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Fire Prevention and Protection Programme Wakefield District Risk Reduction Plan 2013-2014 2 Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4 District Policy ...................................................................................................... 7 Organisation ..................................................................................................... 13 Wakefield Local Risk Reduction Areas ............................................................. 21 Planning and Implementation ........................................................................... 24 Monitor, Review and Audit ................................................................................ 31 Appendix A: Risk Reduction Targets ................................................................ 32 3 Introduction District Commander Martin Langan Wakefield district covers 338 square kilometres and is home to 325,800 people in a diverse range of city, urban and rural communities. Wakefield offers unsurpassed transport links lying at the intersection between the M1, M62 and the A1 (M) at its eastern boundary, providing fast connections by road, rail and air. The district combines the 5 towns in the north east of Normanton, Castleford, Pontefract, Knottingley and Featherstone as well as Ossett in the Northwest and South Elmsall in the South East and a host of other smaller communities. Wakefield city acts as the historic seat of the district’s main commercial, cultural and administrative centre, with numerous high street chain stores, markets, 4 libraries, public transport hub, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service District Office and further education colleges. The city is also home to the headquarters of the Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service retaining its strong tradition of public service employment. Our ambition is ‘Making West Yorkshire Safer’ and our aim is to provide an excellent fire and rescue service working in partnership to reduce death, injury, economic loss and contribute to community wellbeing. This district plan provides the strategy from which four Local Risk Reduction Plans have been developed. These local plans focus on the needs of the local communities within Wakefield district and contain greater detail of how Prevention, Protection, Response and Resilience will be managed. As in previous years we will be focusing our resources in areas affected by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Integrated Risk Management Plan. Wakefield Fire Station will lose one appliance in coming years, and South Elmsall and Hemsworth fire stations will close, with a new fire station being built on a site in South Kirkby in 2014. Our actions last year delivered a significant reduction in the number of arson incidents and fires within dwellings and places of work. More importantly, these actions have saved lives and reduced serious injuries. Whilst the number of road traffic collisions we attended last year was reduced to their lowest level on record, they continue to be a major part of our operational workload and have the potential to become serious incidents throughout our major and rural road network. Within our Service Plan we have set four strategic priorities for 2011-15 to deliver our ambition. These priorities assist us to set objectives to manage performance and direct resources where they are most needed. 5 Deliver a proactive fire prevention and protection programme Deliver a professional and resilient emergency response service Provide a safe, competent and diverse workforce Provide effective and ethical governance and achieve value for money in managing resources If a fire does occur, fire protection measures are important to control and mitigate its effect. Firefighting crews will be well prepared to deal with all types of emergency incidents. 6 We intend to build on our success and continue to work with our partners to reduce the risk to the communities of Wakefield during 2013/14. Martin Langan District Commander District Policy This Wakefield District Risk Reduction Plan directly underpins the strategy set in our Service Plan 2011-2015 and is produced as a working document to address the priorities set for Wakefield District by Service Delivery Board. District Priorities The Service Delivery Board has determined the following priorities: One station to reduce its current risk band - Pontefract from Medium to Low We will maintain resilience and availability of appliances at the following Retained Duty System (RDS) stations: Featherstone and Hemsworth. Where necessary, we will recruit on call firefighters to achieve this. Wakefield district operational staff will carry out a programme of prevention 7 work and will complete 6300 home fire safety checks Wakefield district operational staff will complete 1060 fire protection inspections. They will also collect safety critical information which can be used to ensure firefighter safety, should an incident occur at the property. Continue risk reduction work in the South Elmsall and Hemsworth areas prior to the relocation of resources to South Kirkby. To achieve this we will focus specifically on the following areas: Dwelling fires Fires in other buildings Road Traffic Collisions Risk Reduction Hierarchy In order to achieve these priorities and reduce risk across Wakefield district, this plan is aligned to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s risk reduction philosophy. Four elements provide a focus for our activity, known as the Risk Reduction Hierarchy: Fire Prevention Fire Protection Operational Response Resilience 8 Fire Prevention – Fire Safety in the Home Wakefield district staff will: Direct resources into areas and communities which have the highest level of risk Work closely with communities and our partners to identify and visit the hard to reach and the most vulnerable within the district Carry out 6300 home fire safety checks and if required we will fit smoke detectors for vulnerable people to ensure they have an early warning in the event of fire. We will operate the following hierarchy for completion of home fire safety checks: Vulnerable individuals and groups identified through partner agencies Prioritised risk areas and households identified by lifestyle type Hot strike visits after a fire Direct calls requesting home fire safety checks for vulnerable individuals and households Hot line for referrals for individuals and households Advice on request The District Team will advise on the dangers of arson and how to protect properties which are at risk. If appropriate, working with our colleagues in West Yorkshire Police, we will carry out ‘target hardening’ measures on high risk 9 properties. We will support and deliver education programmes to a number of at risk groups throughout the district. Specifically, children and young people will be targeted by a programme of Year 5 talks and the Young Firefighters’ Scheme, as well as other specific events. Fire Protection – Fire Safety in the Workplace The district will complete 1060 fire protection inspections and collect safety critical risk information as detailed in the individual Station Risk Indicators. These will be conducted, on a risk-assessed basis, at premises throughout the district to ensure that adequate fire safety measures and arrangements are in place. Where required we will provide advice on how to protect life and property in the event of fire. Specialist officers will carry out the most complex fire safety inspections, aligned to district based crews who will focus their inspections on the following premises types: Sleeping risks Fire engineered buildings Premises which are a high risk to Firefighters They will also gather vital safety critical risk information during these audits and respond to any dangerous conditions to protect the public. Operational Response and Resilience The distribution of operational response resources across Wakefield will be determined by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Integrated Risk 10 Management Plan. To ensure the emergency response is commensurate to the level of risk across the county, this distribution will comply with our risk based planning assumptions. All emergency calls are of a dynamic nature. Whenever appliances are required to attend an incident, an assessment of risk for the immediate and surrounding area is undertaken and, if required, appropriate cover moves are made. The dynamic management of fire cover across Wakefield will be determined by our Control Centre and will pay cognisance to the levels of risk and activity ensuring the safety of the community is not compromised. In order to provide the most effective operational response, in addition to our normal day-to-day training, we will also ensure that firefighters are trained to the highest standards against risks and threats facing themselves and the community. We will monitor local, national and international events in order to identify areas where we need to concentrate our training themes. To improve our knowledge and skills we will conduct scenario based training and exercises for specific types of incidents and premises. We will also carry out site specific visits to familiarise our staff with high risk premises throughout the district. Derelict and unoccupied premises pose a significant risk to firefighter safety during a fire. Therefore, we will gather information on these premises and work closely with the council to reduce this risk. To improve the resilience
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