2012-2013
Contents
Introduction �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4
District Policy �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7
Organisation ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������13
Planning and Implementation ����������������������������������������������������������������������������18
Appendix A: Target Risk Indicators ��������������������������������������������������������������������24
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms for Target Risk Indicators ���������������������������������34
Appendix C: Glossary ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36
Page 3 Introduction
District Commander Keith Robinson The Kirklees District sits in the south west area of West Yorkshire and is regarded as one of the larger districts in England and Wales. It has a growing population that presently sits at 404,000 and covers an area of 157 square miles. The area is a contrast between remote rural areas and moorland to town centres. It includes a major motorway (M62) and rail network, together with risks such as the Standedge tunnel, three major hospitals and seven large chemical sites.
All of the above factors create a wide variety of risk profiles that we must monitor carefully via the District and Local Area Risk Reduction Teams. Much of the effectiveness of the District’s community safety strategy lies in the links which we maintain with our Local Authority and our other partners both statutory and voluntary.
The focus of the 2012/13 District Risk Reduction Plan (DRRP) will again be to reduce risk across the District, with a focus on supporting the IRMP process in particular across Huddersfield, Batley and Dewsbury Fire Stations.
The 2011/12 DRRP presented challenges which we have addressed, highlighting the continued need to work effectively with partners across the district, highlighting the risk to both individuals and property.
The proposals set out in the IRMP will include the merger of Dewsbury and Batley Fire Stations, with a new fire station being built at Batley Carr. In addition to that a Combined Aerial Ladder Platform will be introduced at Huddersfield Fire Station; the time scales on these are still to be confirmed.
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 well-being.”
The District Commander’s strategy for delivering the DRRP is to achieve more with the same or less resource, specifically targeting projected activity and utilising a combination of Prevention, Protection and Response.
Therefore, if risk is to be minimised, this can only be achieved by releasing resources (Operations,
Page 4 Prevention, Arson Task Force and Fire Protection) from lower risk station areas to those of a higher risk.
All risk reduction activity in a Local Area will be coordinated by the Lead Station Commander and Deputy. They will identify and plan the effective deployment of available resources against the individual station priorities.
In order that operational cover is not compromised, only the District Management Team will approve any changes in operational cover that may affect the district. To further reduce risk, movement of operational resource should be kept to the most appropriate times according to the activity curve and meet the response planning assumptions.
However, across the district, all the whole-time stations have a specialism, namely:
• Cleckheaton Fire Station has unique response challenges to meet, due to its front line appliance, technical rescue capability, training and testing of equipment, including Urban Search and Rescue.
• Huddersfield Fire Station responds with the Aerial Ladder Platform.
• Dewsbury Fire Station has the Incident Response Unit (IRU) and national resilience capability.
• Batley Fire Station has the Command Unit.
All these specialisms have an impact on the successful delivery of the DRRP.
As a result, the contribution to the DRRP and the respective Local Area Risk Reduction Team (LARRT) from these stations will be monitored closely by the district team. Therefore, cross-district collaboration may have to be considered, however due to the proposals set out in the IRMP, it is envisaged that should direct support be needed, the surrounding stations namely, Brighouse, Elland, Morley, and Ossett, may not be the most appropriate to use.
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.
Page 5 These are to:
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.
K Robinson District Commander
Page 6 District Policy
The Kirklees DRRP directly underpins the strategy set out in the Service Plan 2011-2015 and is produced as a working document to achieve the priorities set for the district of Kirklees by the Service Delivery Board (SDB).
District Priorities Within Kirklees, Huddersfield and Dewsbury Fire Stations have been identified as “Priority One”, with Batley Fire Station as a “Priority Two”.
The SDB have determined the following priorities for 2012/13:-
• Huddersfield is likely to remain very high risk area.
• Dewsbury is likely to reduce from high risk to medium risk area.
• Batley is likely to reduce from medium risk to low risk area.
• Seven stations in the District are to maintain their current risk profile.
• Kirklees district staff (Operations & Prevention) will complete 7700 Home Fire Safety Checks (HFSCs).
• Kirklees district staff will complete 960 Fire Protection and 709 Safety Critical Risk Information inspections. In addition at the discretion of the District Commander, a further 54 Fire Protection and 225 Safety Critical Risk Information inspections may be undertaken.
• Due to the on-going trial of the Automatic Fire Alarm Policy we will review both the AFA and malicious calls received in Kirklees.
Page 7 Risk reduction hierarchy In order to achieve these priorities and reduce risk across the Kirklees District, this plan is aligned to WYFRS’ risk reduction philosophy. The four elements below provide a focus for our activity, known as the risk reduction hierarchy.
Fire Prevention
Fire Protection
Operational Response
Resilience
Risk based service delivery strategy Kirklees District staff will employ a focused risk based approach to service delivery. We will focus our resources towards vulnerable people and high risk premises.
Our staff will work in the areas of highest risk, and to achieve this we will balance our resources accordingly.
Fire Prevention – Fire safety in the home We work closely with our partner agencies to identify the most vulnerable people within the district.
Page 8 We will carry out 7700 Home Fire Safety Checks and if required, we will fit free smoke detectors for vulnerable people to ensure they have an early warning in the event of a fire.
We will operate the following hierarchy for completion of HFSCs:
•• Vulnerable individuals and groups identified through partner agencies. •• Priority risk areas and households identified by lifestyle type •• Hot Strikes after a fire •• Direct calls requesting a HFSC for vulnerable individuals and household •• Hot Line referrals for vulnerable individuals and households •• Advice on request
Kirklees Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) “Kirklees Partnership” has set four priorities for the district:
•• Enhance life chances for young people •• Lead Kirklees out of recession •• Support older people to be healthy, active and included •• Provide effective and productive services
WYFRS is also a statutory partner of the Local Authority Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) called RESPECT. The Kirklees Arson Task Force sits on this group. RESPECT has five priorities:
•• Dealing with anti-social behaviour (ASB) •• Reducing domestic violence •• Reduction in re-offending •• Reducing drugs and alcohol abuse •• Involving and empowering communities
Staff in the Kirklees District will deliver the outcomes set by the SDB and contribute to the priorities set by “Kirklees Partnership”, the district LSP.
Page 9 Fire Protection – Fire safety in the workplace The district will complete 960 Fire Protection Inspections, in addition to 708 Safety Critical Risk Inspections which will reduce the risk to fire-fighters in the community; these inspections are 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. Were required we will provide advice on how to protect life and property in the event of a fire.
Specialist officers will cover the most complex and the highest life-risk premises such as hospitals, whereas district based crews will focus their inspections on the following premises types:
•• Residential care homes •• Heritage sites •• Multi-occupied buildings •• Warehouses and storage
In order to improve our response and operational effectiveness should an incident occur, we will also gather vital firefighting information during these visits, which will assist operational crews in tactical fire-fighting should an incident occur.
Operational Response – Attendance at emergency incidents. We will ensure that our fire fighters are fully trained and prepared to respond to incidents as and when they arise within the County.
In order to provide the most effective operational response, in addition to our normal day-to-day training, we will also ensure that fire fighters train to the greatest risks and threats facing themselves and the community. We 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 visits to familiarise our staff with high risk premises throughout the district.
Our training is currently running to a three year cycle and is reviewed at regular intervals to ensure that we are still training to our greatest risks, each Station is provided with a District Training Strategy which under pins the risks within the community.
Page 10 The priorities for risk training in Kirklees for 2012/13 are:
•• Large chemical sites •• Residential care homes •• Complex buildings with innovative design •• Heritage sites •• Moorland •• Road traffic collisions
Derelict and unoccupied premises pose a significant risk to Firefighters safety during a fire. Therefore, operational crews and the Arson Task Force will gather information on these premises and work closely with the local council and partners to reduce this risk.
Local and National Resilience – Dealing with major incidents and civil emergencies To improve the resilience of Kirklees we will train with other emergency services and agencies to improve inter-operability, at identified risks within the area. These exercises will be themed to reflect civil emergencies that are of the greatest threat to public safety.
In particular we will exercise with:
•• West Yorkshire Police •• Yorkshire Ambulance Service •• Kirklees Council •• The Environment Agency •• Emergency Planning Unit
Page 11 Risk based service delivery strategy Kirklees district staff will employ a risk based approach to service delivery. We will focus our resources towards vulnerable people and high risk premises.
Primarily, we will direct staff and resources to work in areas and communities that have the highest level of risk. To achieve this we will release staff and resources from areas that we believe to be at a lower risk to carry out this work. This approach will ensure that we respond to the needs of vulnerable individuals wherever they reside.
To ensure that fire cover is not compromised, movement of operational resources will take place during times of the day when operational activity is low and the overall appliance availability is deemed sufficient for the level of risk. Additionally, only the district management team will approve changes to this plan that may affect operational cover and the district’s response capability.
Page 12 Organisation
Resources To deliver the policy set in this District Plan, Kirklees District staff will need to work effectively in a manner in keeping with our core values, with a range of both internal and external partners. The following details the fire and rescue service (FRS) resources available and the structures within the Kirklees District.
The following fire and rescue service (FRS) personnel and resources are available to deliver this plan:
District Command Team One District Commander, one Assistant District Commander, one Assistant District Manager, supported by six Station Commanders will ensure that resources are deployed to meet the priorities within this plan and achieve the targets relating to the Local Area Reduction Plans and their area of command.
Operational Resources 240 personnel are employed at the 10 stations across the district. These personnel will staff 12 frontline and special appliances. They will have primary responsibility for the operational preparedness, response and resilience across the district. They will also carry out the majority of prevention and protection work in accordance with this plan.
District Prevention One team leader and 6 staff are employed within the district to deliver prevention work and Home Fire Safety Checks. The Arson Task Force will work throughout the district to reduce the incidence of arson, working closely with the Police and anti-social behaviour teams.
Central Prevention A high risk team, comprising of 8 staff is also employed to work with other agencies and reduce the risk to the most vulnerable people in the district.
The Young Firefighters Scheme run in both Huddersfield and Dewsbury along with other
Page 13 programmes delivered in district which will be supported by the Youth Training Team.
Central Protection A number of specialised officers support the delivery of protection across the district and there is a dedicated team that monitors and drives the reduction of with unwanted fire signals from fire alarms.
Training and Development Specialist instructors and support staff, based at Training Centre, will deliver training and provide support to district based crews to ensure they are safe and competent to respond to incidents.
Partnerships Kirklees District staff will work effectively with a range of both internal and external partners. The following details the current partner arrangements in Kirklees District:
Kirklees Partnership The district team sits at board level on several of the Kirklees partnership boards, including Safer Stronger Communities, Children’s Board, and the Safeguarding Board.
The vision of all partnerships in Kirklees is “Its strong economy is supported by an attractive, high quality environment, offering the best of rural and urban living. Creativity and learning are highly valued. Communities are proud of their past, but enjoy diversity, they are outward looking and face the future with optimism. Both young and old find it a safe, healthy and a supportive place, where there is a clear commitment that all should share in this success”
Roles and Responsibilities Each local area will have a lead and deputy Station Commander reporting directly to the District Commander/Assistant District Manager. They will have the responsibility for producing a Local Area Risk Reduction Plan (LARRP) detailing how they will deliver the priorities set by the District Commander for their respective local area.
Where areas are shared due to the geography of fire stations, the Station Commanders will work together to meet the needs of the Local Area Risk Reduction Plan.
Page 14 The District Commander will utilise any of the resources and structures listed at the beginning of this section, to achieve the priorities set out in the District Risk Reduction Plan (DRRP).
The District Commander will detail the use and direction of the district resources for the Station Commander to utilise in a local area. The structure will allow the co-ordinated targeting of resources towards local priorities, utilising a range of internal and external partners. In addition, other FRS resources from bordering districts will be called upon where a shared risk exists.
Local Area Lead Commanders and Deputies
Neighbourhood WYFRS Local Lead Station Management Deputy Area/s Commander Group
Huddersfield North Assistant District Huddersfield Huddersfield Huddersfield South Manager Kirkburton, Denby Dale & The Valleys and Denby Slaithwaite Skelmanthorpe The Valleys Dale & Kirkburton Meltham/Marsden Batley, Birstall & Batley, Birstall & Birkenshaw Birkenshaw and Spen Batley Cleckheaton Spen Valley Valley Dewsbury, Mirfield Dewsbury, Mirfield Dewsbury Mirfield
Administrative support for the District Plan will be provided by the district and local area clerks.
Kirklees structures and boundaries Kirklees District shares the same administrative boundaries as Kirklees Council and West Yorkshire Police Kirklees Division.
The map below represents a visual indication of how the station boundaries (blue) differ from the boundaries of the local areas (black). The map also indicates the Neighbourhood Policing Team areas.
It is clear to see that whilst some areas remain almost identical, certain areas are significantly different. This has altered the way in which we deliver our service in those areas to both the
Page 15 public and our partners. The Huddersfield local area remains almost identical whereas The Valleys incorporates four station areas.
Risk profiling will help to dictate when and where resources are deployed to carry out Prevention and Protection work.
There are six Neighbourhood Management Group (NMG) areas that fit within the boundary structure. The NMG for The Valleys and Denby Dale & Kirkburton are amalgamated due to having a low risk profile.
These multi-agency meetings are chaired by local authority employed Community Safety Officers. WYFRS are represented by either the respective Station Commander, colleagues from the Arson Task Force or Local Retained Support Officers
It will be the local area lead and deputy’s responsibility to forge effective links with the NMGs, the council management areas, and the area committees.
Fire Prevention and Protection In order to maximize the effectiveness of our prevention and protection work, we have aligned our delivery of these services to the sub-boundaries which make up the neighbourhood policing teams.
The following list details the current external structures and strategic partner arrangements in Kirklees District:-
1 Police division
7 Neighbourhood policing teams
7 Area committees
6 Town and valley communities
6 Neighbourhood management areas
23 political wards
8 formal partnerships that are currently under review.
Page 16 The Vulnerable Persons Partnership includes 6 specific external partners, namely:-
•• Stonham Housing •• Horton Housing Association •• Lifeline Kirklees Adult Drug Services •• Lifeline Kirklees Alcohol Services •• Community Links Alcohol Support Service •• SHAP (Single Homeless Accommodation Project)
Operational Response and Resilience Operational resources and personnel respond to incidents and provide fire cover anywhere across the county as required. The structural distribution of these resources is determined by the Fire and Rescue Authority’s Integrated Risk Management Plan.
Page 17 Planning and Implementation
The current level of district resource has been utilised in the past years to achieve its current risk profile. 2011/12 saw no additional resources being deployed within the district, taking into consideration the implications of the IRMP, and the Fire Prevention and Protection need to liaise with the relevant Station Commander to identify a long term strategy for both areas. In addition, greater effective use and targeting of existing resource is required to improve current performance and achieve the District Plan.
The risk indicator tables (Appendix A) identify that an incident reduction target has been calculated for each individual station activity. Achievement of the targets identified will result in a change to the risk band of a station, or its overall risk profile. Therefore risk reduction work will be prioritised against station activities, which are identified with a projected level, greater than the target required. This premise will underpin each LARRP in Kirklees.
Individual Station Priorities The priority station areas in the Kirklees District are:
•• Huddersfield •• Dewsbury •• Batley
These Stations have been identified to reduce their risk band.
They are required to improve performance in the following areas whilst maintaining their current performance in all other areas.
Page 18 Specific areas for performance Station improvement
•• Road Traffic Collisions •• Actual Rescues •• False Alarms Huddersfield •• Arson •• Fire Related Injuries and Deaths •• Dwelling Fires
•• Actual Rescues •• Malicious False Alarms •• Automatic False Alarms Dewsbury •• Arson •• Fire Related Deaths and Injuries •• Dwelling Fires
•• Actual Rescues •• False Alarms Batley •• Arson •• Non Domestic Building Fires
This will be achieved by meeting the annual targets set in the station risk profile targets in Appendix A.
Page 19 The remaining 7 stations are tasked with maintaining their current risk profile for 2012/13. This will be achieved by meeting the annual targets set in their risk profiles, but not necessarily their overall risk band, these being:
•• Cleckheaton •• Mirfield •• Holmfirth •• Skelmanthorpe •• Slaithwaite •• Marsden •• Meltham
Deployment of Resources In order to ensure resources are targeted at the areas with the highest risk it will be necessary for appliances and operational staff to work within the highest risk areas, to support this, the Local Retained Support Officers (LRSO) and community safety staff will work within the very high and high risk areas.
The balance between delivering HFSC’s and Fire Protection Inspections will be dependent on the level of risk identified in that station area.
Resource will be deployed to ensure that operational preparedness and training toward risk is achieved alongside the delivery of the prevention and protection work as detailed below.
Current Projected Risk Station Strategy Risk Band Band
Huddersfield Station is projected to remain within the very high risk band over the coming year. To reduce risk Huddersfield Very High Very High in this area we will utilise LRSO and Community Safety Staff to assist with HFSC’s.
Page 20 Current Projected Risk Station Strategy Risk Band Band
Dewsbury will be supported with a structured programme to ensure that Dewsbury High Medium all risks and HFCS are inspected, again supported by LRSO and Community Safety Staff.
Batley will continue to identify Batley Medium Low risk areas, supported by LRSO and Community Safety Staff.
The ATF will only be deployed in areas Arson Task where there is a significant arson risk, N/A N/A Force or an identified threat to a specific location.
District Reduction staff will continue to provide HFSC’s using the hierarchy District of vulnerability as described earlier N/A N/A Reduction Staff in this plan. This will be assisted by the profiling carried out by the new prevention database.
Slaithwaite, Holmfirth, Skelmanthorpe, Mirfield, Marsden and Meltham are all low activity stations, with a current risk band of very low.
The Local Retained Support Officers will complete the Fire Protection Inspections and Safety Critical Risk Information Inspections with the support of the Fire Protection Team.
Detailed targets for the individual station activity can be found in appendix A.
Kirklees Arson Task Force will only be deployed in areas where there is a significant arson challenge, or an identified threat to a specific location. Minor arson problems in other local or station areas will be managed by local staff with the advice of the ATF where applicable.
Page 21 All Fire Protection Inspections for completion by operational and Fire Protection personnel will be identified by the Fire Protection department in agreement with the district priorities.
All district prevention staff will operate the following hierarchy for completion of HFSCs. This will be complemented with the introduction of the new prevention database.
•• Vulnerable individuals and groups identified through partner agencies. •• Priority risk areas and households identified by lifestyle type •• Hot Strikes after a fire •• Direct calls requesting a HFSC for vulnerable individuals and households •• Hot Line referrals for vulnerable individuals and households •• Advice on request
Additionally, but with the exception of the above, district staff will concentrate their resources into completing HFSC’s in Huddersfield local area.
The newly designated District Community Safety Officer with a road safety reference will target the local areas requiring reduction in their RTC activity in conjunction with our local and national partners from the public, private and voluntary sector.
ATF, Prevention and Protection will utilise data base information, mapped data and partner referrals working directly to the local area lead and deputy for effective targeting of resource.
The Unwanted Fire Signals Team will target the local areas where specific reduction is required. They will not be utilised for minor reductions in low risk areas.
Fire Protection inspections will be operationally led. Once an area has been identified by the DRRP, the LARRP will examine the area and identify the postcode areas requiring fire protection activity. Fire Protection Liaison Officers will assist in gaining this information.
Safety Central will support district and local priorities by developing specific partnerships or resource packages required for targeting individuals or groups deemed to be at risk.
The High Risk Team will be responsible for dealing with all high risk individuals that require tailored interventions beyond those normally provided by the District Prevention Team or station based staff.
Page 22 Monitor, Review and Audit
Monitor and audit of the District Plan will be completed by the District Commander utilising:
•• Intranet Performance Management Report (dashboard) •• Local area\ Station Commanders performance reporting •• Achievement of required number of inspections (Fire Protection and Fire Prevention) •• Fire Safety ”in and out score” identifying risk reduction •• Prevention database report •• Standing item at District Manager’s monthly meeting
A review of working practices and performance will initially be carried out quarterly; however the formal review will be an annual event, in conjunction with the Operations Preparedness team.
The Service’s Partnership Board will provide a mechanism for performance managing all partnership activity across the authority; ensuring district partnerships continue to deliver against the Service Plan by achieving those objectives that require partnership working. It will ensure compliance with the Partnership Policy and will provide a formal opportunity to identify and share good practice from partnership working across the service.
The Community Safety Committee, which comprises of elected councillors, will oversee and scrutinise service delivery on behalf of WYFRA.
Page 23 Appendix A: Target Risk Indicators
Huddersfield Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 1900 2178
Arson 594 594
Actual Rescues 50 57
Dwelling Fires 85 99
Non Domestic Building Fire 32 37
Prevalence of false alarms 900 1120
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 17 22
RTC 50 55
Malicious False Alarms 38 38
SCRI 258
Fire Safety Inspections 256
Current Risk Band Very High
Projected Risk Band Apr13 Very High
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Dewsbury Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 920 1038
Arson 320 369
Actual Rescues 15 20
Dwelling Fires 35 44
Non Domestic Building Fire 12 12
Prevalence of false alarms 400 491
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 9 11
RTC 15 15
Malicious False Alarms 37 45
SCRI 109
Fire Safety Inspections 119
Current Risk Band High Projected Risk Band Apr13 Medium
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Batley Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 580 701
Arson 240 293
Actual Rescues 8 13
Dwelling Fires 25 32
Non Domestic Building Fire 9 13
Prevalence of false alarms 220 277
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 4 4
RTC 14 18
Malicious False Alarms 14 14
SCRI 92
Fire Safety Inspections 182
Current Risk Band Medium Projected Risk Band Apr13 Low
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Cleckheaton Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 520 537
Arson 169 170
Actual Rescues 17 18
Dwelling Fires 31 31
Non Domestic Building Fire 10 10
Prevalence of false alarms 220 240
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 4 4
RTC 29 29
Malicious False Alarms 2 4
SCRI 78
Fire Safety Inspections 88
Current Risk Band Low Projected Risk Band Apr13 Low
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Slaithwaite Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 222 223
Arson 56 56
Actual Rescues 3 3
Dwelling Fires 10 12
Non Domestic Building Fire 5 6
Prevalence of false alarms 104 104
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 1 2
RTC 11 11
Malicious False Alarms 1 1
SCRI 42
Fire Safety Inspections 78
Current Risk Band Very Low Projected Risk Band Apr13 Very Low
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Mirfield Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 226 226
Arson 80 80
Actual Rescues 4 4
Dwelling Fires 9 9
Non Domestic Building Fire 10 10
Prevalence of false alarms 63 81
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 3 3
RTC 4 4
Malicious False Alarms 4 4
SCRI 34
Fire Safety Inspections 36
Current Risk Band Very Low Projected Risk Band Apr13 Very Low
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Holmfirth Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 220 239
Arson 38 38
Actual Rescues 10 10
Dwelling Fires 11 12
Non Domestic Building Fire 1 2
Prevalence of false alarms 108 121
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 4 4
RTC 9 9
Malicious False Alarms 3 3
SCRI 22
Fire Safety Inspections 71
Current Risk Band Very Low Projected Risk Band Apr13 Very Low
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Marsden Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 51 51
Arson 14 14
Actual Rescues 3 3
Dwelling Fires 2 2
Non Domestic Building Fire 0 1
Prevalence of false alarms 18 19
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 0 0
RTC 2 2
Malicious False Alarms 0 0
SCRI 26
Fire Safety Inspections 24
Current Risk Band Very Low Projected Risk Band Apr13 Very Low
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Meltham Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 81 81
Arson 18 23
Actual Rescues 4 5
Dwelling Fires 2 2
Non Domestic Building Fire 1 1
Prevalence of false alarms 34 35
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 0 0
RTC 7 7
Malicious False Alarms 0 0
SCRI 22
Fire Safety Inspections 30
Current Risk Band Very Low Projected Risk Band Apr13 Very Low
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Skelmanthorpe Fire Station - Apr 13 Target Risk Indicators (2012/13)
Last 3 Years Average Incident Target 2012/13 Performance
All Incidents 209 209
Arson 45 45
Actual Rescues 10 12
Dwelling Fires 6 6
Non Domestic Building Fire 5 5
Prevalence of false alarms 95 95
Fire related Injuries and Deaths 3 4
RTC 18 18
Malicious False Alarms 2 2
SCRI 26
Fire Safety Inspections 76
Current Risk Band Very Low Projected Risk Band Apr13 Very Low
Page 33 Appendix B: Glossary of Terms for Target Risk Indicators
Total Incidents This is the combined total of all incidents attended by WYFRS operational resources. (NB Includes all categories of incident, including those not included elsewhere in the indicators)
Arson The total number of fires recorded as started deliberately.
Actual Rescues The total number of people rescued at all incidents by WYFRS staff members.
Dwelling Fires The total number of fires, which have occurred in buildings and non-permanent structures used solely for residential purposes.
Non-domestic Building Fires The total number of fires originating in buildings which are not classified as dwellings, including those under construction but excluding derelict property, or those under demolition.
Prevalence of False Alarms False alarms include those where there has been a deliberate attempt to get WYFRS to attend a non- existent event (malicious), those where a telephone call for assistance is made in the belief that an event has taken place (good intent) and those where a response by WYFRS is initiated by a fire alarm system (apparatus).
Page 34 Fire Related Injuries and Deaths The total number of injuries to persons (non-fatal and fatal) attributed to fires. These include persons requiring medical attention beyond first aid given at the scene of an emergency.
Road Traffic Collision (RTC) The total number of vehicle collisions on roads or public areas, which require the attendance of WYFRS resources.
Malicious False Alarms The total number of hoax emergencies attended where there has been deliberate intent to get WYFRS resources to attend a non-existent event.
Safety Critical Risk Information (SCRI) The number of inspections carried out in non-domestic buildings and sites where information is gathered for pre-planning and safety purposes.
Fire Safety Inspections The number of fire safety (Protection) inspections undertaken in non-domestic buildings as part of the WYFRS Fire Safety Inspection Programme by operational crews.
Page 35 Appendix C: Glossary
ATF Arson Task Force
COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards
DRRP District Risk Reduction Plan
FRS Fire and Rescue Service
HFSC Home Fire Safety Checks
IRU Incident Response Unit
LARRP Local Area Risk Reduction Plan
LRSO Local retained Support Officer
LSP Local Strategic Partner
NMG Neighbourhood Management Group
RTC Road Traffic Collision
SDB Service Delivery Board
WYFRS West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Wakefield District Risk Reduction Plan
Contact West Yorkshire Kirklees District Office West Yorkshire Huddersfield Fire Station Fire & Rescue Service Outcote Bank Fire & Rescue Service Leeds Making West Yorkshire Safer HD1 2JT Making West Yorkshire Safer T 01484 551865 www.westyorksfire.gov.uk www.westyorksfire.gov.uk