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London Fire Brigade Retired Members Association LONDON FIRE BRIGADE RETIRED MEMBERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD IN THE CARISBROOKE HALL VICTORY SERVICES CLUB SEYMOUR STREET W 2 2HF ON WEDNESDAY 8TH MAY 2013 The Chairman M. Coffey opened the meeting at 14.45 hours. He invited the meeting to stand and receive the RMA Standard and to observe a one minute silence as a mark of respect for all Firefighters, retired and serving, who had Booked Gone since last year’s AGM. The total of deceased Firefighters and Widows of the LFB covering the period between April 2012 and April 2013 was 120 of which 21 were members of the RMA. A list of the deceased was posted within the hall and all members who were present received a copy. Apologies for absence were received from:- Sir M. Bonham, L. Bradby. Ms. E. Carter, G. Clarkson, Mrs. R. Clarkson, D. Cebunka, M. Dunworth, R. Dobson. M. Dix D. Ealing, A. Eatherton R. Fairfax, J. Fitzpatrick MP, R. Holsgrove, K. Hewett, G. Knight, B. Lewis MP, A. Mabbutt. R. Murray, R. Neil MP, G. Perren, Mrs. O. Perren, L. Powell, V. Rawson, P. Rose, P. Settle, Mrs. D. Snowden, The minutes of the 2012 AGM held in the Carisbrooke Hall on 9th May 2012 were read, it was agreed that they were a true record. Matters Arising:- None 1. Chairman’s Report-: M. Coffey OBE The Chairman said that he was happy to report that the RMA have had another successful and busy year with many events which, the Secretary will cover in his report. I am sure he said that the membership would like to congratulate the Brigade on its response to the challenges that it faced last year in respect of the Queens Jubilee the Olympics and Paralympic Games. He was sure he said that there was a huge amount of training that went into the preparation prior to these events with everything going off smoothly. A number of members have contact me he said with regards to the LFBRMA Standardbeing paraded at the Brigade’s Carol Service. Since writing to the Commissioner he reported that the request has been granted and the Standard will be paraded together with the LFB Standard and Union Flag this year. He said that he would like to take this opportunity to thank on behalf of the membership the Branch Secretaries and Committee Members for their support and work over the past year and especially the work of our Secretary for all the functions that have been arranged by him for the membership over the past year and especially today’s AGM and Reunion. 2. Presidential Address-: R. Dexter Deputy Commissioner LFB. The DC thanked the Chairman for the invitation to address the membership. She apologised on behalf of the Commissioner who was unable to attend the meeting due to prior engagement. With the aid of a VDU the DC gave the following report-: She said that she was pleased to report that the Brigade had had a good year following the appointment of the new Chairman J. Cleverley following last year’s local elections. He had, she said, been active in visiting many Fire Stations and talking with many of the firefighters employed on those stations which, no other Chairman has done in the past. The last year has been very busy for the Brigade we have had the inquest into the Lakanal House Fire, the Queens Jubilee celebrations together with both the Olympics and Paralympic Games, a new training provider Babcock has been appointed and Asset Co have been replaced by an interim provider. 1 Presidential Address Contd-: The Lakanal Fire occurred on the 3rd July 2009 in Southwark, 6 people lost their lives in the incident but many other were successfully rescued by the Brigade. The inquest into the deaths opened on the 14th January and the LFB had 45 witnesses called, including the Commissioner. The inquest has concluded and the Coroner has issued a section 43 letter to the Brigade, Southwark Borough Council and the Department of Local Communities. Once issued the various organizations have 56 days to respond to the Coroner in the matters that she has raised with them. In terms of the letter that the LFB received, the Coroner observed that the issues that she raised with the Brigade have been addressed since the incident. The letter to the Borough concerned works to the building and how they affected the Fire Engineering within the building and how they would affect any future works within the building. The letter to the DC&LG promotes the use of domestic sprinkler systems and they are pleased that she has highlighted this issue. A response to the letter from the DC&LG is not expected in the near future. The Brigade were very proud of its organization to both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, these arrangements brought great credit to the Brigade. Six million people attended the games with 4.6 million attending the Paralympic Games with 2 million in the first 3 days. The numbers of people attending was a significant risk to the Brigade, and following discussions with the FBU regarding personnel working on the site we came to an arrangement that they would man the 6 minis located within the park, acting as 1st strike units. They proved to be a great success and the Brigade attended 363 incidents within the park, the majority of which were AFA related in accommodation blocks. The Commissioner held daily meetings to assess the previous day’s incidents and how to react to future calls. Significant incidents within the Brigade during the past year were a 40P fire at Dagenham during the Olympics and it was thought that the smoke from this incident could have affected the closing ceremony, but in the end this was not the case. A 20P fire in Southwark Town Hall, which was under refurbishment at the time, saw many valuable artifacts salvaged by the Brigade during fire fighting operations. The building not only contains the Town Hall but is also home to museum and library. An 8P fire in a residential block saw 2 people rescued and the property became structurally unsafe. A helicopter crashed into a crane in Battersea and finished up in the street below killing the pilot. Fortunately no members of the public were injured. The incident was treated as two separate incidents, the 1st the helicopter crash into the crane and the 2nd the aftermath in the streets below. Last year I mentioned the appointment of a new training provider, this has now been finalized and Babcock are now the training provider for the Brigade. In the first year we probably did not get off to a good start due to getting the contract wrong, we need to have more time in the future before these contracts are signed. Significant improvements have been recognised and the number of personnel being trained is increasing, we now have a dedicated training facility at Park Royal and Beckton and the regional training facilities at Barking, Croydon, Erith, Feltham, Fichley, Greenwhich, Harrow, New Malden and Tottenham have all been refurbished. 80% to 85% of available training places will have been successfully allocated and delegates trained by the end of the 4th quarter, in comparison with 76% in 2011 and 75% in 2010. Incident in London are down, compared to 10 years ago they are a third lower. Fires are at the lowest level since 1965, nearly half of all incidents are now false alarms and fewer people die 2 Presidential Address Contd-: in fires: 33 in 2011/2012. There were 7,000 fires in the home and projected incidents for 2030 will be lower than 2010. The LFB have to prepare and publish a draft London safety Plan, it is published and can be found on the Brigade’s web site. It was discussed by the Authority on the 21st January. At that meeting the Authority voted not to support the plan, and the Commissioner has had a hard job in promoting the plan as all members are not in favor of it. There is a programm of public meetings to discuss the plan the latest of which was in Tower Hamlets last night which was the largest meeting so far. The plan reflects financial realities that we face at this time, and proposals within the plan call for charges to be made for attending persons shut in lifts, and we are now finding that Boroughs are maintaining their lifts to a better standard> Other proposals are for costs to be recovered for false alarms, charging neighbouring Brigades for attendances, reduced attendances for AFAs, better access to fire safety information (RRO) for businesses so they are able to manage their buildings better. A renewed focus on road safety for young people run by Firefighters who make excellent role models. A ‘Powers Kit’ and capability review for the river. The Chair will propose to the Mayor that as there is more activity on the river the LFB should be providing a better service. The Brigade are also promoting the introduction of domestic sprinklers. There is a full public consultation running until the 17th June 2013 and a decision by the Authority is expected in either June or July. Over the past 5 years £6million of savings have been made without touching anything on Fire Stations other than alternate crewing on some stations. Many of the savings have come from support staff and over the next 2 years we shall need to make savings of £42 million. Currently the majority of our budget is spent on operational needs and it is felt that we are now at a point where these savings will now have to come from them and there are proposals in the plan to reduce fire cover and remove Pumps from Chelsea, Chingford, Hayes, Leytonstone, Peckham and Whitechapel and to add a Pump to Hendon, Orpington Stanmore and Twickenham.
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