Turnouts to incidents not on Station Ground 67.9% 73.2% 62.7% 76.3% 70.6% 69.5%

Table B shows the number of fire 5 year Table B: Station - 37 Colyton 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 incidents, deaths and injuries where average people live and where people work Fire Deaths where people live 0 0 0 0 0 0 and visit. Fire Injuries where people live 0 0 1 0 0 0 The graphs below demonstrate the Fire Incidents where people live 1 1 5 1 2 2 peak demand on the station in terms

Fire Deaths where people work & visit 0 0 0 0 0 0 of time of the day and month of the Fire Injuries where people work & visit 0 0 0 0 0 0 year. Fire Incidents where people work & visit 9 2 5 0 5 4

Station Demand 2011/12 - 2015/16 (Hour of day) Station Demand 2011/12 - 2015/16 (Month of the year)

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