IRMP - Introduction

Original Proposal.		Agreed Policy.

The following indicates the original policies proposed in the consultation document titled 'East Sussex Fire Authority Integrated Risk Management Annual Plan 2004/05 - A Consultation Document'.		The policies are those that were agreed at the meeting of the Fire Authority on 23rd March 2004.

Responding to Automatic Fire Detections. Road Traffic Collisions - Response Times. Aerial Appliance - Response Standards. Related Issues.		Responding to Automatic Fire Detections. Road Traffic Collisions - Response Times. Aerial Appliance - Response Standards. Related Issues.

Reduce the pre-determined attendance (PDA) from the existing arrangements, to a maximum of one appliance for all AFD calls that are not immediately confirmed as actual fires.
AFD calls originating from houses of multiple occupation or domestic premises will receive an attendance of 2 pumping appliances.
Note that additional resources will be deployed by Mobilising and Communication Centre (M&CC) staff if further information was received that deemed such action was necessary.

Reduce the pre-determined attendance (PDA) from the existing arrangements, to a one appliance response for all AFD calls that are not immediately confirmed as actual fires.
AFD calls originating from domestic premises, houses of multiple occupation and residential care homes will receive an attendance of 2 pumping appliances.
Additional resources will be deployed by M&CC staff if further information is received that deemed such action was necessary.
A programme of risk assessments to see whether these pre-determined attendances need to be increased, decreased or remain the same will continue.

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service will strive to ensure that the initial attendance to 50% of all RTCs arrives within 8 minutes of being mobilised and 90% within 13 minutes.

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service will strive to ensure that the initial attendance to 50% of all RTCs arrives within 8 minutes of being mobilised and 90% within 13 minutes.

Only send an aerial appliance to incidents on request from the fire ground / incident scene, once it has been established that there is an actual requirement or if M&CC receive additional information from the caller that indicates the need for an aerial appliance to be mobilised.
Keep the current arrangements of primary crewing at Brighton (Preston Circus), Hastings and Eastbourne and re-deploy the current dedicated aerial appliance crews at Hove to other duties including community safety activities. Retain the vehicle at Hove, which will be available if specifically required by recalling the crew from their community safety duties. The aerial appliance at Brighton (Preston Circus) will provide cover for the City and further afield as required.

Between 0600 and 2100 Aerial Appliances will not be sent as part of the PDA to buildings but will be sent if requested from the incident ground – they may also be mobilised at the discretion of M&CC staff on receipt of relevant information from the caller. All aerial appliance crews will therefore be performing community safety duties during the dayshift and the early part of the nightshift.
During the nightshift, from 2100 until 0600 the aerial appliances at Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton will automatically attend incidents that currently attract an aerial appliance as part of the PDA with the Brighton appliance covering the whole city area of Brighton & Hove.
This policy will be subject to review following individual risk assessments and if a particular building is found to require an aerial on every attendance, whatever the time of day, then the PDA will be amended accordingly.
Keep the current arrangements of primary crewing at Brighton (Preston Circus), Hastings and Eastbourne and re-deploy the current dedicated aerial appliance crews at Hove to other duties including community safety activities. Retain the vehicle at Hove, which will be available if specifically required by recalling the crew from their community safety duties. The aerial appliance at Brighton (Preston Circus) will provide cover for the City and further afield as required.

Define ‘core’ or essential stations (and/or locations) to improve availability of vehicles and crews, especially during daytime.
Consider the benefits that may arise from providing Automatic Electronic Defibrillators on some Fire & Rescue vehicles and training selected crews in dealing with cardiac arrest.
Enable outposting between all shift, day-crewed and retained Fire Stations and personnel.
Agree system for recognising and using personnel willing to undertake pre-arranged overtime.
Ensure widest appropriate pool of personnel are trained to operate ’special’ appliances.

Define ‘core’ or essential stations (and/or locations) to improve availability of vehicles and crews, especially during daytime.
Consider the benefits that may arise from providing Automatic Electronic Defibrillators on some Fire & Rescue vehicles and training selected crews in dealing with cardiac arrest.
Enable outposting between all shift, day-crewed and retained Fire Stations and personnel.
Agree system for recognising and using personnel willing to undertake pre-arranged overtime.
Ensure widest appropriate pool of personnel are trained to operate ‘special’ appliances.