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2013-14 - District Community Safety Delivery Plan Foreword Knowsley has a population of 145,900, two thirds of which are of working age (16-64 years) and is home to around 3,000 businesses. The District covers an area of 8,620 hectres, of which 54% is designated as Green Belt. Located between Liverpool and Manchester, Knowsley is connected to these cities by the M57 and M62 motorways, and the A580 East Lancashire Trunk Road. Its superior connectivity means the Borough is well placed for both business and commuting, within the City Region and further afield. The Borough is made up of four main townships: Huyton, Kirkby, Halewood and Prescot / Whiston; and the smaller villages of Cronton and Knowsley Village. Each area has its own characteristics and history which makes them unique. Knowsley is a Borough of contrasts: it has areas where deprivation levels are amongst the highest in the country (particularly Kirkby, Huyton and Stockbridge Village) and other areas that are seen as relatively affluent. Knowsley is an important location for employment in the Liverpool City Region, the Borough has a large industrial base concentrated mainly at Knowsley Industrial Park and business parks at Kirkby, Huyton and Prescot as well as being home to internationally renowned businesses such as Jaguar Landover and QVC. Knowsley is also home to four of the counties COMAH sites. In recent years there has been considerable investment in Knowsley’s infrastructure, including new schools, health centres and state of the art leisure facilities. The town centres of Huyton and Halewood have both seen major retail investment, and Stockbridge Village has a new village centre and community facilities. Kirkby and Prescot town centres will soon see similar investment. This is also extended to social and private housing. Community Fire and Rescue Stations across Knowsley have become centres for our communities and this has given us the opportunities to engage with young people, families and community groups; to teach healthy and safe cooking practices as well as promoting positive lifestyles. Our stations are easily identifiable within the Knowsley community. We recognise that to truly respond to the risks facing of our diverse communities we need to understand their requirements. The Knowsley District Plan has been produced by the District Manager, Community Safety Manager, Prevention and Protection Team, Partner Agencies and Operational staff within the District. When developing this Plan we gathered information pertinent to the Knowsley district. We then set about analysing statistically information at Ward level to obtain a better understanding of our community which we used for individual
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station plans. Our Integrated Risk Management Plan provides us with a clear direction of travel for the continued reduction of risk delivered at a station level over the next 12 months. The strategy also takes into account our history and the challenging risk environment that we face as a District. As a result, this plan reflects not only Merseyside Fire Rescue Authority organisational priorities (Prevention, Protection, Preparedness and Response) but also those of our key stakeholders and partners including the Local Authority, Merseyside Police, the newly formed Health & Wellbeing Board, Knowsley Chamber of Commerce and Knowsley Housing Trust as the main Registered Social Landlord for the District.
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Introduction There are a number of key local risk factors in Knowsley including; health and wellbeing, housing, unemployment, and crime. All of these issues increase the risk of fire to our communities. As a member of the Safer Knowsley Partnership we will support the people who live and work in Knowsley in their endeavours to reduce anti-social behaviour, crime and disorder and provide a safe and healthy environment that will enrich and sustain the development of our neighbourhoods and communities. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority has a number of staff based in the Knowsley area whose roles and responsibilities are to reduce risk by preventative community safety services. The skills and knowledge of the Operational Crews and Community Prevention and Protection Teams are used to deliver a proportional service to our communities including Advocates who focus on: Older people, Drug and alcohol use and misuse, People with mental health issues and/or learning difficulties and Arson and anti-social behaviour. We also have School Fire Liaison Officers and a Prince’s Trust Team working with young people. As a district we deliver Home Fire Safety Checks to those most vulnerable (resulting in actions to improve safety), community engagement activities, Road Traffic Collision awareness training and Ministry of Food courses that promote safe cooking, healthy eating and help to reduce Accidental Dwelling Fires across the District. We use business intelligence to identify and analyse data pertinent to the vulnerable communities of Knowsley. This information is used to support our actions in this plan. To support risk identification and targeting from ourselves and partners business intelligence, a number of information sharing protocols have also been established. The Community Fire Stations located within Knowsley provide emergency response to residents, visitors and the business community and the wider Merseyside Region. MFRA are considering proposals to combine Huyton and Whiston Fire Stations at one new purpose built Blue Light Hub in Prescot. This centre will be a 2 fire engine station, shared with the Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance. The reason for considering this move is that both Huyton and Whsiton no longer meet the needs of a modern MFRS having limited training and community facilities. Public consultation events will be held in the Huyton and Whiston areas to seek the views of residents in the near future.
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HUYTON COMMUNITY FIRE STATION
Huyton Community Fire Station area has a population of approximately 67,069. The fire station is located on Huyton Lane which is near to the town centre. The station is situated on one of the main roads off the M57 Prescot turn-off exit and the M62 Huyton/Roby exit turn off. Huyton Community Fire Station has 1 Rescue Pump and the crew work a four watch system providing cover 24 hours a day. Huyton Community Fire Station there is the main base for the Community Prevention Team and the Fire Service Princes Trust. The Fire Service Youth Engagement Team also run Beacon courses at the Training and Development Academy for teenagers from some Huyton schools. Their pass-out presentations are carried out by the Knowsley Mayor. The Community Prevention Team along with operational crew work with partners within the Knowsley District to achieve its key priorities. Huyton Fire Station is a hate crime reporting centre and within the next 12 months we aim to make it a safe haven for members of the community. The station covers a mix of residential, commercial, light industrial and motorway network (M57/M62) risk. Huyton Fire Station is situation in the Centre between all 3 Knowsley Fire Stations covering mainly private and council dwelling properties, together with care homes for the elderly and Knowsley Housing Trust high rise buildings. Stockbridge Village not far from Huyton Fire Station has a new village centre and community facilities. Having carefully looked at the fire risks in the Huyton, and Knowsley, areas, through our risk management strategy; taken into account the station and district history and the challenging risk environment within the areas, we have a clear direction of travel as to what we aim to achieve during the next 12 months without the Community Safety Plans for 2013/14
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WHISTON
Whiston Community Fire Station area has a population of approximately 22,385. The fire station is located on Fire Station Road which is near to Whiston Hospital. Whiston Community Fire Station has one Rescue Appliance and the crew work a four watch system providing 24 hour cover. Whiston operational fire crews work closely with the Community Prevention Team (who work out of Huyton Fire Station) and also work with partners within the Knowsley district to achieve key priorities within the district. The station covers a mix of residential and commercial and light industrial risks including Whiston Hospital and Knowsley Safari Park. Having carefully looked at the fire risks in the Whiston area, through our risk management strategy; taken into account our history of the area and the challenging risk environment within the area, we have a clear direction of travel at to what we aim to achieve during the next 12 months within the Whiston Station Community Safety Plan. Although Whiston does not have a dedicated community room, the station can still be used for some community based activities with pre-arrangements. The crews and the Community Prevention Team work closely together on and off-site to engage with community groups and youths in the Community.
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KIRKBY
Kirkby Community Fire Station area has a population of approximately 47,035. The fire station is located on Webster Drive which is near to the Town Centre. The Station is able to offer two community rooms to partners to support community activities, also facilitating the running of a Knowsley Beacon Course every Friday through the duration of the course. Kirkby Fire Station has one Rescue appliance. Crews work a four watch system providing 24 hour cover. Kirkby Operational Fire Crews work closely with the Community Prevention Team (who work out of Huyton Fire Station) and also work with Partners within the Knowsley District to achieve key priorities within the District. Kirkby Fire Station also houses the Knowsley Community Safety Protection Team. The station covers a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial risks, including 4 of the counties COMAH sites on Kirkby’s large industrial estate and motorway network (M57/M58). Predominantly the area is made up of dwellings privately owned, council, private social landlords and Knowsley Housing Trust high rise properties with a small number of Care Homes. Kirkby has already started on a major Town Centre refurbishment project, but within the next twelve months, will see a big increase in further developments both inside and outside the Town Centre.
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Position Name Email Contact District Manager
Gary Oakford [email protected] 0151 296 4616
Community Safety Manager
Supervisory Advocate
Knowsley Community Fire Stations
M40P1 Huyton Lane, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7XG
0151 296 5445
Watch Managers; Chris Howarth Colin Finlinson Phil Lingley Gary McQueen
41 – Whiston
0151 296 5535
Watch Managers; Ian Wooldridge Ian Clarke Ian Pollock Wayne Woods
42 – Kirkby M42P1, M42P2 Webster Drive, Kirkby, L32 8SJ 0151 296 5505 Watch Managers;
Andy Bailey Phil Hart Steve Clarke Peter Thompson
Currently the number of fire appliances based on all MFRA stations is under consultation until June 2013, as part of the Integrated Risk Management Plan 2013/16. Other Stations Overlapping Knowsley Council Boundaries
Station Address Contact Old Swan 628 Queens Drive, Liverpool, L13 5UD 0151 296 5725 Croxteth Storrington Avenue, Liverpool, L11 9AP 0151 296 5595 Belle Vale Childwall Valley Road, Liverpool, L25 2PY 0151 296 6600 Eccleston Millfields, St Helens, WA10 5NS 0151 296 5475
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On the Fire & Rescue Authority Knowsley Council is represented by the Cllr Tony Newman and Cllr Ted Grannell contact details below.
CLLR TONY NEWMAN - LABOUR 20 Martock, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3JZ. Tel: 0151 292 4884 Mobile: 07967 372013 Council Tel: 0151 443 4026 E mail:[email protected]
CLLR TED GRANNELL - LABOUR 4 Cheddar Grove Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 7RS Tel: 0151 546 2633 E mail:[email protected]
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are also afforded support by Knowsley Cllr Jackie Harris who is the Cabinet Member for Community Safety & Social Inclusion and is a Knowsley resident.
CLLR JACKIE HARRIS - LABOUR
53 Bewley Drive Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 7PT Tel: 0151 546 1708 E mail:[email protected]
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Mission Aims and Core Values – from IRMP
Our Mission, Aims and Core Values Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority is guided by its mission and a set of aims and values. They represent the foundation to all of our priorities and activities. The main document that sets out how we will achieve our priorities is our Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP). The IRMP details the strategic priorities. The district and station plans focus on more local priorities but still focus on our mission aims and core values
Our Mission; To Achieve; Safer Stronger Communities - Safe Effective Firefighters
Our Aims; Excellent Operational Preparedness We will provide our Firefighters with the training, information, procedures and equipment to ensure they can safely and effectively resolve all emergency incidents. Excellent Operational Response To maintain an excellent emergency response to meet risk across Merseyside with safety and effectiveness at its core. Excellent Prevention and Protection We will work with our partners and our community to protect the most vulnerable through targeted local risk reduction interventions and the robust application of our legal powers. Excellent People We will develop and value all our employees, respecting diversity, promoting opportunity and equality for all.
Our Core Values Make a positive difference to our community We will build upon our unique position of trust and respect within the community and the professionalism of our staff to tackle the real underlying factors which affect risk.
We will achieve this by seeking partnerships in areas where we believe we can contribute to making communities safer from fire and other emergencies.
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Provide an excellent and affordable service We will manage our emergency response flexibly, with an emphasis on those most at risk.
We will do this by managing the number and type of appliances which are available to respond to emergencies at different locations throughout the day, night and at different times of the year to more accurately reflect the changing level and location of risk. Everyone matters We aim to reduce risk in every home on Merseyside to a tolerable level, to achieve this we will be more sophisticated in the way we commit resources to reduce risk; we will continue to offer Home Fire Safety Checks to residents in Merseyside as we have done for the past ten years, but our key focus will be to work with our partners to identify and provide assistance to those individuals within the community who are vulnerable and most at risk from fire and other emergencies.
Respect our environment We will fulfil our responsibilities for protecting the built and natural environment, with support and commitment at the highest level.
We will continue to identify and manage our activities, which have an impact on the environment, without compromising our operational response or our service delivery to the communities of Merseyside. We will work closely with other emergency responders, businesses, Partners, other Agencies and residents in order to develop and maintain community resilience and preparedness in the event of major disruptions, civil contingencies and civil unrest.
Our people are the best they can be We will ensure our workforce has the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make a difference. We will support them in their role and encourage them to contribute their ideas to continually improve the Service to deliver our mission.
We will ensure our staff have the correct training and information they need, in order to deliver our services to a high standard and that they are protected in their work through a comprehensive and robust approach to health & safety.
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Social Context The borough faces significant challenges. Knowsley is the fourth most deprived borough in England and has high levels and concentrations of deprivation, poor health and low educational attainment as evidenced by the English Indices of Deprivation (2010). Large numbers of people in the borough depend on benefits, particularly incapacity benefit. Levels of smoking in Knowsley are significantly above those occurring nationally. 32.6% of Knowsley residents are current smokers (Knowsley smoking prevalence survey 2007).
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We assist in reducing these figures by offering referrals to Smoking Cessation groups during home fire safety checks (HFSC’s) completed at homes identified at high risk of fire and in need of MFRA intervention. Fire does discriminate. Most fires are in areas of deprivation or low income households. This is reflected in the map below. However engaging with partners is crucial in identifying high risk people in low/medium risk areas within Knowsley.
In areas of risk such as these, we are able to provide operational fire crews with key data to identify high risk properties. These properties are being targeted for
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HFSC’s, careless cooking interventions and other community reassurance campaigns.
This approach works in tandem with Fire Service Direct (FSD). We have identified that of the 62,000 homes, 45,000 of these homes have been visited. Monthly targets have been set for Huyton, Kirkby and Whiston Community Fire Stations, this new approach is in line with what we are learning through our Customer Insight programme and vulnerable person profiling, and therefore we will only target those people who are high and medium risk (see action plan for detailed figures).
In order to make a difference and improve safety in Knowsley we need to understand our communities. The table below shows the Knowsley population by gender and age. Knowsley Merseyside North West
Number % of total Number
Total Population 145,893 / 1,381,189 / 7,052,177 /
Males 69,329 47.5% 671,034 48.6% 3,464,685 49.1% Females 76,564 52.5% 710,155 51.4% 3,587,492 50.9% Children (014 years) 26,633 18.3% 228,290 16.5% 1,236,664 17.5%
Working Age (1564 years) 96,246 66.0% 915,042 66.3% 4,644,358 65.9%
Older People (65+ years) 23,014 15.8% 237,857 17.2% 1,171,155 16.6% After reviewing the table above with our Stakeholders and Partners, we recognise that the demographic breakdown of the district influences the emerging priorities and the Knowsley Station Action Plan(s). An example of this is our intention to work with the Knowsley Road Safety Management Team in order to make an impact on reducing the number of road traffic collisions in those aged 16-25 years. This age group forms approximately 11% of the Knowsley population and is the age group at highest risk of having a road traffic collision. During the planning meeting it was recognised that Knowsley has a relatively small Black Minority Ethnic (BME) community and this is reflected in the table overleaf. The Community Cohesion Strategy within Knowsley focuses on age, disability, gender, income, worklessness and sexual orientation. It also has a definitive focus on race and faith and every other aspect of social capital development which can contribute to community cohesion. The strategy sets out the Knowsley Partnership’s ambition for community cohesion in the district and to link in with other groups to ensure that any learning is shared with our partners and the wider community. Progress in delivering the strategy will be regularly reported to the Local Strategic Partnership so that all organisations involved like ourselves in delivering this strategy can be held to
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account. This strategy provides a partnership approach, with clear links to existing and developing strategies and the thread of cohesion running through partnership working and delivery. The table below details the ethnic breakdown of the population of Knowsley. Knowsley Merseyside
Ethnicity Number
White
British 140,135 96.1% 1,268,277 91.8% Irish 747 0.5% 13,342 1.0% Other 976 0.7% 23,684 1.7%
Mixed
White and Black Caribbean 683 0.5% 6,395 0.5%
White and Black African 517 0.4% 4,894 0.4% White and Asian 375 0.3% 4,638 0.3% Other 338 0.2% 5,027 0.4%
Asian or Asian British
Indian 467 0.3% 7,896 0.6% Pakistani 81 0.1% 2,566 0.2% Bangladeshi 10 0.0% 2,366 0.2% Other 399 0.3% 6,023 0.4%
Black or Black British
Black Caribbean 127 0.1% 2,066 0.1% Black African 297 0.2% 9,792 0.7% Other 81 0.1% 2,694 0.2%
Chinese or other ethnic group
Chinese 446 0.3% 11,554 0.8%
Other ethnic group 214 0.1% 9,975 0.7%
Total 145,893 100.0% 1,381,189 100.0% Another way in which we contribute towards the Knowsley Community Cohesion Strategy is through Hate Crime Risk Assessments. Whilst carrying out Hate Crime Risk Assessments we will work with partners to work empathetically to reduce risk of fire by target hardening and offering suitable advice equipment i.e. fire retardant letter box bags, letter box plates and support. All community fire stations are hate crime reporting centres; during the coming year it is our intention to develop all our Knowsley fire stations to become ‘Safe Havens’. MFRA take Hate Crime very seriously. Through the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) procedures, we share information with partner agencies,
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to ensure that victims of domestic abuse and their families are given appropriate support through joint agency working. This can be in the form of interventions from the Prevention and Protection Advocates with specialist knowledge in Anti- Social Behaviour (ASB) and Arson. The table below shows that the Knowsley community is predominantly Christian. These statistics were taken into consideration when developing station action plans. Religious belief can be an indicator of risk status, however there were no issues raised by our partners to suggest that religious orientation identified individuals as vulnerable in Knowsley. Our HFSC reflects a non-discriminatory approach. Knowsley Merseyside Religion Number % of total Number % of total Christian 117,991 80.9% 1,122,337 82.4% Buddhist 165 0.1% 2,310 0.2% Hindu 266 0.2% 2,492 0.2% Jewish 58 0.0% 3,786 0.3% Muslim 435 0.3% 8,336 0.6% Sikh 37 0.0% 763 0.1% Any other religion 167 0.1% 1,572 0.1% No religion 18,439 12.6% 118,121 8.7% Religion not stated 8,335 5.7% 102,204 7.5% Total 145,893 100.0% 1,361,921 100.0%
Fire statistics have shown that people with a disability can be more at risk from fire, the table below shows a breakdown Knowsley residents claiming Disability Living allowance. Status Knowsley Merseyside Knowsley as %
of Merseyside Claimants Aged Under 16 990 8540 11.6% Claimants Aged 16-24 650 5670 11.5% Claimants Aged 25-49 3670 28410 12.9% Claimants Aged 50-59 3210 23430 13.7% Claimants Aged 60-69 4180 31700 13.2% Claimants Aged 70 + 3700 24780 14.9% Total 16400 122530 13.4% Aug 2009 figures As shown in the table above 13.4% of the population of Knowsley are considered to have a disability. The MFRA Community Prevention Team work to help to reduce risk, empower people with disabilities and the wider community so
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everyone can continue live independently and safely in their own home which supports Government’s Independent Living Policy. They do this by providing advice and issuing equipment e.g. fire retardant throws to reduce the risk of fire death or injury. We actively seek to engage with the disabled members of our community through social media and community messaging. Messaging members of the community allows us to send to people (who have elected to receive them) messages relating to crime reduction activity, safety campaign information, trends, alerts and events via email, voicemail to a landline telephone and text (SMS). By providing this method of communication we can offer a service to those people who are hard to reach due to social isolation or refuse to accept services for a number of personal reasons. Over 9000 Knowsley residents receive information in this way. The pie chart below identifies the proportion of various incidents attended by operational fire crews within the Knowsley District during 2011/12. The majority of incidents are deliberate secondary fires which we will be addressing as one of the key action points over the next 12 months. Operational response remains a high priority to us, to support these achievements, our firefighters are highly trained, exercised and provided with the best equipment available, to tackle and deal with emergencies safely and effectively.
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The table below shows a relatively small decrease in accidental dwelling fires. During the next 12 months we will look to address this as a key priority. Our intention is to use data agreements and proactive partnership work to reduce this figure by targeting the homes of those whom could be deemed medium to high risk.
The table below again shows the number of Road Traffic Collisions (RTC’s) attended by the Fire and Rescue Authority and remains another one of our key priorities within the district. It is our intention to work with our partners and the community in order to reduce the number of incidents even further.
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District Priorities Knowsley has a number of priorities derived from a series of station planning meetings which consisted of operational staff, community prevention staff, key stakeholders, partner agencies and other MFRA departments. Responses to the consultation were also captured using an electronic snap survey and online questionnaires. We have reflected upon what we did in 2012/13 and considered how we can do things differently; the approach for 2013/14 will see the inclusion of all the functional areas. We will not also lose sight of our equality objectives as outlined in the MFRS IRMP such as:
• To reduce accidental dwelling fires and the deaths and injuries which result from these fires in Knowsley.
• To reduce the impact of fire on commercial enterprise and the wider
community
• To reinforce our role in fire prevention by improving fire safety within the public and commercial buildings of Merseyside.
• We work closely with our partners in the Knowsley District to reduce the number of incidents around seasonal activity for example the Bonfire Period.
To ensure our staff achieve this; our approach this year will be to:
• Focus on the Authority’s Mission and on delivering positive outcomes for the community and develop the capacity to be effective.
• We will work together to achieve a common purpose with clearly defined
roles and responsibilities.
• We will promote and demonstrate the values of the Authority and good governance through upholding high standards of conduct and behaviour.
• Engage with partners and the communities we serve and continue to foster good relationships.
• Take a responsible and proactive approach to risk reduction and continue
our combined efforts in seeking continuous improvement.
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• Committed to Equality and Diversity which will be a key aspect of how we deliver our services.
District performance will be focused on all of the functional areas: Operational Preparedness
o Testing Operational Preparedness against the Standard Operating Procedure and Generic Risk Assessment for a locally identified risks on an annual basis
o Site Specific Risk Information (SSRI) o Hydrant Inspections (Water Surveys) o Training & Exercising
Prevention
o Reduction in Accidental Dwelling Fires through HFSC’s o Community Engagement o Arson Reduction Primary/Secondary Fires o Road Traffic Collision (RTC) Education & Reduction o District Campaigns o Residential Care Home Inspections
Protection
o Fire safety compliance in commercial and other non-domestic premises
o Licensing Objective / public safety Operational Response
o Operational Audit Scores o Safe Person Assessments o Alert to Mobile Times
People
o Reduction in sickness absence o Completion of appraisals o Development of staff skills & knowledge
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What is the objective?
Where is the issue and how are we going to address it?
What are the expected outcomes? (SMART targets and any links to LPIs)
How will the outcomes be measured?
Timescales/Estimat ed completion date Responsible officer/s
Reducing Accidental fires, deaths and injuries in the home Life skills through Mentoring.
Prevention & Protection
18 Mentoring sessions at Evelyn Primary School, Prescott LPI links 44,45,85
Project evaluation 31 March 2014 Group Manager
Reduction in Accidental Dwelling Fires (ADF)
Knowsley
4860 Home Fire Safety Checks per year resulting in a reduction of 5% in ADF’s over the next 12 months. LPI links 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 44, 44a, 45, 46, 47, 8.
Reduction in ADF’s, deaths and Injuries.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing antisocial behaviour and arson Engaging with the vulnerable through Community Messaging
Knowsley & P&P
Carry out 3 Community Events to encourage Community Messaging across Knowsley within the next 12 months. LPI links 44. 45. 46. 47. 5a. 5b. 5c. 48a.
Increase in number of Knowsley community Messaging users.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing Secondary Fires
Huyton & P&P
Reduction in secondary fires by 3% LPI liked 48a, 48b, 49, 49a, 50, 97, 33
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour incidents within the next 12 months.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team & WM’s
Using the Climbing Wall as a diversionary activity.
Kirkby / Huyton
Delivery of and participation of the climbing wall at 2 community events LPI liked 48a, 48b, 49, 49a, 50, 97, 33, 98
A 3% reduction in secondary fires.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
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Knowsley & P&P
3 Ministry of Food Courses Knowsley district within the next 12 months. LPI links 44,45 5a,5b,5c
Station Community Room Calendar
Reducing Road Traffic Collisions (RTC’s)
Improving Road Safety
Knowsley 18 per qtr Road Safety Events across the Knowsley district within the next 12 months. LPI links 41,42,42a,43
Reduction in RTC’s across Knowsley.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing accidental fires in other buildings Cylinder Amnesty / Metal thefts
Knowsley Cylinder amnesty across the Knowsley district within the next 12 months working with partners from the Safer Knowsley Partners LPI links 3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,15,16, 17
Increase number of visits of small to medium business risk assessments. Provide community reassurance / contribution to our mission
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing risk in High Rise premises. (with KHT/partners)
Knowsley & P&P
Work with KHT to reduce risk to 12 high rise properties in Knowsley LPI links 5a,5b,5c,44,45,46,52a, 52b
Decrease in ADF’s and AFA’s.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reduction in fires in commercial and other non domestic premises
Knowsley Crews will utilise a risk based approach to carry out Site Specific Risk Inspections and liaise with Colleagues from Legislative Fire Safety to ensure compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
8 SSRI per appliance per month. 288 per year 1 Category 1 or 2 risk plus 1 cat 3 per appliance per watch per month = Total 8 a month per appliance
31 March 2014 SSRI Project Management Team. District Manager and SM’s (OPT).
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Knowsley P&P
Will attend KRAG meetings to promote contingency exercising LPI links 100,102
Number of events organized by contingency planning and exercise department.
31 March 2014 Group Manager
Reducing risk in Residential Care Homes Project
Knowsley Completion of Residential Care Home Fire Safety Checklist.
39 visits to be completed across district. Quarterly reporting against target figure
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Huyton Community Fire Station Delivery Plan 2013/14 All activities contribute to the functional areas of delivery for
Prevention – Protection – Preparedness – Response
135 per station per month
5% Reduction in ADF, Death and injury from fire
WM’s
2
Residential Care Home Inspections (17 in station area) 4 inspections per
watch during 2013/14 (one watch to do 5)
A Reduction in Community Risk & Improved safety management in care home premises.
WM’s
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Site Specific Risk Inspection Target of 1 Category 1 or Category 2 SSRI plus 1 Category 3 SSRI per appliance per watch per month (total of 8 per appliance per month).
2 SSRI per watch per station per month.
Reduction in Fires in commercial and other non domestic premises, increased operational preparedness
WM’s QA by SM(OPT)
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Reduction in ASB and impact on environment.
WM’s
Improved road safety awareness and reduction in road related accidents
WM’s
Multipump Off – Site Training Exercise 1 per watch per
year
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
7
Youth Engagement Engage with Young People (14 – 18 years) at school or youth
1 per watch per quarter
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour
WM’s
zone incidents. 8
WellBeing – development of community garden Each watch to adopt a school and work with the children in growing different types of fruit and vegetables
2 primary schools to be identified in station area
Develop life skills and support PHSE curriculum
WM’s
KHT) • Bonfire Campaign • Respect week • Cylinder amnesty
Details with be provided by GM, these will be bespoke district led partnership campaigns
Provide Community reassurance and improved outcomes for prevention and protection
All District staff
10 Development of Fire Protection Knowledge, Timber framed buildings as one example and emerging issues.
3 sessions per watch per year
Increased knowledge of Protection issues (link to Response and Preparedness)
WM’s SM (OPT) WM (Protection)
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Commentary must be of a qualitative nature
WM’s
12 Focus on Firefighter fitness and ensuring that all operational personnel carry out fitness training
Daily as part of work routine
An increase in fitness and wellbeing leading to a reduction of illness and injury
Ongoing analysis of absence/injury figures. Audits of work routine by OPT and Welfare Review Group
13 Ensure that resources are mobile to calls within prescribed time limits
All Incidents Alert to mobile times are achieved on 95% of occasions for each station
KIM will provide performance reports on a monthly basis Review of vision boss by Performance Management Group
14 All personnel to attend the core risk critical training (TDA) courses during 2013/14
All training records completed for each individual firefighter at the station.
Improved preparedness and contribution to mission
WM’s SM (OPT)
15 Reduce occupational road risk through adopting a zero tolerance in regard to Service vehicle collisions.
Quarterly updates via Road risk Review Group
Reduction of accidents involving service vehicles Adherence to SI0082 Reversing of Service vehicles in regard banks
Ongoing analysis of accident statistics reviewed by the Road Risk Review Group” OPT & Assurance Team
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16 Operational Firefighters will demonstrate excellent skills knowledge and understanding of their role during training audit and assessment.
In line with competency framework Knowledge and understanding training completed as prescribed in Blocks and sets (Learn Pro) Attainment of OPT Audit Scores of 90% average for the year.
Ensure 100% completion of monthly allocation of practical Safe Person Assessments and completion of underpinning knowledge e learning packages for all operational staff.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
17 Ensure that water Surveys are completed within the prescribed timescales
All water surveys completed by end of year.
Increased Operational preparedness
Audited and reviewed by Water Section
18 Ensure that all staff appraisals are carried out during January and February 2014
Contribution to our core values
All staff have received an appraisal
Audited and reviewed by Human Resources
19 Deliver a reduction in staff sickness contributing to overall MFRA target
Contribution to clear and transparent management of sickness absence
Maintenance of robust sickness absence monitoring to reduce sickness
Audited and reviewed by Professional Standards/Absence Management March 2014
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Kirkby Community Fire Station Delivery Plan 2013/14 All activities contribute to the functional areas of delivery for
Prevention – Protection – Preparedness – Response
Home Fire Safety Checks Target High & Medium Risk Homes
135 per station 5% Reduction in ADF, Death and injury from fire
WM’s
1 inspection per watch
A Reduction in Community Risk & Improved safety management in care home premises.
WM’s
3
Site Specific Risk Inspection Target of 1 Category 1 or Category 2 SSRI plus 1
2 SSRI per watch per station per month.
Reduction in Fires in commercial and other non
WM’s
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Category 3 SSRI per appliance per watch per month (total of 8 per appliance per month).
domestic premises, increased operational preparedness
QA by SM(OPT)
Reduction in ASB and impact on environment.
WM’s
Improved road safety awareness and reduction in road related accidents
WM’s
1 per watch per year
Increased operational preparedness and linkage to SSRI.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
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Youth Engagement Engage with Young People (14 – 18 years) at school or youth zone
1 per watch per quarter
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour incidents.
WM’s
Emergency Services Cadets – development of ESC via CFOA Supporting Inclusion Programme in partnership with Police & St Johns Ambulance
Young people identified via Primary schools
Develop life skills and support PHSE curriculum
WM’s
KHT) • Bonfire Campaign • Respect week • Cylinder amnesty • Metal theft (Industrial
estate) • Business Continuity
Planning
Details with be provided by GM, these will be bespoke district led partnership campaigns
Provide Community reassurance and improved outcomes for prevention and protection
All District staff
10 Development of Fire Protection Knowledge, Timber framed buildings as an example and other emerging issues.
3 sessions per watch per year
Increased knowledge of Protection issues (link to Response and Preparedness)
WM’s SM (OPT) WM (Protection)
11 Familiarisation of COMAH sites
4 visits per year Increased operational preparedness
WM’s QA SM (OPT)
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Commentary must be of a qualitative
WM’s
and ensuring that all operational personnel carry out fitness training
Daily as part of work routine
An increase in fitness and wellbeing leading to a reduction of illness and injury
Ongoing analysis of absence/injury figures. Audits of work routine by OPT and Welfare Review Group
14 Ensure that resources are mobile to calls within prescribed time limits
All Incidents Alert to mobile times are achieved on 95% of occasions for each station
KIM will provide performance reports on a monthly basis Review of vision boss by Performance Management Group
15 All personnel to attend the core risk critical training (TDA) courses during 2013/14
All training records completed for each individual FF at the station.
Improved preparedness and contribution to mission
WM’s SM (OPT)
16 Reduce occupational road risk through adopting a zero tolerance in regard to Service vehicle collisions.
Quarterly updates via Road risk Review Group
Reduction of accidents involving service vehicles. Adherence to SI0082 Reversing of Service vehicles in regard banks persons / vehicle maneuvers
Ongoing analysis of accident statistics reviewed by the Road Risk Review Group” OPT & Assurance Team
17 Operational Firefighters will demonstrate excellent skills knowledge and understanding of their role during training audit and assessment.
In line with competency framework Knowledge and understanding training completed as prescribed in Blocks and sets (Learn Pro) Attainment of OPT Audit Scores of 90% average for the year.
Ensure 100% completion of monthly allocation of practical Safe Person Assessments and completion of underpinning knowledge e learning packages for all operational staff.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
18 Ensure that water Surveys are completed within the prescribed timescales
All water surveys completed by end of year.
Increased operational preparedness
Audited and reviewed by water section
19 Ensure that all staff appraisals are carried out during January
Contribution to our core values
All staff have received an
Audited and reviewed by
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and February 2014 appraisal Human Resources 20 Deliver a reduction in staff
sickness contributing to overall MFRA target
Contribution to clear and transparent management of sickness absence
Maintenance of robust sickness absence monitoring to reduce sickness absence
Audited and reviewed by Professional Standards/Absence Management March 2014
Whiston Community Fire Station Delivery Plan 2013/14 All activities contribute to the functional areas of delivery for
Prevention – Protection – Preparedness – Response
Home Fire Safety Checks Target High & Medium Risk Homes
135 per station 5% Reduction in ADF, Death and injury from fire
WM’s
4 per watch during 2013/14
A Reduction in Community Risk & Improved safety management in care home premises.
WM’s
3 Site Specific Risk Inspection 2 SSRI per watch Reduction in Fires
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Target of 1 Category 1 or Category 2 SSRI plus 1 Category 3 SSRI per appliance per watch per month (total of 8 per appliance per month).
per station per month.
WM’s QA by SM(OPT)
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Reduction in ASB and impact on environment.
WM’s
Improved road safety awareness and reduction in road related accidents
WM’s
Multipump Off – Site Training Exercise 1 per watch per
year
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
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Youth Engagement Engage with Young People (14 – 18 years) at school or youth zone
1 per watch per quarter
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour incidents.
WM’s
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Wellbeing activity will be delivered by carrying out Fire Fit sessions
4 primary schools to be identified one for each watch. 2 session per school term per watch
Develop life skills and support PHSE curriculum
WM’s
KHT) • Bonfire Campaign • Respect week • Cylinder amnesty • Business Continuity
Planning • Tour of Britain • (Knowsley Safari Park)
Details with be provided by GM, these will be bespoke district led partnership campaigns
Provide Community reassurance and improved outcomes for prevention and protection
All District staff
Increased knowledge of Protection issues (link to Response and Preparedness)
WM’s SM (OPT) WM (Protection)
11 Community Engagement Hours
Commentary must be of a qualitative nature
WM’s
12 Focus on Firefighter fitness Daily as part of An increase in Ongoing analysis
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and ensuring that all operational personnel carry out fitness training
work routine fitness and wellbeing leading to a reduction of illness and injury
of absence/injury figures. Audits of work routine by OPT and Welfare Review Group
13 Ensure that resources are mobile to calls within prescribed time limits
All Incidents Alert to mobile times are achieved on 95% of occasions for each station
KIM will provide performance reports on a monthly basis Review of vision boss by Performance Management Group
14 All personnel to attend the core risk critical training (TDA) courses during 2013/14
All training records completed for each individual firefighter at the station.
Improved preparedness and contribution to mission
WM’s SM (OPT)
15 Reduce occupational road risk through adopting a zero tolerance in regard to Service vehicle collisions.
Quarterly updates via Road risk Review Group
Reduction of accidents involving service vehicles Adherence to SI0082 Reversing of Service vehicles in regard banks persons / vehicle maneuvers
Ongoing analysis of accident statistics reviewed by the Road Risk Review Group” OPT & Assurance Team
16 Operational Firefighters will demonstrate excellent skills knowledge and understanding of their role during training audit and assessment.
In line with competency framework Knowledge and understanding training completed as prescribed in Blocks and sets (Learn Pro) Attainment of OPT Audit Scores of 90% average for the year.
Ensure 100% completion of monthly allocation of practical Safe Person Assessments and completion of underpinning knowledge e learning packages for all operational staff.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
17 Ensure that water Surveys are completed within the prescribed timescales
All water surveys completed by end of year.
Increased operational preparedness
Audited and reviewed by water section
18 Ensure that all staff appraisals Contribution to All staff have Audited and
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our core values received an appraisal
reviewed by Human Resources
19 Deliver a reduction in staff sickness contributing to overall MFRA target
Contribution to clear and transparent management of sickness absence
Maintenance of robust sickness absence monitoring to reduce sickness absence
Audited and reviewed by Professional Standards/Absence Management March 2014
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Equality Impact Assessment Form
3. Monitoring Summarise the findings of any monitoring data you have considered regarding this policy. This could include data which shows whether the policy is having the desired outcomes and also its impact on members of different equality groups.
Title of policy:
Department:
Knowsley/EIA/1/2013
Date:
18.02.13
1: What is the aim or purpose of the policy This should identify “the legitimate aim” of the policy (there may be more than one) To reduce risk throughout the community through the provision of protective community safety services We will support the people who live and work in Knowsley in their endeavours to reduce crime and disorder Provide a safe, healthy and happy environment that will enrich and sustain the development of our neighbourhoods and communities. 2: Who will be affected by the policy? This should identify the persons/organisations who may need to be consulted about the policy or procedure and its outcomes (There may be more than one) MFRS staff including; District Managers, Community Safety Manager, Prevention and Protection Team, and operational staff Partner agencies including Local Authority, Police, Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership, Road Safety Team, ASB Reduction Team
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What monitoring data have you considered? ONS data on age/ethnicity
What did it show? Knowsley is the fifth most deprived borough in England and has high levels and concentrations of deprivation, poor health and low attainment. Large numbers of people in the borough depend on benefits, particularly incapacity benefit. Almost 30 % of homes are social housing During the planning meeting it was recognised that Knowsley has a small BME community (fewer than 2%). The demographic breakdown of the district shows those aged 16-25 years form approximately 11% of the Knowsley population. Internal reports highlight - ASB fires happen at specific times and that certain areas are more susceptible to ASB fires than other areas.
4: Research Summarise the findings of any research you have considered regarding this policy. This could include quantitative data and qualitative information; anything you have obtained from other sources e.g. CFOA/CLG guidance, other FRSs, etc What research have you considered? MFRS research/data on number and types of incidents. Road Safety Data from Knowsley Road Safety Team
What did it show? Disproportionately large numbers of Deliberate Secondary Fires caused (42%) significant number of Automated False Alarm call out (20%) We use sophisticated information tools to identify and analysis data pertinent to the vulnerable community of Knowsley. This information is used to support our Action Points. Data highlighted those aged between 16 – 25 are disproportionately involved in RTC across the Borough.
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Governments Strategy on independent living
There are currently government strategies in place to support the elderly and vulnerable to continue to live in their own home with suitable assistance.
5. Consultation Summarise the opinions of any consultation. Who was consulted and how? (This should include reference to people and organisations identified in section 2 above) Outline any plans to inform consultees of the results of the consultation What Consultation have you undertaken? Meetings held in January 2013 with internal staff, partner agencies, Local Authority, Elected Members, community organisations Use of snap survey and on line questionnaires to capture responses.
What did it say? The Knowsley district identified a number of priorities which derived from a series of station planning meetings. The priorities identified from the meetings were then used as a catalyst during the station and local service planning meetings to reflect the relevant Merseyside Fire & Rescue Services priorities;
• To reduce accidental dwelling fires and the deaths and injuries which result from these fires in Merseyside
• To reduce risk consistently across Merseyside • To reduce the impact of fire on commercial
enterprise and the wider community • To reinforce our role in fire prevention by
improving fire safety within the public and commercial buildings of Merseyside
(a) Age The Community Prevention Team and Operational Crews are working with the
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Knowsley Road Safety Management Team in order to make an impact on reducing the number of road traffic collisions in those aged 16-25 years which forms 11% of the Knowsley population. (b) Disability including mental, physical and sensory conditions) 13.4% of the population of Knowsley are registered as having a disability. The Community Prevention Team look to empower people disabled people and the wider community so everyone can enjoy life equally. They do this by providing advice and issuing equipment i.e. fire retardant bedding packs to reduce the risk of fire death or injury. We actively look to engage with the disabled community through Twitter and Community Messaging. By providing this method of communication we can provide a service to those hard to reach due to social isolation or refusal to accept services. (c) Race (include: nationality, national or ethnic origin and/or colour) Knowsley has a small BME community (fewer than 2%) However our actions are broad enough to ensure we effectively target people who we have identified as being at risk. (d) Religion or Belief There were no issues raised by our partners to suggest that religious orientation identified individuals as vulnerable. Our home fire safety strategy reflects a non-discriminatory approach to proactive community fire safety. (e) Sex (include gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity) Within the Knowsley district from April 11 to date there have been 226 reported hate crimes of which 130 of these have been hate crime and 96 have been hate incidents where no crime has been committed. We as a Fire Service take Hate Crime seriously. Through the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) procedures we share information with partner agencies.
(f) Sexual Orientation Within the Knowsley district from April 11 to date there have been 226 reported hate crimes of which 130 of these have been hate crime and 96 have been hate incidents where no crime has been committed. We as a Fire Service take Hate Crime seriously. Through the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) procedures we share information with partner agencies. (g) Socio-economic disadvantage
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Knowsley is the fifth most deprived borough in England and has high levels and concentrations of deprivation, poor health and low attainment. Large numbers of people in the borough depend on benefits, particularly incapacity benefit. Almost 30 % of homes are social housing. 7. Decisions If the policy will have a negative impact on members of one or more of the protected groups, explain how the policy will change or why it is to continue in the same way. If no changes are proposed, the policy needs to be objectively justified as being an appropriate and necessary means of achieving the legitimate aim set out in 1above.
We will target specific initiatives towards younger people particularly those aged between 16 – 25 to reduce the number and severity of road traffic collisions across Knowsley. We are well aware of the Socio economic issues in the Borough and how this impacts on communities particularly around ADF’s. We will target those from deprived communities and work with partners from for example RSL’s and ensure we effectively provide services tailored to meet specific needs.
8. Equality Improvement Plan List any changes to our policies or procedures that need to be included in the Equality Action Plan/Service Plan. Action Planned
Responsibility of
Completed by
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2013-14 - District Community Safety Delivery Plan Foreword Knowsley has a population of 145,900, two thirds of which are of working age (16-64 years) and is home to around 3,000 businesses. The District covers an area of 8,620 hectres, of which 54% is designated as Green Belt. Located between Liverpool and Manchester, Knowsley is connected to these cities by the M57 and M62 motorways, and the A580 East Lancashire Trunk Road. Its superior connectivity means the Borough is well placed for both business and commuting, within the City Region and further afield. The Borough is made up of four main townships: Huyton, Kirkby, Halewood and Prescot / Whiston; and the smaller villages of Cronton and Knowsley Village. Each area has its own characteristics and history which makes them unique. Knowsley is a Borough of contrasts: it has areas where deprivation levels are amongst the highest in the country (particularly Kirkby, Huyton and Stockbridge Village) and other areas that are seen as relatively affluent. Knowsley is an important location for employment in the Liverpool City Region, the Borough has a large industrial base concentrated mainly at Knowsley Industrial Park and business parks at Kirkby, Huyton and Prescot as well as being home to internationally renowned businesses such as Jaguar Landover and QVC. Knowsley is also home to four of the counties COMAH sites. In recent years there has been considerable investment in Knowsley’s infrastructure, including new schools, health centres and state of the art leisure facilities. The town centres of Huyton and Halewood have both seen major retail investment, and Stockbridge Village has a new village centre and community facilities. Kirkby and Prescot town centres will soon see similar investment. This is also extended to social and private housing. Community Fire and Rescue Stations across Knowsley have become centres for our communities and this has given us the opportunities to engage with young people, families and community groups; to teach healthy and safe cooking practices as well as promoting positive lifestyles. Our stations are easily identifiable within the Knowsley community. We recognise that to truly respond to the risks facing of our diverse communities we need to understand their requirements. The Knowsley District Plan has been produced by the District Manager, Community Safety Manager, Prevention and Protection Team, Partner Agencies and Operational staff within the District. When developing this Plan we gathered information pertinent to the Knowsley district. We then set about analysing statistically information at Ward level to obtain a better understanding of our community which we used for individual
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station plans. Our Integrated Risk Management Plan provides us with a clear direction of travel for the continued reduction of risk delivered at a station level over the next 12 months. The strategy also takes into account our history and the challenging risk environment that we face as a District. As a result, this plan reflects not only Merseyside Fire Rescue Authority organisational priorities (Prevention, Protection, Preparedness and Response) but also those of our key stakeholders and partners including the Local Authority, Merseyside Police, the newly formed Health & Wellbeing Board, Knowsley Chamber of Commerce and Knowsley Housing Trust as the main Registered Social Landlord for the District.
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Introduction There are a number of key local risk factors in Knowsley including; health and wellbeing, housing, unemployment, and crime. All of these issues increase the risk of fire to our communities. As a member of the Safer Knowsley Partnership we will support the people who live and work in Knowsley in their endeavours to reduce anti-social behaviour, crime and disorder and provide a safe and healthy environment that will enrich and sustain the development of our neighbourhoods and communities. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority has a number of staff based in the Knowsley area whose roles and responsibilities are to reduce risk by preventative community safety services. The skills and knowledge of the Operational Crews and Community Prevention and Protection Teams are used to deliver a proportional service to our communities including Advocates who focus on: Older people, Drug and alcohol use and misuse, People with mental health issues and/or learning difficulties and Arson and anti-social behaviour. We also have School Fire Liaison Officers and a Prince’s Trust Team working with young people. As a district we deliver Home Fire Safety Checks to those most vulnerable (resulting in actions to improve safety), community engagement activities, Road Traffic Collision awareness training and Ministry of Food courses that promote safe cooking, healthy eating and help to reduce Accidental Dwelling Fires across the District. We use business intelligence to identify and analyse data pertinent to the vulnerable communities of Knowsley. This information is used to support our actions in this plan. To support risk identification and targeting from ourselves and partners business intelligence, a number of information sharing protocols have also been established. The Community Fire Stations located within Knowsley provide emergency response to residents, visitors and the business community and the wider Merseyside Region. MFRA are considering proposals to combine Huyton and Whiston Fire Stations at one new purpose built Blue Light Hub in Prescot. This centre will be a 2 fire engine station, shared with the Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance. The reason for considering this move is that both Huyton and Whsiton no longer meet the needs of a modern MFRS having limited training and community facilities. Public consultation events will be held in the Huyton and Whiston areas to seek the views of residents in the near future.
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HUYTON COMMUNITY FIRE STATION
Huyton Community Fire Station area has a population of approximately 67,069. The fire station is located on Huyton Lane which is near to the town centre. The station is situated on one of the main roads off the M57 Prescot turn-off exit and the M62 Huyton/Roby exit turn off. Huyton Community Fire Station has 1 Rescue Pump and the crew work a four watch system providing cover 24 hours a day. Huyton Community Fire Station there is the main base for the Community Prevention Team and the Fire Service Princes Trust. The Fire Service Youth Engagement Team also run Beacon courses at the Training and Development Academy for teenagers from some Huyton schools. Their pass-out presentations are carried out by the Knowsley Mayor. The Community Prevention Team along with operational crew work with partners within the Knowsley District to achieve its key priorities. Huyton Fire Station is a hate crime reporting centre and within the next 12 months we aim to make it a safe haven for members of the community. The station covers a mix of residential, commercial, light industrial and motorway network (M57/M62) risk. Huyton Fire Station is situation in the Centre between all 3 Knowsley Fire Stations covering mainly private and council dwelling properties, together with care homes for the elderly and Knowsley Housing Trust high rise buildings. Stockbridge Village not far from Huyton Fire Station has a new village centre and community facilities. Having carefully looked at the fire risks in the Huyton, and Knowsley, areas, through our risk management strategy; taken into account the station and district history and the challenging risk environment within the areas, we have a clear direction of travel as to what we aim to achieve during the next 12 months without the Community Safety Plans for 2013/14
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WHISTON
Whiston Community Fire Station area has a population of approximately 22,385. The fire station is located on Fire Station Road which is near to Whiston Hospital. Whiston Community Fire Station has one Rescue Appliance and the crew work a four watch system providing 24 hour cover. Whiston operational fire crews work closely with the Community Prevention Team (who work out of Huyton Fire Station) and also work with partners within the Knowsley district to achieve key priorities within the district. The station covers a mix of residential and commercial and light industrial risks including Whiston Hospital and Knowsley Safari Park. Having carefully looked at the fire risks in the Whiston area, through our risk management strategy; taken into account our history of the area and the challenging risk environment within the area, we have a clear direction of travel at to what we aim to achieve during the next 12 months within the Whiston Station Community Safety Plan. Although Whiston does not have a dedicated community room, the station can still be used for some community based activities with pre-arrangements. The crews and the Community Prevention Team work closely together on and off-site to engage with community groups and youths in the Community.
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KIRKBY
Kirkby Community Fire Station area has a population of approximately 47,035. The fire station is located on Webster Drive which is near to the Town Centre. The Station is able to offer two community rooms to partners to support community activities, also facilitating the running of a Knowsley Beacon Course every Friday through the duration of the course. Kirkby Fire Station has one Rescue appliance. Crews work a four watch system providing 24 hour cover. Kirkby Operational Fire Crews work closely with the Community Prevention Team (who work out of Huyton Fire Station) and also work with Partners within the Knowsley District to achieve key priorities within the District. Kirkby Fire Station also houses the Knowsley Community Safety Protection Team. The station covers a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial risks, including 4 of the counties COMAH sites on Kirkby’s large industrial estate and motorway network (M57/M58). Predominantly the area is made up of dwellings privately owned, council, private social landlords and Knowsley Housing Trust high rise properties with a small number of Care Homes. Kirkby has already started on a major Town Centre refurbishment project, but within the next twelve months, will see a big increase in further developments both inside and outside the Town Centre.
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Position Name Email Contact District Manager
Gary Oakford [email protected] 0151 296 4616
Community Safety Manager
Supervisory Advocate
Knowsley Community Fire Stations
M40P1 Huyton Lane, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7XG
0151 296 5445
Watch Managers; Chris Howarth Colin Finlinson Phil Lingley Gary McQueen
41 – Whiston
0151 296 5535
Watch Managers; Ian Wooldridge Ian Clarke Ian Pollock Wayne Woods
42 – Kirkby M42P1, M42P2 Webster Drive, Kirkby, L32 8SJ 0151 296 5505 Watch Managers;
Andy Bailey Phil Hart Steve Clarke Peter Thompson
Currently the number of fire appliances based on all MFRA stations is under consultation until June 2013, as part of the Integrated Risk Management Plan 2013/16. Other Stations Overlapping Knowsley Council Boundaries
Station Address Contact Old Swan 628 Queens Drive, Liverpool, L13 5UD 0151 296 5725 Croxteth Storrington Avenue, Liverpool, L11 9AP 0151 296 5595 Belle Vale Childwall Valley Road, Liverpool, L25 2PY 0151 296 6600 Eccleston Millfields, St Helens, WA10 5NS 0151 296 5475
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On the Fire & Rescue Authority Knowsley Council is represented by the Cllr Tony Newman and Cllr Ted Grannell contact details below.
CLLR TONY NEWMAN - LABOUR 20 Martock, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3JZ. Tel: 0151 292 4884 Mobile: 07967 372013 Council Tel: 0151 443 4026 E mail:[email protected]
CLLR TED GRANNELL - LABOUR 4 Cheddar Grove Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 7RS Tel: 0151 546 2633 E mail:[email protected]
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are also afforded support by Knowsley Cllr Jackie Harris who is the Cabinet Member for Community Safety & Social Inclusion and is a Knowsley resident.
CLLR JACKIE HARRIS - LABOUR
53 Bewley Drive Southdene Kirkby Knowsley L32 7PT Tel: 0151 546 1708 E mail:[email protected]
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Mission Aims and Core Values – from IRMP
Our Mission, Aims and Core Values Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority is guided by its mission and a set of aims and values. They represent the foundation to all of our priorities and activities. The main document that sets out how we will achieve our priorities is our Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP). The IRMP details the strategic priorities. The district and station plans focus on more local priorities but still focus on our mission aims and core values
Our Mission; To Achieve; Safer Stronger Communities - Safe Effective Firefighters
Our Aims; Excellent Operational Preparedness We will provide our Firefighters with the training, information, procedures and equipment to ensure they can safely and effectively resolve all emergency incidents. Excellent Operational Response To maintain an excellent emergency response to meet risk across Merseyside with safety and effectiveness at its core. Excellent Prevention and Protection We will work with our partners and our community to protect the most vulnerable through targeted local risk reduction interventions and the robust application of our legal powers. Excellent People We will develop and value all our employees, respecting diversity, promoting opportunity and equality for all.
Our Core Values Make a positive difference to our community We will build upon our unique position of trust and respect within the community and the professionalism of our staff to tackle the real underlying factors which affect risk.
We will achieve this by seeking partnerships in areas where we believe we can contribute to making communities safer from fire and other emergencies.
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Provide an excellent and affordable service We will manage our emergency response flexibly, with an emphasis on those most at risk.
We will do this by managing the number and type of appliances which are available to respond to emergencies at different locations throughout the day, night and at different times of the year to more accurately reflect the changing level and location of risk. Everyone matters We aim to reduce risk in every home on Merseyside to a tolerable level, to achieve this we will be more sophisticated in the way we commit resources to reduce risk; we will continue to offer Home Fire Safety Checks to residents in Merseyside as we have done for the past ten years, but our key focus will be to work with our partners to identify and provide assistance to those individuals within the community who are vulnerable and most at risk from fire and other emergencies.
Respect our environment We will fulfil our responsibilities for protecting the built and natural environment, with support and commitment at the highest level.
We will continue to identify and manage our activities, which have an impact on the environment, without compromising our operational response or our service delivery to the communities of Merseyside. We will work closely with other emergency responders, businesses, Partners, other Agencies and residents in order to develop and maintain community resilience and preparedness in the event of major disruptions, civil contingencies and civil unrest.
Our people are the best they can be We will ensure our workforce has the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make a difference. We will support them in their role and encourage them to contribute their ideas to continually improve the Service to deliver our mission.
We will ensure our staff have the correct training and information they need, in order to deliver our services to a high standard and that they are protected in their work through a comprehensive and robust approach to health & safety.
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Social Context The borough faces significant challenges. Knowsley is the fourth most deprived borough in England and has high levels and concentrations of deprivation, poor health and low educational attainment as evidenced by the English Indices of Deprivation (2010). Large numbers of people in the borough depend on benefits, particularly incapacity benefit. Levels of smoking in Knowsley are significantly above those occurring nationally. 32.6% of Knowsley residents are current smokers (Knowsley smoking prevalence survey 2007).
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We assist in reducing these figures by offering referrals to Smoking Cessation groups during home fire safety checks (HFSC’s) completed at homes identified at high risk of fire and in need of MFRA intervention. Fire does discriminate. Most fires are in areas of deprivation or low income households. This is reflected in the map below. However engaging with partners is crucial in identifying high risk people in low/medium risk areas within Knowsley.
In areas of risk such as these, we are able to provide operational fire crews with key data to identify high risk properties. These properties are being targeted for
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HFSC’s, careless cooking interventions and other community reassurance campaigns.
This approach works in tandem with Fire Service Direct (FSD). We have identified that of the 62,000 homes, 45,000 of these homes have been visited. Monthly targets have been set for Huyton, Kirkby and Whiston Community Fire Stations, this new approach is in line with what we are learning through our Customer Insight programme and vulnerable person profiling, and therefore we will only target those people who are high and medium risk (see action plan for detailed figures).
In order to make a difference and improve safety in Knowsley we need to understand our communities. The table below shows the Knowsley population by gender and age. Knowsley Merseyside North West
Number % of total Number
Total Population 145,893 / 1,381,189 / 7,052,177 /
Males 69,329 47.5% 671,034 48.6% 3,464,685 49.1% Females 76,564 52.5% 710,155 51.4% 3,587,492 50.9% Children (014 years) 26,633 18.3% 228,290 16.5% 1,236,664 17.5%
Working Age (1564 years) 96,246 66.0% 915,042 66.3% 4,644,358 65.9%
Older People (65+ years) 23,014 15.8% 237,857 17.2% 1,171,155 16.6% After reviewing the table above with our Stakeholders and Partners, we recognise that the demographic breakdown of the district influences the emerging priorities and the Knowsley Station Action Plan(s). An example of this is our intention to work with the Knowsley Road Safety Management Team in order to make an impact on reducing the number of road traffic collisions in those aged 16-25 years. This age group forms approximately 11% of the Knowsley population and is the age group at highest risk of having a road traffic collision. During the planning meeting it was recognised that Knowsley has a relatively small Black Minority Ethnic (BME) community and this is reflected in the table overleaf. The Community Cohesion Strategy within Knowsley focuses on age, disability, gender, income, worklessness and sexual orientation. It also has a definitive focus on race and faith and every other aspect of social capital development which can contribute to community cohesion. The strategy sets out the Knowsley Partnership’s ambition for community cohesion in the district and to link in with other groups to ensure that any learning is shared with our partners and the wider community. Progress in delivering the strategy will be regularly reported to the Local Strategic Partnership so that all organisations involved like ourselves in delivering this strategy can be held to
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account. This strategy provides a partnership approach, with clear links to existing and developing strategies and the thread of cohesion running through partnership working and delivery. The table below details the ethnic breakdown of the population of Knowsley. Knowsley Merseyside
Ethnicity Number
White
British 140,135 96.1% 1,268,277 91.8% Irish 747 0.5% 13,342 1.0% Other 976 0.7% 23,684 1.7%
Mixed
White and Black Caribbean 683 0.5% 6,395 0.5%
White and Black African 517 0.4% 4,894 0.4% White and Asian 375 0.3% 4,638 0.3% Other 338 0.2% 5,027 0.4%
Asian or Asian British
Indian 467 0.3% 7,896 0.6% Pakistani 81 0.1% 2,566 0.2% Bangladeshi 10 0.0% 2,366 0.2% Other 399 0.3% 6,023 0.4%
Black or Black British
Black Caribbean 127 0.1% 2,066 0.1% Black African 297 0.2% 9,792 0.7% Other 81 0.1% 2,694 0.2%
Chinese or other ethnic group
Chinese 446 0.3% 11,554 0.8%
Other ethnic group 214 0.1% 9,975 0.7%
Total 145,893 100.0% 1,381,189 100.0% Another way in which we contribute towards the Knowsley Community Cohesion Strategy is through Hate Crime Risk Assessments. Whilst carrying out Hate Crime Risk Assessments we will work with partners to work empathetically to reduce risk of fire by target hardening and offering suitable advice equipment i.e. fire retardant letter box bags, letter box plates and support. All community fire stations are hate crime reporting centres; during the coming year it is our intention to develop all our Knowsley fire stations to become ‘Safe Havens’. MFRA take Hate Crime very seriously. Through the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) procedures, we share information with partner agencies,
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to ensure that victims of domestic abuse and their families are given appropriate support through joint agency working. This can be in the form of interventions from the Prevention and Protection Advocates with specialist knowledge in Anti- Social Behaviour (ASB) and Arson. The table below shows that the Knowsley community is predominantly Christian. These statistics were taken into consideration when developing station action plans. Religious belief can be an indicator of risk status, however there were no issues raised by our partners to suggest that religious orientation identified individuals as vulnerable in Knowsley. Our HFSC reflects a non-discriminatory approach. Knowsley Merseyside Religion Number % of total Number % of total Christian 117,991 80.9% 1,122,337 82.4% Buddhist 165 0.1% 2,310 0.2% Hindu 266 0.2% 2,492 0.2% Jewish 58 0.0% 3,786 0.3% Muslim 435 0.3% 8,336 0.6% Sikh 37 0.0% 763 0.1% Any other religion 167 0.1% 1,572 0.1% No religion 18,439 12.6% 118,121 8.7% Religion not stated 8,335 5.7% 102,204 7.5% Total 145,893 100.0% 1,361,921 100.0%
Fire statistics have shown that people with a disability can be more at risk from fire, the table below shows a breakdown Knowsley residents claiming Disability Living allowance. Status Knowsley Merseyside Knowsley as %
of Merseyside Claimants Aged Under 16 990 8540 11.6% Claimants Aged 16-24 650 5670 11.5% Claimants Aged 25-49 3670 28410 12.9% Claimants Aged 50-59 3210 23430 13.7% Claimants Aged 60-69 4180 31700 13.2% Claimants Aged 70 + 3700 24780 14.9% Total 16400 122530 13.4% Aug 2009 figures As shown in the table above 13.4% of the population of Knowsley are considered to have a disability. The MFRA Community Prevention Team work to help to reduce risk, empower people with disabilities and the wider community so
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everyone can continue live independently and safely in their own home which supports Government’s Independent Living Policy. They do this by providing advice and issuing equipment e.g. fire retardant throws to reduce the risk of fire death or injury. We actively seek to engage with the disabled members of our community through social media and community messaging. Messaging members of the community allows us to send to people (who have elected to receive them) messages relating to crime reduction activity, safety campaign information, trends, alerts and events via email, voicemail to a landline telephone and text (SMS). By providing this method of communication we can offer a service to those people who are hard to reach due to social isolation or refuse to accept services for a number of personal reasons. Over 9000 Knowsley residents receive information in this way. The pie chart below identifies the proportion of various incidents attended by operational fire crews within the Knowsley District during 2011/12. The majority of incidents are deliberate secondary fires which we will be addressing as one of the key action points over the next 12 months. Operational response remains a high priority to us, to support these achievements, our firefighters are highly trained, exercised and provided with the best equipment available, to tackle and deal with emergencies safely and effectively.
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The table below shows a relatively small decrease in accidental dwelling fires. During the next 12 months we will look to address this as a key priority. Our intention is to use data agreements and proactive partnership work to reduce this figure by targeting the homes of those whom could be deemed medium to high risk.
The table below again shows the number of Road Traffic Collisions (RTC’s) attended by the Fire and Rescue Authority and remains another one of our key priorities within the district. It is our intention to work with our partners and the community in order to reduce the number of incidents even further.
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District Priorities Knowsley has a number of priorities derived from a series of station planning meetings which consisted of operational staff, community prevention staff, key stakeholders, partner agencies and other MFRA departments. Responses to the consultation were also captured using an electronic snap survey and online questionnaires. We have reflected upon what we did in 2012/13 and considered how we can do things differently; the approach for 2013/14 will see the inclusion of all the functional areas. We will not also lose sight of our equality objectives as outlined in the MFRS IRMP such as:
• To reduce accidental dwelling fires and the deaths and injuries which result from these fires in Knowsley.
• To reduce the impact of fire on commercial enterprise and the wider
community
• To reinforce our role in fire prevention by improving fire safety within the public and commercial buildings of Merseyside.
• We work closely with our partners in the Knowsley District to reduce the number of incidents around seasonal activity for example the Bonfire Period.
To ensure our staff achieve this; our approach this year will be to:
• Focus on the Authority’s Mission and on delivering positive outcomes for the community and develop the capacity to be effective.
• We will work together to achieve a common purpose with clearly defined
roles and responsibilities.
• We will promote and demonstrate the values of the Authority and good governance through upholding high standards of conduct and behaviour.
• Engage with partners and the communities we serve and continue to foster good relationships.
• Take a responsible and proactive approach to risk reduction and continue
our combined efforts in seeking continuous improvement.
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• Committed to Equality and Diversity which will be a key aspect of how we deliver our services.
District performance will be focused on all of the functional areas: Operational Preparedness
o Testing Operational Preparedness against the Standard Operating Procedure and Generic Risk Assessment for a locally identified risks on an annual basis
o Site Specific Risk Information (SSRI) o Hydrant Inspections (Water Surveys) o Training & Exercising
Prevention
o Reduction in Accidental Dwelling Fires through HFSC’s o Community Engagement o Arson Reduction Primary/Secondary Fires o Road Traffic Collision (RTC) Education & Reduction o District Campaigns o Residential Care Home Inspections
Protection
o Fire safety compliance in commercial and other non-domestic premises
o Licensing Objective / public safety Operational Response
o Operational Audit Scores o Safe Person Assessments o Alert to Mobile Times
People
o Reduction in sickness absence o Completion of appraisals o Development of staff skills & knowledge
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What is the objective?
Where is the issue and how are we going to address it?
What are the expected outcomes? (SMART targets and any links to LPIs)
How will the outcomes be measured?
Timescales/Estimat ed completion date Responsible officer/s
Reducing Accidental fires, deaths and injuries in the home Life skills through Mentoring.
Prevention & Protection
18 Mentoring sessions at Evelyn Primary School, Prescott LPI links 44,45,85
Project evaluation 31 March 2014 Group Manager
Reduction in Accidental Dwelling Fires (ADF)
Knowsley
4860 Home Fire Safety Checks per year resulting in a reduction of 5% in ADF’s over the next 12 months. LPI links 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 44, 44a, 45, 46, 47, 8.
Reduction in ADF’s, deaths and Injuries.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing antisocial behaviour and arson Engaging with the vulnerable through Community Messaging
Knowsley & P&P
Carry out 3 Community Events to encourage Community Messaging across Knowsley within the next 12 months. LPI links 44. 45. 46. 47. 5a. 5b. 5c. 48a.
Increase in number of Knowsley community Messaging users.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing Secondary Fires
Huyton & P&P
Reduction in secondary fires by 3% LPI liked 48a, 48b, 49, 49a, 50, 97, 33
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour incidents within the next 12 months.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team & WM’s
Using the Climbing Wall as a diversionary activity.
Kirkby / Huyton
Delivery of and participation of the climbing wall at 2 community events LPI liked 48a, 48b, 49, 49a, 50, 97, 33, 98
A 3% reduction in secondary fires.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
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Knowsley & P&P
3 Ministry of Food Courses Knowsley district within the next 12 months. LPI links 44,45 5a,5b,5c
Station Community Room Calendar
Reducing Road Traffic Collisions (RTC’s)
Improving Road Safety
Knowsley 18 per qtr Road Safety Events across the Knowsley district within the next 12 months. LPI links 41,42,42a,43
Reduction in RTC’s across Knowsley.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing accidental fires in other buildings Cylinder Amnesty / Metal thefts
Knowsley Cylinder amnesty across the Knowsley district within the next 12 months working with partners from the Safer Knowsley Partners LPI links 3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,15,16, 17
Increase number of visits of small to medium business risk assessments. Provide community reassurance / contribution to our mission
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reducing risk in High Rise premises. (with KHT/partners)
Knowsley & P&P
Work with KHT to reduce risk to 12 high rise properties in Knowsley LPI links 5a,5b,5c,44,45,46,52a, 52b
Decrease in ADF’s and AFA’s.
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Reduction in fires in commercial and other non domestic premises
Knowsley Crews will utilise a risk based approach to carry out Site Specific Risk Inspections and liaise with Colleagues from Legislative Fire Safety to ensure compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
8 SSRI per appliance per month. 288 per year 1 Category 1 or 2 risk plus 1 cat 3 per appliance per watch per month = Total 8 a month per appliance
31 March 2014 SSRI Project Management Team. District Manager and SM’s (OPT).
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Knowsley P&P
Will attend KRAG meetings to promote contingency exercising LPI links 100,102
Number of events organized by contingency planning and exercise department.
31 March 2014 Group Manager
Reducing risk in Residential Care Homes Project
Knowsley Completion of Residential Care Home Fire Safety Checklist.
39 visits to be completed across district. Quarterly reporting against target figure
31 March 2014 Community Prevention Management Team
Huyton Community Fire Station Delivery Plan 2013/14 All activities contribute to the functional areas of delivery for
Prevention – Protection – Preparedness – Response
135 per station per month
5% Reduction in ADF, Death and injury from fire
WM’s
2
Residential Care Home Inspections (17 in station area) 4 inspections per
watch during 2013/14 (one watch to do 5)
A Reduction in Community Risk & Improved safety management in care home premises.
WM’s
3
Site Specific Risk Inspection Target of 1 Category 1 or Category 2 SSRI plus 1 Category 3 SSRI per appliance per watch per month (total of 8 per appliance per month).
2 SSRI per watch per station per month.
Reduction in Fires in commercial and other non domestic premises, increased operational preparedness
WM’s QA by SM(OPT)
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Reduction in ASB and impact on environment.
WM’s
Improved road safety awareness and reduction in road related accidents
WM’s
Multipump Off – Site Training Exercise 1 per watch per
year
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
7
Youth Engagement Engage with Young People (14 – 18 years) at school or youth
1 per watch per quarter
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour
WM’s
zone incidents. 8
WellBeing – development of community garden Each watch to adopt a school and work with the children in growing different types of fruit and vegetables
2 primary schools to be identified in station area
Develop life skills and support PHSE curriculum
WM’s
KHT) • Bonfire Campaign • Respect week • Cylinder amnesty
Details with be provided by GM, these will be bespoke district led partnership campaigns
Provide Community reassurance and improved outcomes for prevention and protection
All District staff
10 Development of Fire Protection Knowledge, Timber framed buildings as one example and emerging issues.
3 sessions per watch per year
Increased knowledge of Protection issues (link to Response and Preparedness)
WM’s SM (OPT) WM (Protection)
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Commentary must be of a qualitative nature
WM’s
12 Focus on Firefighter fitness and ensuring that all operational personnel carry out fitness training
Daily as part of work routine
An increase in fitness and wellbeing leading to a reduction of illness and injury
Ongoing analysis of absence/injury figures. Audits of work routine by OPT and Welfare Review Group
13 Ensure that resources are mobile to calls within prescribed time limits
All Incidents Alert to mobile times are achieved on 95% of occasions for each station
KIM will provide performance reports on a monthly basis Review of vision boss by Performance Management Group
14 All personnel to attend the core risk critical training (TDA) courses during 2013/14
All training records completed for each individual firefighter at the station.
Improved preparedness and contribution to mission
WM’s SM (OPT)
15 Reduce occupational road risk through adopting a zero tolerance in regard to Service vehicle collisions.
Quarterly updates via Road risk Review Group
Reduction of accidents involving service vehicles Adherence to SI0082 Reversing of Service vehicles in regard banks
Ongoing analysis of accident statistics reviewed by the Road Risk Review Group” OPT & Assurance Team
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16 Operational Firefighters will demonstrate excellent skills knowledge and understanding of their role during training audit and assessment.
In line with competency framework Knowledge and understanding training completed as prescribed in Blocks and sets (Learn Pro) Attainment of OPT Audit Scores of 90% average for the year.
Ensure 100% completion of monthly allocation of practical Safe Person Assessments and completion of underpinning knowledge e learning packages for all operational staff.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
17 Ensure that water Surveys are completed within the prescribed timescales
All water surveys completed by end of year.
Increased Operational preparedness
Audited and reviewed by Water Section
18 Ensure that all staff appraisals are carried out during January and February 2014
Contribution to our core values
All staff have received an appraisal
Audited and reviewed by Human Resources
19 Deliver a reduction in staff sickness contributing to overall MFRA target
Contribution to clear and transparent management of sickness absence
Maintenance of robust sickness absence monitoring to reduce sickness
Audited and reviewed by Professional Standards/Absence Management March 2014
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Kirkby Community Fire Station Delivery Plan 2013/14 All activities contribute to the functional areas of delivery for
Prevention – Protection – Preparedness – Response
Home Fire Safety Checks Target High & Medium Risk Homes
135 per station 5% Reduction in ADF, Death and injury from fire
WM’s
1 inspection per watch
A Reduction in Community Risk & Improved safety management in care home premises.
WM’s
3
Site Specific Risk Inspection Target of 1 Category 1 or Category 2 SSRI plus 1
2 SSRI per watch per station per month.
Reduction in Fires in commercial and other non
WM’s
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Category 3 SSRI per appliance per watch per month (total of 8 per appliance per month).
domestic premises, increased operational preparedness
QA by SM(OPT)
Reduction in ASB and impact on environment.
WM’s
Improved road safety awareness and reduction in road related accidents
WM’s
1 per watch per year
Increased operational preparedness and linkage to SSRI.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
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Youth Engagement Engage with Young People (14 – 18 years) at school or youth zone
1 per watch per quarter
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour incidents.
WM’s
Emergency Services Cadets – development of ESC via CFOA Supporting Inclusion Programme in partnership with Police & St Johns Ambulance
Young people identified via Primary schools
Develop life skills and support PHSE curriculum
WM’s
KHT) • Bonfire Campaign • Respect week • Cylinder amnesty • Metal theft (Industrial
estate) • Business Continuity
Planning
Details with be provided by GM, these will be bespoke district led partnership campaigns
Provide Community reassurance and improved outcomes for prevention and protection
All District staff
10 Development of Fire Protection Knowledge, Timber framed buildings as an example and other emerging issues.
3 sessions per watch per year
Increased knowledge of Protection issues (link to Response and Preparedness)
WM’s SM (OPT) WM (Protection)
11 Familiarisation of COMAH sites
4 visits per year Increased operational preparedness
WM’s QA SM (OPT)
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Commentary must be of a qualitative
WM’s
and ensuring that all operational personnel carry out fitness training
Daily as part of work routine
An increase in fitness and wellbeing leading to a reduction of illness and injury
Ongoing analysis of absence/injury figures. Audits of work routine by OPT and Welfare Review Group
14 Ensure that resources are mobile to calls within prescribed time limits
All Incidents Alert to mobile times are achieved on 95% of occasions for each station
KIM will provide performance reports on a monthly basis Review of vision boss by Performance Management Group
15 All personnel to attend the core risk critical training (TDA) courses during 2013/14
All training records completed for each individual FF at the station.
Improved preparedness and contribution to mission
WM’s SM (OPT)
16 Reduce occupational road risk through adopting a zero tolerance in regard to Service vehicle collisions.
Quarterly updates via Road risk Review Group
Reduction of accidents involving service vehicles. Adherence to SI0082 Reversing of Service vehicles in regard banks persons / vehicle maneuvers
Ongoing analysis of accident statistics reviewed by the Road Risk Review Group” OPT & Assurance Team
17 Operational Firefighters will demonstrate excellent skills knowledge and understanding of their role during training audit and assessment.
In line with competency framework Knowledge and understanding training completed as prescribed in Blocks and sets (Learn Pro) Attainment of OPT Audit Scores of 90% average for the year.
Ensure 100% completion of monthly allocation of practical Safe Person Assessments and completion of underpinning knowledge e learning packages for all operational staff.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
18 Ensure that water Surveys are completed within the prescribed timescales
All water surveys completed by end of year.
Increased operational preparedness
Audited and reviewed by water section
19 Ensure that all staff appraisals are carried out during January
Contribution to our core values
All staff have received an
Audited and reviewed by
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and February 2014 appraisal Human Resources 20 Deliver a reduction in staff
sickness contributing to overall MFRA target
Contribution to clear and transparent management of sickness absence
Maintenance of robust sickness absence monitoring to reduce sickness absence
Audited and reviewed by Professional Standards/Absence Management March 2014
Whiston Community Fire Station Delivery Plan 2013/14 All activities contribute to the functional areas of delivery for
Prevention – Protection – Preparedness – Response
Home Fire Safety Checks Target High & Medium Risk Homes
135 per station 5% Reduction in ADF, Death and injury from fire
WM’s
4 per watch during 2013/14
A Reduction in Community Risk & Improved safety management in care home premises.
WM’s
3 Site Specific Risk Inspection 2 SSRI per watch Reduction in Fires
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Target of 1 Category 1 or Category 2 SSRI plus 1 Category 3 SSRI per appliance per watch per month (total of 8 per appliance per month).
per station per month.
WM’s QA by SM(OPT)
4
Reduction in ASB and impact on environment.
WM’s
Improved road safety awareness and reduction in road related accidents
WM’s
Multipump Off – Site Training Exercise 1 per watch per
year
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
7
Youth Engagement Engage with Young People (14 – 18 years) at school or youth zone
1 per watch per quarter
Reduction in number of anti social behaviour incidents.
WM’s
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Wellbeing activity will be delivered by carrying out Fire Fit sessions
4 primary schools to be identified one for each watch. 2 session per school term per watch
Develop life skills and support PHSE curriculum
WM’s
KHT) • Bonfire Campaign • Respect week • Cylinder amnesty • Business Continuity
Planning • Tour of Britain • (Knowsley Safari Park)
Details with be provided by GM, these will be bespoke district led partnership campaigns
Provide Community reassurance and improved outcomes for prevention and protection
All District staff
Increased knowledge of Protection issues (link to Response and Preparedness)
WM’s SM (OPT) WM (Protection)
11 Community Engagement Hours
Commentary must be of a qualitative nature
WM’s
12 Focus on Firefighter fitness Daily as part of An increase in Ongoing analysis
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and ensuring that all operational personnel carry out fitness training
work routine fitness and wellbeing leading to a reduction of illness and injury
of absence/injury figures. Audits of work routine by OPT and Welfare Review Group
13 Ensure that resources are mobile to calls within prescribed time limits
All Incidents Alert to mobile times are achieved on 95% of occasions for each station
KIM will provide performance reports on a monthly basis Review of vision boss by Performance Management Group
14 All personnel to attend the core risk critical training (TDA) courses during 2013/14
All training records completed for each individual firefighter at the station.
Improved preparedness and contribution to mission
WM’s SM (OPT)
15 Reduce occupational road risk through adopting a zero tolerance in regard to Service vehicle collisions.
Quarterly updates via Road risk Review Group
Reduction of accidents involving service vehicles Adherence to SI0082 Reversing of Service vehicles in regard banks persons / vehicle maneuvers
Ongoing analysis of accident statistics reviewed by the Road Risk Review Group” OPT & Assurance Team
16 Operational Firefighters will demonstrate excellent skills knowledge and understanding of their role during training audit and assessment.
In line with competency framework Knowledge and understanding training completed as prescribed in Blocks and sets (Learn Pro) Attainment of OPT Audit Scores of 90% average for the year.
Ensure 100% completion of monthly allocation of practical Safe Person Assessments and completion of underpinning knowledge e learning packages for all operational staff.
WM’s SM (OPT) GM
17 Ensure that water Surveys are completed within the prescribed timescales
All water surveys completed by end of year.
Increased operational preparedness
Audited and reviewed by water section
18 Ensure that all staff appraisals Contribution to All staff have Audited and
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our core values received an appraisal
reviewed by Human Resources
19 Deliver a reduction in staff sickness contributing to overall MFRA target
Contribution to clear and transparent management of sickness absence
Maintenance of robust sickness absence monitoring to reduce sickness absence
Audited and reviewed by Professional Standards/Absence Management March 2014
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Equality Impact Assessment Form
3. Monitoring Summarise the findings of any monitoring data you have considered regarding this policy. This could include data which shows whether the policy is having the desired outcomes and also its impact on members of different equality groups.
Title of policy:
Department:
Knowsley/EIA/1/2013
Date:
18.02.13
1: What is the aim or purpose of the policy This should identify “the legitimate aim” of the policy (there may be more than one) To reduce risk throughout the community through the provision of protective community safety services We will support the people who live and work in Knowsley in their endeavours to reduce crime and disorder Provide a safe, healthy and happy environment that will enrich and sustain the development of our neighbourhoods and communities. 2: Who will be affected by the policy? This should identify the persons/organisations who may need to be consulted about the policy or procedure and its outcomes (There may be more than one) MFRS staff including; District Managers, Community Safety Manager, Prevention and Protection Team, and operational staff Partner agencies including Local Authority, Police, Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership, Road Safety Team, ASB Reduction Team
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What monitoring data have you considered? ONS data on age/ethnicity
What did it show? Knowsley is the fifth most deprived borough in England and has high levels and concentrations of deprivation, poor health and low attainment. Large numbers of people in the borough depend on benefits, particularly incapacity benefit. Almost 30 % of homes are social housing During the planning meeting it was recognised that Knowsley has a small BME community (fewer than 2%). The demographic breakdown of the district shows those aged 16-25 years form approximately 11% of the Knowsley population. Internal reports highlight - ASB fires happen at specific times and that certain areas are more susceptible to ASB fires than other areas.
4: Research Summarise the findings of any research you have considered regarding this policy. This could include quantitative data and qualitative information; anything you have obtained from other sources e.g. CFOA/CLG guidance, other FRSs, etc What research have you considered? MFRS research/data on number and types of incidents. Road Safety Data from Knowsley Road Safety Team
What did it show? Disproportionately large numbers of Deliberate Secondary Fires caused (42%) significant number of Automated False Alarm call out (20%) We use sophisticated information tools to identify and analysis data pertinent to the vulnerable community of Knowsley. This information is used to support our Action Points. Data highlighted those aged between 16 – 25 are disproportionately involved in RTC across the Borough.
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Governments Strategy on independent living
There are currently government strategies in place to support the elderly and vulnerable to continue to live in their own home with suitable assistance.
5. Consultation Summarise the opinions of any consultation. Who was consulted and how? (This should include reference to people and organisations identified in section 2 above) Outline any plans to inform consultees of the results of the consultation What Consultation have you undertaken? Meetings held in January 2013 with internal staff, partner agencies, Local Authority, Elected Members, community organisations Use of snap survey and on line questionnaires to capture responses.
What did it say? The Knowsley district identified a number of priorities which derived from a series of station planning meetings. The priorities identified from the meetings were then used as a catalyst during the station and local service planning meetings to reflect the relevant Merseyside Fire & Rescue Services priorities;
• To reduce accidental dwelling fires and the deaths and injuries which result from these fires in Merseyside
• To reduce risk consistently across Merseyside • To reduce the impact of fire on commercial
enterprise and the wider community • To reinforce our role in fire prevention by
improving fire safety within the public and commercial buildings of Merseyside
(a) Age The Community Prevention Team and Operational Crews are working with the
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Knowsley Road Safety Management Team in order to make an impact on reducing the number of road traffic collisions in those aged 16-25 years which forms 11% of the Knowsley population. (b) Disability including mental, physical and sensory conditions) 13.4% of the population of Knowsley are registered as having a disability. The Community Prevention Team look to empower people disabled people and the wider community so everyone can enjoy life equally. They do this by providing advice and issuing equipment i.e. fire retardant bedding packs to reduce the risk of fire death or injury. We actively look to engage with the disabled community through Twitter and Community Messaging. By providing this method of communication we can provide a service to those hard to reach due to social isolation or refusal to accept services. (c) Race (include: nationality, national or ethnic origin and/or colour) Knowsley has a small BME community (fewer than 2%) However our actions are broad enough to ensure we effectively target people who we have identified as being at risk. (d) Religion or Belief There were no issues raised by our partners to suggest that religious orientation identified individuals as vulnerable. Our home fire safety strategy reflects a non-discriminatory approach to proactive community fire safety. (e) Sex (include gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity) Within the Knowsley district from April 11 to date there have been 226 reported hate crimes of which 130 of these have been hate crime and 96 have been hate incidents where no crime has been committed. We as a Fire Service take Hate Crime seriously. Through the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) procedures we share information with partner agencies.
(f) Sexual Orientation Within the Knowsley district from April 11 to date there have been 226 reported hate crimes of which 130 of these have been hate crime and 96 have been hate incidents where no crime has been committed. We as a Fire Service take Hate Crime seriously. Through the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) procedures we share information with partner agencies. (g) Socio-economic disadvantage
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Knowsley is the fifth most deprived borough in England and has high levels and concentrations of deprivation, poor health and low attainment. Large numbers of people in the borough depend on benefits, particularly incapacity benefit. Almost 30 % of homes are social housing. 7. Decisions If the policy will have a negative impact on members of one or more of the protected groups, explain how the policy will change or why it is to continue in the same way. If no changes are proposed, the policy needs to be objectively justified as being an appropriate and necessary means of achieving the legitimate aim set out in 1above.
We will target specific initiatives towards younger people particularly those aged between 16 – 25 to reduce the number and severity of road traffic collisions across Knowsley. We are well aware of the Socio economic issues in the Borough and how this impacts on communities particularly around ADF’s. We will target those from deprived communities and work with partners from for example RSL’s and ensure we effectively provide services tailored to meet specific needs.
8. Equality Improvement Plan List any changes to our policies or procedures that need to be included in the Equality Action Plan/Service Plan. Action Planned
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