Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 2 Our Vision and Mission Our Vision is to make Devon and Somerset a ‘safer place to live, work and visit.’ Our mission is to act to protect and save – to prevent emergencies, create safer communities and respond, when required, in order to save life. Our Priorities We have three key priorities. We use these priorities to guide how we use our diminishing resources and assess the importance of new work. public safety staff safety effectiveness and efficiency Our Behaviour and Values Our core values and associated behavioural framework have been agreed following discussions with employees. We work hard to ensure that these important principles underpin everything we do and the way we operate. To see 1 the full behavioural framework, click here. 1. http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/AboutUs/WhatWeDo/CoreValues =2&T1ID=10&T2ID=12 www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published 01 April 2017 Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 3 Overview in the centre of the town dates from 1500, and nearby Below is the Officers in charge at this station. is a remnant of The Shambles, a 15th century covered market stall. The Watch Manager Neil Tidball has overall responsibility for the station. The fire station houses two firefighting appliances and an off road vehicle (L4V). The station is crewed by on call staff working a retained duty system. The station has an establishment of 24 – one Watch Manager, four Crew Managers and twenty fire fighters. The staff are also Watch Manager Neil Tidball instrumental in identifying the community safety The station train on Mondays from 19:00 -21:00 activities required to prevent fires, deaths and injuries in fires. The station is focused on working with our community making Shepton Mallet and surrounding The station area is home to a range of risks including areas safe from fire, we would like to hear from you This plan presents the risks in your area and a heritage grade 1 listed prison (unoccupied), large on the events you may be planning. If we know of the actions that Devon & Somerset Fire & industrial risks and is home to both the Bath & West your events we may be able to support you or bring Rescue Service (DSFRS) will take to make the Showground and the Glastonbury Festival. Outside the crews along with a topical safety message. community safer. Our actions are a mix of of the town, the station ground also covers an Please send all correspondence through using the extensive area of open fields and woodland areas, details below and thanks for reading our community activities based on prevention (community), plan! which themselves can cause significant risks. The protection (business) and emergency Local Authority ward areas served are Ashwick, response, all undertaken by the people that are To discuss the content of this plan with a Chilcompton & Stratton, Chew Magna & Ston Easton, member of the fire service, please use the best suited for each activity. Coleford & Holcombe, Cranmore, Doulting & Nunney, contact details below: Creech, Croscombe & Pilton, Shepton East and Shepton Mallet Fire Station is located on Board Cross Shepton West. Also, Shepton has some of the in Shepton Mallet and covers the town of Shepton Name: Somerset East Admin Office largest limestone quarries in Europe, which pose a Tel: 01935 382000 Mallet (8440) and surrounding areas. It covers an area significant risk. Other risks include; East Somerset Email: [email protected] of approximately 173.31 square kilometres and a Crammore Railway line, a large rural area and a large population of 18,550 people. Shepton Mallet is a small retail unit. Or rural town in Somerset, England, situated five miles to Name: Watch Manager Neil Tidball the east of Wells and just south of the Mendip Hills. The The area has a mixture of light industry and Tel: 07799 858856 town contains the administrative headquarters of commerce, and major employers include Framptons, Email: [email protected] Mendip District Council. Notable among the town's Mendip District Council, Brothers Drinks. many features of interest is the Parish Church of St. For more information please visit Peter and St. Paul. Also the 50-foot high Market Cross www.dsfire.gov.uk/yoursafety www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published 01 April 2017 Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 4 The map opposite shows an estimate of how long the fire engine will take to reach residents in Shepton Mallet from the time they make the call. It will naturally take us longer to get places further away from the station. Residents of Shepton Mallet should take the following precautions to help keep them safe from fire: Fit a working smoke alarm Take care when cooking and never leave cooking food unattended Plan and practise your escape route Make a bedtime check Don't overload your electrics Put cigarettes right out Use candles carefully Have your chimney swept regularly www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published 01 April 2017 Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 5 Risk To understand how we can best use our public resources we analyse community risk and identify who would benefit most from our services. This assures that we also remain as cost effective as possible and continue to provide value for money. To help us with our risk analysis we utilise a database (Experian MOSAIC) that assists with identifying where those most at risk are likely to be situated. The following table displays the percentage of households in each of the MOSAIC groups within Shepton Mallet station ground compared against the profile for Devon & Somerset. Key to Mosaic Groups Descriptions Well-off owners in rural locations enjoying the A Country Living benefits of country life Established families in large detached homes living B Prestige Positions upmarket lifestyles High status city dwellers living in central locations C City Prosperity and pursuing careers with high rewards Thriving families who are busy bringing up children D Domestic Success and following careers Mature suburban owners living settled lives in mid- E Suburban Stability range housing Elderly people with assets who are enjoying a F Senior Security comfortable retirement Householders living in inexpensive homes in village G Rural Reality communities Younger households settling down in housing priced H Aspiring Homemakers within their means Residents of settled urban communities with a strong I Urban Cohesion sense of identity Educated young people privately renting in urban J Rental Hubs neighbourhoods Mature homeowners of value homes enjoying stable K Modest Traditions lifestyles Single people privately renting low cost homes for the L Transient Renters short term Families with limited resources who have to budget to M Family Basics make ends meet Elderly people reliant on support to meet financial or N Vintage Value practical needs Urban renters of social housing facing an array of O Municipal Challenge challenges www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published 01 April 2017 Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 6 Public Safety Our prevention activities are those we undertake to try and stop an emergency happening in the first place. These are targeted based on our community risk profiles, operational experience and local intelligence provided by partners and members of the public. Our protection activities are those we undertake to ensure people are protected from fire in public buildings and those we work in and visit. A range of activities will be undertaken to reduce the risk in this local area as outlined below. If you are interested in any of the activities in this plan and wish to discuss this with a member of the fire service, please get in touch using the contact details at the start of the document. The ‘Test It Tuesday’ campaign. Shepton Mallet drill on a Monday night but whenever this has to be changed to a Tuesday due to Bank Holidays the crews from the station undertake a campaign to encourage the local communities to test their smoke detectors. There have been incidents within the mendip area where fires have occurred in properties that had smoke detectors but sadly they did not activate because the batteries had either been removed or they had run out of charge. The crews drive the fire engines to selected streets that are advertised in the local press the week before. We encourage the children to come out and see the fire engine. Whilst this is being done the local fire fighters can quickly test your smoke detectors and offer advice on any fire safety issues that you might have. These visits also offer the opportunity to fit free smoke detectors to houses and also to provide a full home fire safety check to anyone that requires it. www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published 01 April 2017 Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 7 Community Community Community use of Cadet Schemes Safety Compliance Event Action Day Service Premises Campaign Early Learning Children and Court Deliberate Fire Fire Safety (ELFS) Compliance Visit Young People Attendances Reduction Activities Box - Collection/ Activity Delivery Fire Safety Home Fire Safety Fire Investigation Fire Safety Audit Hot Strike Check Check Presentation to Learn to Live / Groups / Job Centre Plus Junior Life Skills Media Activity Contract for Life Community Engagement RTC Reduction & Special Event Fire Road Safety Rural Safety Schools Talks Station Visit Safety Check Advice Youth Engagement Unwanted Call Support Local (inc Duke of Reduction Campaign Edinburgh / Scouts / (Domestic) Soccer safe) www.dsfire.gov.uk V1.0 Published 01 April 2017 Shepton Mallet Local Community Plan 2017/18 8 Effectiveness and Efficiency A key part of being an effective and efficient organisation is to understand performance.