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Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2022 – 26 — copy
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All Fire and Rescue
services in England are required under the Fire and Rescue National Framework
for England (2018) to have a CRMP. The CRMP is the process that we use to support
us to make changes to our services and ensure that these services are designed
and delivered in a way that balances risk and resources.
The CRMP lays out the
risks we have identified that our communities face in the context of our
legislation and we address these via our three key areas of Prevention,
Protection and Response.
The proposals within our CRMP were made after an extensive review of all the available data and evidence. There are nine proposals and consultation on these will take place between 29 October 2021 and 21 January 2022.
01 Proposal
To develop our approach to risk management to reflect good practice and improve the safety, health, wellbeing, and economic prosperity of our communities.
We will:
• work with partners to gather better insight relating to our diverse and ‘hard to reach’ communities
• use the outcomes from the National Fire Chiefs Council Community Risk Management work to develop enhancements in our approach to risk management
• develop a more detailed understanding of the impact of vulnerability factors on the causes of dwelling fire
02 Proposal
To build on our successful approach to Helping People Stay Safe in their Homes
We will:
• work with partners to deliver 20,000 Safer Homes Visits per year, targeting the most vulnerable
• undertake an independent assurance review of our safeguarding arrangements
03 Proposal
To tackle arson and deliberate fires
We will:
• continue to implement our Arson Reduction Strategy with Partners
• support Cleveland Police and work to an accredited standard for fire investigation
• expand our fire setter intervention service to include adults
•work with North-East Fire Rescue Services to understand, through academic research, the science behind why the North-East experiences significant higher levels of arson than other parts of the country
04 Proposal
To ensure our prevention activities remain efficient, effective and deliver value for money
We will:
• evaluate our prevention activities
• establish a Community Volunteer Scheme
• further explore innovative and digital solutions
• continue to improve our engagement with our communities in line with good practice
05 Proposal
To enhance our risk-based approach to support businesses to keep their buildings safe in line with the Fire Safety Order 2005
We will:
• support businesses to be legally compliant with the Fire Safety Order 2005 and will use enforcement as necessary
• embed and evaluate the effectiveness of our new RBIP in prioritising premises that are of the highest risk
• actively implement learning from major national events such as the Grenfell Tower and the Cube
• introduce a systematic approach to engagement with smaller businesses
• further explore innovative and digital solutions
• continue to develop and train our staff in line with the National Competency Framework for Fire Safety Regulators
06 Proposal
To be better prepared to deal with incidents involving buildings where the height can have a serious impact on Firefighting and Evacuation
We will:
• implement the learning from Major National Events such as the Grenfell Tower and The Cube to ensure that our emergency response capabilities remain effective
07 Proposal
To ensure that our firefighters plan and prepare to respond effectively to operational Incidents including those across our borders
We will:
• continue to implement our programme of joint training exercises
• continue to share risk information with our neighbouring Fire and Rescue Services
• strengthen our JESIP, National Operational Guidance and National Operational Learning arrangements
08 Proposal
To develop options for improving the efficient deployment of our emergency response resources to flexibly meet current and future risks and demands
We will:
• use the outcomes from the Independent Review of the strategic collaborative options with County Durham & Darlington Fire Rescue to inform the nature of our future provision of Fire Control call handling and mobilising services
• continue to develop our digital monitoring system to gain a better understanding of operational firefighter capacity and productivity
• use the outcomes from the independent Emergency Response Deployment Review
to develop options for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our emergency response cover to meet current and future risks and demands
• use the outcomes from our On-call Review to increase the availability of our On-call fire engines.
09 Proposal
To be ‘Better Together – Working in Partnership’
We will:
• continue to pursue opportunities to collaborate with other organisations to improve outcomes and value for money for the people within our communities
• finalise the implementation of our new governance framework to ensure partnerships are managed and reviewed to evidence that community and service
outcomes are ‘Better by Working Together’.
