Draft action plan 2016-17
(IRMP13 )
Tim Bevington, Head of Planning, Performance and
Communications
Objectives
• Planned projects update
• Challenges and new proposals
• Consultation
Planned projects for 2016-17 (IRMP 13)
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Critical year for emergency
response programme
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New stations completed
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Operational and personnel moves
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Relocation of specialist response
vehicles
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On-call recruitment
Latest station build timetable
Alsager
August 2015
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Penketh
August 2016
September 2016
Jan - March 2017
Powey Lane
Lymm
Planned projects
1. The new on-call fire station at Alsager becomes fully operational
2. Go live for the new fire station at Penketh, using the second fire
engine from Warrington and removing the second fire engine
from Widnes
3. Launch of the new fire station at Powey Lane, near M56, using
the second fire engine from Chester. Transfer the Foam and
Environmental Protection Units at Ellesmere Port, the Incident
Response Unit from Chester and the High Volume Pump from
Congleton to the new station
4. Go live for the new fire station at Lymm, with Technical Rescue
Unit transferred there from Knutsford as well as the Incident
Response Unit from Winsford
5. Transfer the hydraulic platform from Stockton Heath to
Warrington
6. Introduce on-call model for Stockton Heath and Knutsford
Ongoing projects
• Key campaigns – smoke alarm,
sprinklers
• Blue light collaboration
• Organisational review – change
management
• Firefighter apprentice scheme
Issues and challenges
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New legislative programme
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New minister, New Director, New MPs
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Changes to funding – use of reserves
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Devolution – local implications
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Emergency Services collaboration
/ PCC consultation
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Thomas review – culture
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Incident decline / capacity / Health agenda
IRMP 13 – response
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Principles – current footprint, external challenge, future
funding approach
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Consultation – commitment to major exercise in
September 2016
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Risk – monitor impact of new development on house fires,
RTCs
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Targeting – volume and approach – self and well visits
Developing the organisation
• Complete preparations for phase one of the
blue light collaboration programme - develop
an implementation plan for phase two
• Launch value for money reviews on all remaining support
areas of the Service
• Develop action plans to respond to the independent
Operational Assessment and Peer Review and the Equality
framework reaccreditation
• Launch a new two-year firefighter apprentice scheme
• Implement a staff engagement plan in response to the
Service’s fourth staff attitude survey
Protecting local communities
• Launch Safety Central – the Authority’s
new dedicated safety centre at Lymm
• Transform the Home Safety Assessment
programme into Safe and Well visits increase target to 40,000
• Support the Government’s revised
‘primary authority scheme’ aimed with focus
on brewing industry
Responding to emergencies
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On-call fire station at Alsager fully operational
Go live for Penketh, using second fire engine from
Warrington, removing second fire engine from Widnes
Launch of Powey Lane fire station, using second fire engine from Chester, transfer
specialist units
Go live for Lymm – move specialist units
Transfer hydraulic platform to Warrington from Stockton Heath
Introduce on-call model at Stockton Heath and Knutsford
• Major consultation on emergency response review 2
• Review the nucleus crewing system
• Launch a pilot project with the North West Ambulance Service
to mobilise our resources to cardiac incidents
NWAS pilot
• Suspected cardiac arrests in certain
areas - both North West Ambulance
Service and CFRS will respond
• Paged through NW Fire Control
• Whoever reaches the casualty first
will start providing treatment
• Once patient is stabilised, taken to
hospital by ambulance
NWAS pilot
Consultation approach
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Briefings for key stakeholders - MPs
Annual Report – feedback / promotion
Website / social media
Community roadshows in all unitary areas
Staff roadshows at all main
stations
• Service volunteers and
cadets
Consultation plus
• Give and take – feedback in exchange for
safety packs
• Promotion of key campaigns – Dirty
Grills, Smoke Alarms - tenants
• Increased use of social media
• Key survey areas
• Budget
• Blue light
collaboration,
Developing IRMP 13 – next steps
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Agree draft for consultation – September 23
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September – December – formal consultation
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December 9 – interim feedback to Fire Authority
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January 15 – update report to Fire Authority
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February 10 – sign off for plan and budget by Fire Authority