Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Deputy Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/114

Contact: Richard Smith, Review Manager Tel: (01865) 855216

Report by Chief Fire Officer (CA7).

This report sets out our new Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2017-22. The plan shows how Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service (OFRS) has identified, assessed and evaluated the risks. The CRMP is required by the Fire & Rescue National Framework Document 2012. 

Also detailed are a number of projects within the Fire Authority’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) action plan for the fiscal year 2017-18.  The plan summarises areas where the Service’s Senior Leadership Team believe service improvements and/or greater value to the wider OCC corporate priorities may be achieved.

There is little doubt that OFRS has transformed itself from an organisation that just deals with fire response to one that also covers preventative and wider rescue work and, as a consequence, we have succeeded in reducing incidents dramatically over the years. The projects for the CRMP Action Plan 2017-18 reflect the changing nature of risk and demand within the county and recognises the wider role that OFRS will need to continue to undertake in the future.

The projects for the 2017 - 18 action plan are as follows:

Project 1: Review whole-time shift duty system

Project 2: Review / implement changes to key stations and provide area based strategic cover.

Project 3: Removal of second fire engine from Chipping Norton Fire Station.

Project 4: Review opportunities to share resources and assets to improve outcomes for Oxfordshire.

Project 5: Alignment of operational policy across fire and rescue services in the Thames Valley.

The consultation documents were subject to wide ranging consultation from 10 October 2016 to 9 January 2017. A Consultation Responses Report has been prepared to summarise the responses and to provide a management response to them. This report is included to inform Cabinet's decision.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

Approve the CRMP 2017-22 strategic document and projects within the 2017-18 Action Plan.

Recommendations agreed.

Cabinet considered a report that set out a new Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) 2017-22. The plan showed how Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service (OFRS) has identified, assessed and evaluated the risks. The CRMP is required by the Fire & Rescue National Framework Document 2012. 

The report also detailed a number of projects within the Fire Authority’s Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) action plan for the fiscal year 2017-18. 

Cabinet expressed their appreciation for the work undertaken by OFRS not only in responding to major incidents but in their wider community safety work with children and vulnerable adults. A Cabinet Member praised the Junior Citizen work. Their work in respect of body retrieval for the registration service was also commended.

Cabinet commented on specific projects and in response were advised:

·                     That in respect of the whole-time shift duty system review OFRS had revised the project on the basis of feedback already received and wanted to listen to theior workforce;

·                     That OFRS wanted to communicate to MP’s and the wider public their wider role and strong links to county council colleagues and services.

·                     That OFRS were consulted on new development and would go back post development if invited.

·                     That no decision had yet been made in respect of whether Chipping Norton would no longer be a key station and officers were happy to discuss it with the local councillor.

The Leader proposed the recommendations.

RESOLVED:   to approve the CRMP 2017-22 strategic document and projects within the 2017-18 Action Plan.