Paignton Local Community Plan 2014/15

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“By 2014, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue

Service (DSFRS) will be saving lives and limiting

the number of injuries from preventable fires and

accidents because people and communities in

Devon and Somerset will be making better

informed decisions about their safety and spending

their time in safer buildings.

When local, regional or national incidents do occur,

our emergency response teams will be sufficiently

agile to deploy the skills and resources needed to

deal effectively and safely with the range of

challenges they face.

Our trained and qualified staff, our key

partnerships and the sustainable processes they

operate, will be responsive to a constantly

changing environment and will be recognised as

examples of good practice, as well as contributing

to wider society and the DSFRS reputation for

organisational excellence.”

This document sets out the activities happening in your local area to keep

your community safe.

The map below outlines the location of Paignton Fire Station and its station

ground. All activities mentioned in this document relate to the area below.

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Overview

This plan presents the risks in your area and

the actions that Devon & Somerset Fire &

Rescue Service (DSFRS) will take to make the

community safer. Our actions are a mix of

activities based on prevention (community),

protection (business) and emergency

response, all undertaken by the people that are

best suited for each activity.

This plan links into our strategy ‘Towards

2014’ which says we will:

Work with people, communities, businesses

and partners to make Devon and Somerset a

safer place to live work and visit

Respond to local, regional and national

emergencies with the appropriate skills and

resources

Work hard to be an excellent organisation

Paignton is located within the Western Command. The local Authority is Torbay Council which has unitary status.

The station ground also covers an area outside of Torbay, which form parts of Teignbridge and South Hams District Councils. Paignton has a static population of 50,710. Approximately 1% of the population are made of small ethnic groups composed primarily of Asian, Black, Eastern European and other ethnic groups.

The population figure will rise significantly with the influx of visitors during the holiday seasons. During the very busy summer months, the population can swell to almost double that of the static population.

Paignton has a higher proportion of elderly/retired persons compared to the national average. Paignton has a significant and growing number of migrant European workers employed within the lower paid service sector industries Approximately a third of the adult residents of Paignton are in receipt of some form of benefit (DWP) and a higher percentage number of people are unemployed.

Paignton is the second largest town in the Torbay area and has an extensive tourism and leisure industry. There is significant holiday trade based around many hotels, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, nightclubs, theatres and other tourist attractions. A small harbour is used primarily for private pleasure craft.

Paignton is accessed primarily via A roads and a main line rail link and railway station. In addition to the main line rail link, there is also a steam railway running through to Kingswear. On the outskirts of the

town there are villages, parishes and extensive areas of open fields and woodland, which can present additional risks.

Below are the Watch Managers in charge of each watch at this station.

Blue Watch Watch Manager to be confirmed

Watch Manager Tuckerman Green Watch

Watch Manager Perrett Retained

Watch Manager Hadley Red Watch

Watch Manager Glanfield White Watch

To discuss the content of this plan with a member of the fire service, please use the contact details below: Name: Station Manager Rod Schneider Tel: 01803 653745 Email: rschneider@dsfire.gov.uk For more information please visit www.dsfire.gov.uk/yoursafety

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Our behaviour and values

New core values and an associated behavioural framework have been agreed

following discussions with employees. We are working hard to ensure that

these important principles underpin everything we do and the way we

operate. To see the full behavioural framework, click here.

Risk To understand how we can best use our public resources we analyse

community risk and identify who would benefit most from our services.

This assures that we also remain as cost effective as possible and

continue to provide value for money. The following groups of people

have been identified as high risk by using a database (Experian

MOSAIC):

Residents of small and mid-sized towns with strong local roots

Key Risks

This group have an above average likelihood of having a Chimney Fire. This is because of the lack of access to mains gas in the rural areas in which these households are located

Residents with sufficient incomes in right-to-buy social houses

Key Risks

This group have a higher than average likelihood of being killed or serious injured in a road traffic collision.

Elderly people reliant on state support

Key Risks

This group have an above average likelihood of having an accidental dwelling fire. This fire is most likely to be related to cooking.

This group have an above average likelihood of having a smoking related dwelling fire.

For ease of interpretation, average figures have been used to produce the pie charts

above and have been rounded up or down to show whole numbers only. In some

instances this has resulted in some minor variances in the data by a maximum of +/-

3. Detailed incident data is available on request.

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What we do Description Number of events

undertaken in 2012/13

Number of events planned for Tauton

2014/15

Further information/contacts

Community action day

A Multi Agency day of action involving Fire Service personnel this event can be a fun day or

enforcement day involving watches or individuals. This event can also include station open days.

17 5

Station visit

Any occasion when a group of individuals, members of public or organised groups visit a station for

general interest during which a community safety message is delivered.

28 12

Community use of service premises

An event where by any member of the community or group use the service premises as a meeting place

for a formal or informal meeting this can also include partner agencies using any service premises.

11 100

Hot Strike Following an incident, operational crews will deliver

fire safety leaflets to neighbouring properties. 23 100%

Our target will be to carry out a hot strike at all property fires

and on other occasions where there is opportunity

RTC reduction

Any event designed to reduce the number of casualties in Road Traffic Collisions and anti - social driving this can include all road safety initiatives such

as speed watch and drive safe.

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What we do Description Number of events

undertaken in 2012/13

Number of events planned for Paignton

2014/15

Further information/contacts

Community action day

A Multi Agency day of action involving Fire Service personnel. This event can be a fun day or

enforcement day involving watches or individuals. This event can also include station open days.

3 4 These will be targeted at high risk groups in conjunction with

partner agencies

Station visit

7 20

Local community groups such as pre-school visit our Stations in the more rural locations to

further cement the community

Community use of service

premises

An event where by any group or member of the community use the services premises for a formal or informal meeting. This can include partner agencies

0 20

Community use of stations varies from partnership

planning and training meetings, through Safeguarding to local

non-profit groups

Hot strike

12

Schools talks

Educating school children about fire safety and RTC reduction (from Nursery to Key Stage IV)

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Schools talks will be delivered following a request from a

school or using evidence to show a particular risk based on information provided from the

service targeting team

Prevention Activities

Our prevention activities are those we undertake to try and stop an emergency happening in the first place. These are targeted based on our community risk

profiles, operational intelligence and where our partners and members of our communities request and it is in line with our local identified need. The prevention

activities we will undertake in this local area are:

Prevention Activities Our prevention activities are those we undertake to try and stop an emergency happening in the first place. These are targeted based on our community risk

profiles, operational intelligence and where our partners and members of our communities request and it is in line with our local identified need. The prevention

activities we will undertake in this local area are:

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Special schools talks

Targeted intervention using a specially designed educational package to engage with recognised vulnerable and high risk groups of children and young people. These will take place in the local

Pupil Referral Units (PRU’s) or other Special Schools.

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Presentation to groups/ community

engagement

Any time spent presenting information on behalf of the Service.

28 24

RTC reduction

Any event designed to reduce the number of casualties in Road Traffic Collisions and anti - social driving this can include all road safety initiatives such

as speed watch and drive safe.

23 4

Targeted on the 16-19 and 20-24 year groups as well as

some other higher risk profiles. This will include BMAD;

Lemonfest and known popular gathering locations

Learn to live

A formal multi agency event aimed at sixth form students and in some cases young people aged

between 15 and 21. The event is led by council and police but involves fire service personnel in the

running and presentation of the event. Events are usually a day long with two sessions per day and

can be up to a week long

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Learn to live is presented 3 times during the year at South Devon College, The Riviera

International Centre and Dartmouth Royal Naval

College.

Supporting local

campaigns

Any event that involves fire service personnel delivering a fire prevention message in reaction to a

local need. This could be in partnership with any local agency or organisation. An example being a

prevention event as the result of a local risk or reacting to local incidents.

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Targeted intervention on either a proactive or reactive basis predominantly following an incident or where local risk

targeting identifies a particular need. This would be delivered

by both Prevention and Protection teams but could

equally involve partner agencies.

Community safety

campaigns

Any event including presentation of Community Fire Safety information tailored towards a specific

message or group (i.e. BBQ safety / Boat safety / Caravan / Camping / Extreme weather, etc.)

5 2

Community safety campaigns will be timed wherever possible

to fall in line with national campaigns for greatest impact

and delivered in areas that

have the highest risk.

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Home fire safety visits

Standard HFSV will be carried out where a partner agency has referred a member of our community

whom is in one of the identified "at risk" groups. The group risk profile can be found at www.dsfire.gov.uk

288 100%

Our target will be to complete 100% of referrals received in the Paignton area within the

centrally set timescales

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What we do Description Number of events

undertaken in 2012/13

Number of events planned for Paignton

2014/15

Further information/contacts

Fire safety check

A Fire Safety Check allows our staff to conduct a simple check of fire safety standards in a premises,

and to identify if a more detailed fire safety audit needs to be carried out. For a Fire Safety Check, the inspector would typically spend 20-30 minutes at the premises. If a Fire Safety Check were to highlight fire safety deficiencies, the premises would be referred

to the Group Support Team so that a Fire Safety Audit could be completed.

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Compliance event

Compliance events are designed to assist businesses to comply with the Regulatory (Fire Safety) Order 2005. DSFRS identify business communities in their area and invite them to a compliance event tailored to suit their business profile. In addition to presentations given by

DSFRS, compliance events include opportunities to ask questions and get answers from fire safety

officers on any fire safety related matter.

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Protection event used to provide information to a number of responsible

person/businesses at one time encouraging compliance with

the requirements of the Regulatory Reform Order. Compliance events where possible will be with other agencies / organisations.

Special Event Fire

Safety Check

To be used when a Special Event Fire Safety Check of a premises is being carried. ‘Special Events’

include: festivals; agricultural shows; any other event at which temporary premises structures are being used and large numbers of people are likely to be

present.

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Protection activities Our protection activities are those we undertake to ensure people are protected from fire in public buildings and those we work in and visit. The protection activities

we will undertake in this local area are:

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The map opposite shows an estimate

of how long the fire engine will take to

reach residents in Paignton from the

time they make the call. Those further

away from the station should expect a

slower response than those closer to it.

Citizens of Paignton should take the

following precautions to help keep them

safe from fire:

Fit a working smoke alarm

Take care when cooking and

never leave cooking food

unattended

Plan and practise your escape

route

Make a bedtime check

Don't overload your electrics

Put cigarettes right out

Use candles carefully

Have your chimney swept

regularly

Station resources

Appliances: 2 x Fire Appliances 1 x Light off road vehicle (4x4)

Establishment: 42 (4 Wholetime watches and a Retained duty system section)

1 x Incident Support Unit

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All Devon & Somerset: Number &

percentage of incidents by type.

Four year average (2009/10 - 2012/13)

Paignton: Number & percentage of

incidents by type.

Four year average (2009/10 - 2012/13)

Paignton: All fires by type.

Four year average (2009/10 - 2012/13)

Number of fire deaths and injuries from 2009/10 to 2012/13

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 4 year

average

Fire Deaths where people live 0 0 0 0 0

Fire Injuries where people live 5 0 1 1 2

Fire Incidents where people live 53 48 49 38 50

Fire Deaths where people work & visit 0 0 0 1 0

Fire Injuries where people work & visit 1 2 1 0 1

Fire Incidents where people work & visit 34 26 31 28 30

Station Availability

In the 12 months from April 2012 to March 2013 the station reported a fire engine unavailable through the

availability system (Gartan)

Hours

Unavailable % Hours

Availability

Fire Engine 1 Wholetime 0 100.0%

Fire Engine 2 Retained 154 98.2%

V.2.0 Updated 05/12/2014

Paignton: Special Service Calls by type. Four year average (2009/10 - 2012/13)

Number of and type of incidents

For ease of interpretation, average figures have been used to produce the pie charts

above and have been rounded up or down to show whole numbers only. In some

instances this has resulted in some minor variances in the data by a maximum of +/-

3. Detailed incident data is available on request.