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Progress updates

• Rural Review outcomes


• Press release - 21 October 2010 - East Sussex Fire Authority approves Rural Review


• Special Meeting of East Sussex Fire Authority
  • Meeting agenda and appendices

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• Press release 13 October 2010

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• Policy & Resources panel meeting 07 October 2010 - Agenda and supporting papers


• Key challenges raised during the Rural Review consultation



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• Rural Review documentation

Rural Review - final outcomes approved by the Fire Authority on 21 October 2010

In January 2009, the Fire Authority agreed a number of review areas that should be considered as specified in the 2009/10 - 2011/12 Integrated Risk Management Plan.

One of these reviews was that of the Fire Cover and Resilience arrangements in the rural areas, to consider a wide range of factors including community needs and operational response requirements, whether there are any alternative arrangements or methods of service delivery to meet prioritised, changed and emerging needs and communities' expectations of the Service in the medium term.

The Fire Authority reached their decision following a comprehensive, open and transparent consultation & engagement process aimed at East Sussex Fire & Rescue (ESFRS) staff, stakeholders and the public on how ESFRS provides fire and rescue cover in the districts of Lewes, Rother and Wealden.

• Recommendations
• Summary of recommendations, consultation results and outcomes of the Rural Review. [pdf, 4.7M, opens in new tab]
• Equality Impact Assessment
• The impact of the Rural Review recommendations on the communities of East Sussex & the City of Brighton & Hove and members of the organisation. [pdf, 204K, opens in new tab]