Agenda item

Fire and Rescue - Integrated Risk Management Plan 2020 - 2023

(To receive a report from Dan Quinn (Assistant Chief Fire Officer), which invites the committee to consider Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue's Integrated Risk Management Plan for 2020 – 2023)

Minutes:

Consideration was given a report by the Assistant Chief Fire Officer, which invited the committee to consider Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue's draft for the Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP).

 

Members received a presentation which updated the committee on the following points regarding the IRMP:

 

·            The purpose of the plan

·            The key drivers of the plan

·            The engagement process that would be undertaken as part of the consultation

·            The progress that had been made so far against the IRMP

 

Members were referred to Appendix A to the report, which set out Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue's outcomes and targets for 2019/20.

 

Members were invited to ask questions, in which the following points were noted:

 

·         The Assistant Chief Fire Officer outlined the Risk Assessment Matrix used by LFR.

·         Evidence suggested that there was sufficient resource within LFR to respond to the current level of dwelling fires. Officers would work to ensure that the high level of cover was maintained.

·         Following communication with the community engagement team, officers had been advised that the best way to engage staff in the consultation process would be through a snap survey. All efforts would be made to ensure that as many staff as possible completed the survey. All feedback provided would be acknowledged within the IRMP.

·         The Assistant Chief Fire Officer agreed to liaise with the Scrutiny Officer regarding the most appropriate reporting schedule for the IRMP to the committee.

·         It was confirmed that a high rise building was currently defined as a building that was 18 metres high and 5 or more floors. Members were advised that the definition for high rise building was currently under consultation and was being reviewed nationally. The UK fire service was looking to implement a more targeted risk based approach to the vulnerability of people within a property.

·         The Assistant Chief Fire Officer was satisfied with a risk rating of 10 for 'Residential High Rise'. Members were advised of the efforts LFR had engaged extensively to mitigate the risk in high rise buildings and that there were policies and procedures in place to ensure the upmost safety in these buildings.

·         Following concerns raised regarding the danger of illegal cigarettes, Members were assured that the issue had being considered at the Tobacco Partnership Board.

·         It was noted that as part of the new restructure within Fire directorate, officers were looking at how LFR and public protection could work together more on certain issues. 

·         It was noted that there were a number of reasons that a fire engine may not reach a dwelling within the expected timeframe, such as traffic or wrong location. Members were informed LFR had purchased new road data which would help the service provide a more accurate reflection of the ‘actual’ time it would take for Fire Fighters to travel from the fire station to the property. This will allow the travel boundaries modelling to be updated accordingly.

·         LFR had identified approximately 300 properties that sat outside of the expected response time. Engagement with those properties has been programmed to ensure that properties (both domestic and commercial) have an appropriate fire safety plan in place.

 

RESOLVED:

 

             That the report and comments made be noted.

 

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