Kent & Medway Risk Profile Update 2017 Kent Fire & Rescue Service Kent & Medway Risk Profile Update 2017 Kent & Medway Risk Profile Update 2017 Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4 County Overview ...................................................................................................... 5 Demographics and Population Risk Factors ......................................................... 7 Population ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Household Types ................................................................................................................................. 9 Deprivation ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Overall County Risk ............................................................................................... 12 Dwellings ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Special Service RTC ........................................................................................................................... 13 Future Risk Modelling ....................................................................................................................... 13 Geodemographic Segmentation ........................................................................... 14 Building Usage as a Risk Identifier ....................................................................... 15 Other Building Risks .............................................................................................. 15 Sleeping Accommodation Risk .......................................................................................................... 15 Hospitals ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Care Homes ................................................................................................................................... 17 HMOs ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Hotels ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Non Sleeping Accommodation Risk .................................................................................................. 20 Factories or Warehouses .............................................................................................................. 21 Further Education Establishments ................................................................................................ 22 Licensed Premises ......................................................................................................................... 23 Offices ........................................................................................................................................... 24 Premises Open to the Public ......................................................................................................... 25 Other Sleeping Accommodation ................................................................................................... 26 Other Workplaces ......................................................................................................................... 27 Public Buildings ............................................................................................................................. 28 Schools .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Shops ............................................................................................................................................. 30 Specific Risks ......................................................................................................... 31 COMAH Sites ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Site Specific Risk ................................................................................................................................ 31 Infrastructure Risk ................................................................................................. 32 Roads ................................................................................................................................................. 32 Kent & Medway Risk Profile Update 2017 Rail .................................................................................................................................................... 32 Aviation ............................................................................................................................................. 32 Ports .................................................................................................................................................. 32 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) ........................................................... 34 Flooding .................................................................................................................. 35 Existing KFRS Arrangements ............................................................................... 36 Future Development ............................................................................................... 37 Ashford .............................................................................................................................................. 38 Canterbury ........................................................................................................................................ 38 Dartford ............................................................................................................................................. 39 Dover ................................................................................................................................................. 39 Gravesham ........................................................................................................................................ 40 Maidstone ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Medway ............................................................................................................................................ 41 Sevenoaks ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Shepway ............................................................................................................................................ 42 Swale ................................................................................................................................................. 42 Thanet ............................................................................................................................................... 43 Tonbridge & Malling ......................................................................................................................... 43 Tunbridge Wells ................................................................................................................................ 44 Kent & Medway Risk Profile Update 2017 Introduction The role of the Fire Service and its statutory duties are defined within the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. Alongside this, The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 defines the roles and responsibilities of the Fire and Rescue Authority in relation to civil protection and resilience arrangements, along with those of other regional public bodies. The above legislation focuses on our statutory duty to respond to fire and fire related incidents. Services must also consider the contents and guidance within The Fire and Rescue National Framework for England 2012, which outlines the priorities and objectives of the government for fire and rescue authorities. One of the key priorities within the national framework outlines: “Identify and assess the full range of foreseeable fire and rescue related risks their areas face, make provision for prevention, protection activities, and respond to incidents appropriately” In conjunction with our response, prevention and protection activities the authority conducts risk and workload modelling to support the production of plans and policies which underpin Kent & Medway Fire & Rescue Authority’s (KMFRA) aims and objectives. In 2016 KMFRA conducted a wide ranging and in depth review of the provison of emergency response within Kent and Medway which underpinned the previous Safety and Wellbeing Plan. Analysis was conducted across the county and profiles were generated for smaller geoghraphic areas which allowed for easier reporting and comparisons of the wide ranging analysis conducted. These smaller geoghraphic areas are referred to as Clusters and align with our management areas based on internal working arrangements and the day to day work activities of personnel. Following the completion of the review in