Review of Emergency Response Provision: Maidstone Cluster Risk Profile RERP - Maidstone Cluster Risk Profile Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3 Description of Cluster ............................................................................................................ 4 Cluster Demographics and Population Risk Factors.............................................................. 5 Deprivation ............................................................................................................................ 7 Overall Cluster Risk .............................................................................................................. 8 Dwellings ........................................................................................................................... 8 Special Service .................................................................................................................. 9 Geodemographic Segmentation .......................................................................................... 10 Cluster Geodemographic Segmentation .......................................................................... 11 Building Usage as a Risk Identifier ...................................................................................... 13 Other Building Risk ............................................................................................................. 14 Sleeping Accommodation Risk ........................................................................................ 14 Hospitals ...................................................................................................................... 15 Care Homes ................................................................................................................. 16 HMOs .......................................................................................................................... 17 Hotels .......................................................................................................................... 18 Non Sleeping Accommodation Risk ................................................................................. 19 Factories or Warehouses ............................................................................................. 20 Further Education Establishments ............................................................................... 21 Licensed Premises ....................................................................................................... 22 Offices ......................................................................................................................... 23 Premises Open to the Public ........................................................................................ 24 Other Sleeping Accommodation ................................................................................... 25 Other Workplaces ........................................................................................................ 26 Public Buildings............................................................................................................ 27 Schools ........................................................................................................................ 28 Shops .......................................................................................................................... 29 Specific Risks within the Cluster ......................................................................................... 30 COMAH Sites...................................................................................................................... 32 Infrastructure Risk ............................................................................................................... 33 Roads .............................................................................................................................. 34 Rail .................................................................................................................................. 35 Aviation ........................................................................................................................... 36 Ports ................................................................................................................................ 37 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) ........................................................................... 38 Flooding .............................................................................................................................. 39 Existing KFRS Arrangements .............................................................................................. 40 Future Development ........................................................................................................... 42 Population and Housing .................................................................................................. 43 Major Developments ........................................................................................................ 43 2 RERP - Maidstone Cluster Risk Profile Introduction In order to effectively assess the fire cover provision which is required to achieve the stated aims of the Authority an assessment of the risk factors for Kent and Medway needs to be undertaken. This document forms part of a suite of Risk Profile documents which segment the county into 19 geographically identifiable areas thereby allowing for a simplification of the assessment of the county wide risk. Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority (KMFRA) divide the county into 19 clusters based on internal working arrangements and the day to day work activities of its personnel. These clusters have been in use since 2011 to analyse and report incident activity, creating a wealth of information which is used to gain a deep understanding of activity within each cluster. It therefore follows that these clusters be used as a backdrop to provide risk information, as this allows for a continuity of analysis across the RERP2 project. The map below illustrates these clusters. Information regarding risk factors has been obtained from a number of sources in order to provide a detailed level of risk for individual cluster. Much of the data within this document has been derived from information provided by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) a Government department charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society. In March 2011 the ONS conducted the most recent census of the population. It is this information which is used extensively throughout this document as the most accurate societal data available. 3 RERP - Maidstone Cluster Risk Profile Each Local Authority within Kent and Medway has produced a Local Development Plan. These documents detail the strategic developments which are planned for their area of responsibility, and as such are referenced to give an indication of the future risk within the cluster. KMFRA has significant experience in planning for emergencies in sites of specific risk; as such numerous sites have been identified through previous internal work. These sites have been included within this document. This document describes the risk factors found in the Maidstone cluster. Description of Cluster The Maidstone cluster covers a geographical area of approximately 161 square miles and has a population of 155,551 people, a figure which represents 9.0% of Kent and Medway’s population. A map showing the cluster can be seen below. 4 RERP - Maidstone Cluster Risk Profile Cluster Demographics and Population Risk Factors The most current and widely available information with which to highlight the population risk factors is the 2011 census data. This data has been used to describe the community composition of each cluster. The following charts and tables provide information regarding the population, age and gender of the community which live within the Maidstone cluster. The male to female ratio, age breakdown by gender and composite age breakdown are comparable to the Kent and Medway average. 5 RERP - Maidstone Cluster Risk Profile Household types Total % One Family - Married or Civil Partnership Couple - Dependent Children 11,060 17.42 One Person - Other 9,073 14.29 One Family - Married or Civil Partnership Couple - No Children 9,047 14.25 One Person - Aged 65 and Over 7,414 11.67 One Family - All Aged 65 and Over 6,111 9.62 One Family - Lone Parent - Dependent Children 4,241 6.68 One Family - Married or Civil Partnership Couple - All Children Non-Dependent 3,892 6.13 One Family - Cohabiting Couple - No Children 3,731 5.87 One Family - Cohabiting Couple - Dependent Children 2,695 4.24 Other - Other 2,382 3.75 One Family - Lone Parent - All Children Non-Dependent 1,909 3.01 Other - With Dependent Children 1,398 2.20 One Family - Cohabiting Couple - All Children Non-Dependent 288 0.45 Other - All Aged 65 and Over 170 0.27 Other - All Full-Time Students 96 0.15 Total households 63,507 Notes for Household types: One family households are categorised by the presence of children into those with dependent children, those with non-dependent children only, and those with no children. Other households are categorised by the presence or absence of dependent children. Married includes those in a civil partnership. Households with dependent children include