2012/13 Camels Head Local Community Plan 2012/13 Camels Head Local Community Plan 2 Contents “By 2014, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Overview .................................................................................................. 3 Service (DSFRS) will be saving lives and limiting Station performance ............................................................................... 5 the number of injuries from preventable fires and Incidents attended .......................................................................... 5 accidents because people and communities in Deliberate Fire Reduction ............................................................... 6 Devon and Somerset will be making better Station Response Activity: .............................................................. 6 informed decisions about their safety and spending Community Safety Team ................................................................ 7 their time in safer buildings. Case Study .................................................................................... 7 Have your Say ................................................................................ 7 When local, regional or national incidents do occur, In the community .................................................................................... 8 our emergency response teams will be even more agile to deploy the skills and resources needed to How this information can be used ................................................... 8 deal effectively and safely with the range of Who has Accidental Dwelling Fires? .............................................. 9 challenges they face. Relative Likelihood Index (RLI) ....................................................... 9 A professional approach to planning your safety .............................. 10 Our trained and qualified staff, our key Core Values ................................................................................ 10 partnerships and the sustainable processes they Planning for future improvement ......................................................... 11 operate, will be responsive to a constantly How we will respond in an emergency ................................................ 17 changing environment and will be recognised as Training ................................................................................................. 19 examples of good practice, as well as contributing Advice for business .............................................................................. 20 to wider society and the DSFRS reputation for Glossary ................................................................................................ 21 organisational excellence.” About the Highest risk Mosaic groups ..................................... 21 How we calculated the Response Activity Class ..................... 22 www.dsfire.gov.uk 2012/13 Camels Head Local Community Plan 3 Overview demographics with at one end, the lower scale response support is given to the two neighbouring socio-economic groups and, smart private dwellings stations at Crownhill and Greenbank. at the other. It spans social housing (many privately owned by registered landlords) and private housing. There are several light industrial estates in the area as well as large educational establishments. The The station area is home to a range of risks, station area has the highest incidence of secondary including HM Naval Base Devonport which is one of fires in Devon and Somerset and the station three principal base ports for the Royal Navy fleet. personnel are actively engaged within the Much of the Naval Base site is operated by Babcock community to reduce deliberate fire setting. The Marine who is operators for the nuclear licensed site highest call rate for the station occurs between 1530 providing for the refuelling, defueling and refitting of and 2200. the UK’s nuclear powered submarine fleet, as well as support facilities for a range of frigates and other http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/AboutUs/WhatWeDo/OurC orporatePlan/LocalCommunityPlanning.cfm?siteCat surface ships. Babcock also provides docking, Camels Head’ Fire Station is located in Ferndale construction and refitting facilities for the Military egoryId=2&T1ID=10&T2ID=123&T3ID=183 Road, Weston Mill, Plymouth close to the Camels and Civilian companies. Head Gate entrance to HM Naval Base Devonport and covers the western side of Plymouth. It covers The main arterial route between Devon and an area of approximately 12.5 square kilometres Cornwall passes through the station area and and has a population of almost 53,500 people. crosses the River Tamar at the Tamar Bridge and through the Saltash Tunnel. There are also three The Group Commander has overall responsibility ferries that operate between Devon and Cornwall for the station. The fire station personnel have, in that have a landing slip in the station area. addition to their customary firefighting and community safety role, started developing the skills The station contains two of the eight highest fire necessary to become a Specialist Rescue Station risk wards in Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue specialising in water rescue and rope rescue Service area (Devonport and St Budeaux) and is capabilities. Each watch consists of 13 personnel – the second most densely populated area in the two one Watch Manager, two Crew Managers and ten counties and contains a number of high rise blocks fire fighters. The staff are also the main asset in of flats (15 floors). The area of Devonport is undertaking a range of Community Safety (CS) currently undergoing a programme of major activities that are primarily aimed at preventing fires regeneration with new housing developments and as well as deaths and injuries in fires. commercial facilities being built over the next few years. The St Levan’s Road gas storage depot is The Station area includes a mixture of also located within the station area. Operational www.dsfire.gov.uk 2012/13 Camels Head Local Community Plan 4 The map shows all activity in the area, group support team, station staff and staff from adjoining stations, in the 12 months to April 2011 www.dsfire.gov.uk 2012/13 Camels Head Local Community Plan 5 Station performance Incidents attended (within station area) Annual Five Appliances: 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 % year Change Average 2 x Fire Appliance Primary Fires 190 201 165 179 112 -37% 169 1X Specialist Rescue Vehicle Secondary Fires 536 329 229 173 157 -9% 285 Chimney Fires 2 3 8 5 5 0% 5 All False Alarms 324 231 253 197 206 5% 242 Establishment: Automatic False Alarms 198 121 174 116 130 12% 148 52 X Wholetime False Alarms Good Intent 95 93 58 73 61 -16% 76 0 X Retained Malicious False Alarms 31 17 21 8 15 88% 18 attended Special Service Calls 150 146 142 136 105 -23% 136 All Incidents (includes non 1202 910 797 690 585 -15% 837 attendance) Total minus False Alarms & 878 679 544 493 379 -23% 595 Co-Res Station Demand 2006-2011 (Hour of day) Station Demand 2006-2011 (Month of the year) *Incidents in station area, not including false alarms or co-responding *Incidents in station area, not including false alarms or co-responding 60 80 70 50 60 40 50 Number of Number of 40 30 Incidents Incidents 30 5 yr Average 20 5 yr Average 20 10 10 0 0 Jul Apr Oct Jun Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Aug Sep 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 May Month of the year Hour of the day www.dsfire.gov.uk 2012/13 Camels Head Local Community Plan 6 Deliberate Fire Reduction Station Response Activity: Deliberate fires currently account for approximately 40% of all the fires we 4 year average % of % of attend throughout Devon and Somerset, although in Camels Head Station 4 year average incidents on Calls on Calls not area this is closer to 68% of all fires. Total Turnouts Station Station on Station Ground Ground Ground Not only does this impact upon many areas of our organisation but it can 48 Camels Head 1222 746 61% 39% leave visible scars in your communities for long periods of time. These fires are, without doubt, unnecessary and preventable and we are 48 Camels Head committed to sustaining long term reductions, not just with all fires we attend but especially those which are started deliberately. Our findings from reviewing this area of our service delivery have resulted in a new approach to Station number 48 identifying problems, dealing with the issues, evidencing the work we do and Fire Fatalities (2006-2011) 1 reviewing the impact our actions have. Fire Casualties (2006-2011) 72 Co responder and incidents of other medical assistance 0 We would very much like you to share with us any concerns you have in Fatalities (2009-2011) communities relating to deliberate fires; no matter how big or small they are. It is important for us to know about fires we may have not attended, enabling Co responder and incidents of other medical assistance 21 us to provide a measured and appropriate response. Casualties (2009-2011) We can be contacted at [email protected] so please let us know Other Special Service Calls Fatalities (2009-2011) 0 your thoughts and give us the chance to make a difference. Other Special Service Calls Casualties (2009-2011) 11 Alternatively, for advice go to www.dsfire.gov.uk and click on ‘Your Safety’ then ‘Deliberate Fires’. You can also anonymously phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. 5 year average number of incidents( not including False Response Activity alarms or Co-responding classed as 595 Medium In the 6 month period July 2011 to December 2011