Issued on: Tuesday 3 September 2019
Your Service, Your Say – IRMP 2020 – 2024 Consultation
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking public consultation following the launch of their Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for 2020-2024.
The Service is going out to consult with people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, on their latest IRMP 2020 – 2024 proposals.
An IRMP must assess all foreseeable fire and rescue related risks to communities, and put in place arrangements to respond to and deal with them.
It must cover at least a three-year period, be regularly reviewed, developed through consultation and be accessible and cost-effective.
Rick Taylor, Chief Fire and Rescue Officer, said: “Our IRMP process fulfils our purpose of safer people, safer places and takes account of the risks faced by our communities, including the consequences of fires, road traffic collisions, flooding and collapsed buildings, amongst others. It’s focused on how best our resources can be used to manage and or reduce and limit the risks.”
The Service has gathered and analysed five years of historical demand data, risk data, station location information, response times and budget constraints, and the seven proposals are now subject to public consultation, which will run for 12 weeks until Monday 25 November 2019.
The proposals included in this are:
- Use our fire engines flexibly, aiming to attend life threatening incidents in an average of 10 minutes
- Use our firefighters efficiently and flexibly to maximise our appliance availability
- Purchase a second high reach appliance to replace the older one of the two vehicles
- Continue to undertake our education and enforcement activities, targeting those most at risk
- Continue to collaborate with other blue light services and our partner agencies to support our purpose of safer people, safer places
- Enable our staff to do the right thing to help our communities
- Implement alternative crewing arrangements in the event of the Service moving away from the current Day Crewing Plus duty system
Rick Taylor, added: “We are actively encouraging our communities in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to take part in this consultation exercise. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is your fire and rescue service, so this is now your opportunity to have your say.
“Please tell us what you think of our proposals.”
The consultation will be advertised widely, including via social media, as an integral part of encouraging local communities to participate.
To participate in the IRMP consultation please complete the online questionnaire which can be found at leics-fire.gov.uk/irmp.
Alternatively, if your require a paper based questionnaire or assistance in completing or providing your feedback, please contact Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service on 0116 210 5550, or email IRMPConsultation@leics-fire.gov.uk
Consultation ends at midnight on 25 November 2019, and a consultation summary report will be presented to the Combined Fire Authority in February 2020, where they will agree which proposals should be progressed.
For further information and details of the proposals, please visit leics-fire.gov.uk/irmp where you will find copies of the documents.
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Notes to Editors:
Interviews can be arranged through prior arrangement with Corporate Communications on the details below.
About the Service
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service provides emergency response, prevention and protection services from 20 stations across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Its headquarters is based in Birstall, Leicester.
During 2018/19, the Service attended 762 road traffic collisions, of which 125 were extrications from vehicles, in addition to 2,569 fires. We carried out 6,746 home safety checks and fitted 4,790 smoke alarms. 279 schools were visited as part of the Service’s schools programme, delivering fire and road safety education to pupils. Staff organised or took part in 1,068 community safety events, promoting fire and road safety and arson prevention, and 134 Virtual Fatal Four (VF4) events as part of the Service’s young drivers’ road safety project.
The Service’s prevention, education, enforcement and inspection programmes have resulted in significant reductions in the number of incidents. In the last ten years, fire-related incidents have reduced by over 30 percent.
Contact:
Corporate Communications
Direct: 0116 210 5591 / 0116 210 5592
corporate.communications@lfrs.org
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