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“To provide a professional and well supported Fire and Rescue Service which reduces community risk in order to save lives, relieve suffering, protect property and the environment”.

Consultation on a new fire station in the borough of Reigate and Banstead

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

SFRS Public Safety Plan 2011/2020 (PSP)

• 12 outcomes

Outcome 3 - balance of service provision across Surrey Outcome 11 - operating from suitably located fire stations

• PSP Phase 1 changes; Tandridge, Guildford, Spelthorne, Waverley

and Surrey Heath, On-call contracts for part-time fire-fighters.

• PSP Phase 2

9.10 – Stations in more appropriate locations 9.11 a) – Fire engine located in the Burgh Heath area

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Consultation:

• March 2013 results: 42% supported and 32% opposed the original plan to

relocate an Epsom appliance into north Reigate & Banstead

• Current consultation on new fire station in Banstead area to last 6 weeks (until

27 Jan 2014).

• Interim results: 64% supportive, 7% opposed (148 survey respondents)
• Launched via media, communications with staff, community groups and

partners, posters at community centres, libraries, CABx, post offices, schools, churches

• We have encouraged residents to have their say

– Via questionnaires (online, hard copy), email, phone, post, at public events

• The proposal and further information are detailed online at www.surrey-

fire.gov.uk/psp

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Community risks and vulnerabilities:

• Community risk profile/community risk register

To predict and plan for future developments; population growth, more diverse society, changing demographics (older population), housing developments, infrastructure pressures, climate change.

• Low level of incident risk across the county. Frequency of

incidents linked to population, severity is not.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Community risks and vulnerabilities: The provision of operational response across Surrey

• Emergency response cover for the 11 boroughs and districts
• Dynamic mobilising/Surrey response standard
• Standby cover/closing in moves when stations are committed to

incidents

• Mutual support; cross border support from other fire services, Fire

and Rescue Services Act 2004

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Community risk management in Surrey

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Community risk management in Surrey

Integrated risk management

Prevention Protection Response Partners Partners Partners

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Community risks and vulnerabilities: Demand (incident numbers) reducing

• 16,000 in 2006/07 to less than 11,000 2012/13
• 67% of incidents resolved by 1 fire engine
• Community Fire Prevention; “At risk” groups & vulnerable

people

• Community Fire Protection activity; Better regulation; working

with owners, employers, managers.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

48% 6% 10% 14% 8% 14%

False alarms Dwelling fires Other property fires Non property fires Road traffic collisions Other incidents

An average week in Reigate and Banstead 25 calls (15 calls in Epsom, 206 Surrey-wide )

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Considerations:

• Impact on emergency response performance (Surrey standard)
• Management of community risk and vulnerabilities
• Cost
• Achievability within time and resource constraints
• Conformity with the Surrey PSP principles

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Current response provision Surrey wide

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Epsom

Current response provision – Epsom & Ewell and north Reigate & Banstead

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Banstead High Street Epsom

Proposed response provision - Epsom & Ewell and north Reigate & Banstead

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Impact on performance

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

PSP - Proposed configuration

Esher Walton Painshill Epsom Oxted Godstone Lingfield Salfords Reigate New location Banstead Leatherhead Dorking Egham Chertsey Gomshall Woking Chobham Camberley Guildford Farnham Haslemere Cranleigh Dunsfold Godalming

Red – whole time fire station Dark blue – retained fire station Light blue – Variable crewing; whole-time during the day and retained at night

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Proposed response provision

Response standard 1st response to all 2+ appliance incidents 2nd response to all 2+ appliance incidents 1st response to other emergencies Average %in 10mins Average %in 15mins % in 16 mins

Current situation* Surrey

07:28s 80.8% 10:27s 86.7% 96.8%

E&E

05:58s 89.9% 06:44s 95.5% 98.7%

R&B

08:16s 72.2% 11:55s 84.4% 96.6%

Original proposal:

• ne engine at

Epsom, one at Burgh Heath

• ptimal location

Surrey

07:19s 82.6% 10:50s 86.6% 96.6%

E&E

06:10s 87.5% 09:46s 91.9% 98.5%

R&B

06:56s 99.9% 11:41s 86.1% 97.3%

Up-dated proposal: one engine at Epsom,

• ne at Banstead

High Street Surrey

07:19s 82.6% 10:50s 86.6% 96.6%

E&E

06:13s 86.9% 12:17s 90.6% 98.5%

R&B

07:07s 86.7% 11:48s 86.0% 97.8%

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

Surrey-wide impacts:

• Continued management of community risk and vulnerabilities
• Improvement to Surrey’s response standard
• More efficient and effective use of resources
• More balanced service provision

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

PSP Reigate and Banstead

What next

• Fire and Rescue Authority decision – 4th February 2014
• If approved:
• Procure a suitable site in the Banstead area
• Deploy one fire engine by May 2014
• Continue to operate one fire engine in Epsom & Ewell

borough

• Continue to monitor and adapt to changes in circumstances to

achieve improvements

“To provide a professional and well supported Fire and Rescue Service which reduces community risk in order to save lives, relieve suffering, protect property and the environment”.