3 - Fire Service Report and Appendix
North Ayrshire Council · 7 February 2023
Back to Police and Fire and Rescue Committee — 7 February 2023 and its agenda
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Page | 1 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Police & Fire and Rescue Committee – 7 February 2023 Subject Performance Report and Service updates Purpose To advise members of the Police and Fire Committee as to progress against North Ayrshire’s Local Fire and Rescue Plan and to provide committee members with other key Fire and Rescue Service updates Recommendation For members to note the information contained within this report 1. Introduction 1.1 The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) is legally obliged to produce Local Fire and Rescue Plans for all 32 local authorities across Scotland. The Local Fire and Rescue Plan for North Ayrshire was developed and, following a public consultation, was presented to North Ayrshire Council for formal approval. 1.2 The priorities contained within the current North Ayrshire Local Fire and Rescue Plan were formally approved at the full Council. The continuation of these priorities has been agreed for the 2022/23 period, via the Police & Fire and Rescue Committee, and will be subject to ongoing monitoring via this forum. 2. Performance Summary 2.1 An analysis of operational responses across North Ayrshire for the period 1 April to 31 December 2022 identified a 1.9% decrease in activity levels when compared to the previous fiscal reporting period. A further review of activity over the rolling three years average indicates a 1.7% increase in operational demand over the agreed recording period. 2.2 In reviewing operational activity on a broader level, false alarms accounted for 58% of all demand, with fire related and special service activity accounting for 25.4% and 16.6% respectively. 2.3 For the period 1 April to 31st December 2022, overall progress is being monitored across six indicators, utilising the three-year rolling average as a basis of measuring performance. Year on year and the rolling five-year average figures are also used to review short and long terms changes in demand and trends.8 2.4 Utilising the defined approach in Section 4.3, review of performance against these indicators identified one is above and five are below the three-year average.
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Page | 2 2.5 Further analysis of this performance is provided within the accompanying performance report [Appendix A]. 3. SFRS Updates 3.1 The SFRS has conducted a review of its high reach vehicle deployments across Scotland. As a result of this review, it has been confirmed that a total of 14 high reach vehicles will now be deployed across the country, with one of these being located within the Ayrshire region. This will ultimately result in the combined aerial rescue pump, based at Ayr Community Fire Station, being removed and replaced with a frontline responding appliance. High reach cover for the Ayrshire area will now be provided from the appliance based at Kilmarnock Community Fire Station. 3.2 The Fire Brigades Union has balloted its members for industrial action as a result of rejecting the most recent 5% pay offer from the National Joint Council (employers). This ballot will close at the end of the month of January. The SFRS has developed a series of business continuity measures to enable a form of response to be provided to local communities across Ayrshire should members of the Fire Brigades Union decide to vote for industrial action. 3.3 The SFRS hosted a ‘Conservation Station’ competition to help change internal organisational cultures in support of the climate change emergency. This contest took place over a six-month period and included all 365 community fire stations and other buildings across Scotland. This resulted in the following collective savings being made across the country: • 536 tonnes of carbon emissions • 2.6 million kwhr in energy • £152,000 in energy costs Ayr Community Fire Station in South Ayrshire was identified as being the top performing community fire station within the wholetime duty system category; with Dalry in North Ayrshire being recognised as being the best achieving community fire station within the on-call duty system group. 3.4 The SFRS is currently advertising for a new Chief Officer. It is anticipated that this process will be concluded by the end of March 2023. 4. Proposal It is proposed that members of the Police & Fire and Rescue Committee: a) Note the contents of the performance summary and associated report for the period 1 April to 31 December 2022. b) Note the SFRS updates.
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Page | 3 5. Implications 5.1 No implications have been identified at this time in respect of service delivery within North Ayrshire. 6. Conclusion 6.1 Fire and Rescue Service activity is subject to regular monitoring and review by North Ayrshire Council’s Police & Fire and Rescue Committee. The contents of this document, and accompanying performance report, forms part of this monitoring process. 6.2 Members of the Police & Fire and Rescue Committee will be kept up to date on progress against the Local Fire and Rescue Plan and to any future fire and rescue service updates as they arise. Area Commander Ian McMeekin Local Senior Officer East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire Scottish Fire and Rescue Service For further information please contact Area Commander Ian McMeekin 01294 606811
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North Ayrshire Performance Report 1st April 2022 - 31st December 2022
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North Ayrshire Performance Report Table of Contents Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities 3 North Ayrshire Activity Summary 4 Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires 5 Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties 6 Unintentional Injury and Harm 7 Deliberate Fire Setting 8 Non-Domestic Fire Safety 9 Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 10 Prevention & Protection 11 Retained Duty System 11 Glossary of Terms 12 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 2
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10 0 9 46 1 23 2 0 1 0 1 32 16 1 8 58 1 82 4 0 5 26 0 8 4 0 9 53 4 94 9 0 8 70 0 113 8 2 4 44 2 63 20 2 17 11 6 46 13 0 6 98 7 99 86 5 67 406 22 560 -23% -71% 6% -15% -4% 6% -9% -10% -3% -6% -14% 4% -5% -6% -6% -5% -7% 3%5 Year Average Change North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Total Incidents Year on Year Change 3 Year Average Change Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning Accidental Dwelling Fires Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Unintentional Injury and Harm Deliberate Fire Setting Non-Domestic Fire Safety Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities The Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan has been developed to set out the priorities and objectives within NorthAyrshire and allows our local authority partners to scrutinise the performance outcomes of these priorities. We will continue to work closely with our partners in North Ayrshire to ensure we are all “Working Together for a Safer Scotland” through targeting risks to our communities at a local level. The plan has been developed to complement key partnership activity embedded across North Ayrshire's Community Planning Partnership. Through effective and co-ordintated partnership working we will seek to deliver continuous improvement in our performance and effective service delivery in our area of operations. The Local Fire and Rescue Plan for North Ayrshire identified six areas for demand reduction and is subject to regular monitoring and reporting through the Police & Fire and Rescue Committee. A summary of the priorities and current activity is detailed below with further detail and analysis contained within this performance report. About the statistics within this report The activity totals and other statistics quoted within this report are published in the interests of transparency and openness. They are provisional in nature and subject to change as a result of ongoing quality assurance and review. Because all statistics quoted are provisional there may be a difference in the period totals quoted in our reports after local publication which result from revisions or additions to the data in our systems. The Scottish Government publishes official statistics each year which allow for comparisons to be made over longer periods of time. Activity levels have reduced by more than 5% Activity levels have reduced by up to 5% Activity levels have increased overall Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 3
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North Ayrshire Delivery Activity Summary Hour (am) Total Hour (pm) Total Midnight 48 Mid-day 115 1am 46 1pm 104 2am 42 2pm 114 3am 20 3pm 146 4am 37 4pm 150 5am 34 5pm 163 6am 34 6pm 172 7am 72 7pm 148 8am 88 8pm 152 9am 121 9pm 130 10am 109 10pm 72 11am 122 11pm 48 28% 16% 57% 25% 17% 58% Fires Special Services False Alarms Incidents by Classification Annual Ratio 3 Year Ratio 24.40% 23.18% 11.90% 8.98% 6.36% 4.75% 4.14% 3.53% 1.74% 1.39% 1.35% 1.18% 0.96% 0.78% 0.74% False Alarm (UFAS) False Alarm (Dwelling) Outdoor Fire False Alarm (Good Intent) Refuse Fire Special Service - Effecting… Dwelling Fire Special Service - Flooding Special Service - RTC Other Building Fire Special Service - Assist other… Special Service - No action (not… Other Primary Fire Special Service - Lift Release False Alarm (Equipment) Top 15 Incident Types by % of Total Incidents 584 fires primary & secondary special services 381 false alarms 1,330 4% totalnumber of incidents 2,295 -2% -26% fire casualties 5 -71% non-fire casualties 67 14% 6% 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11121314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 Activityby Time of Day 63.33%RDS availability Home Fire Safety Visits Carried Out 711 Fire Safety Audits Carried Out 235 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 4
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-23% -9% -5% Main Source of Ignition Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Domesti 114 119 115 98 111 86 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 PerformanceSummary Accidental Dwelling Fires to Date Detection Present 91% 95% Detection Actuated Calls Made via Linked Alarms 22% Automatic Detection & Actuation 10 2 16 4 4 9 8 20 13 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston 8.6 1.6 12.7 3.6 2.6 6.8 4.6 12.4 9.9 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Incidents Per 10,000 Population - North Ayrshire Human Factors Accidental Dwelling Fires by Ward Area Alcohol/DrugImpairment Distraction Incidents Per 10,000 Population - Ayrshire 5.3 6.3 5.9 5.9 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Ayrshire Severity of Accidental Dwelling Fires No Firefighting Action Direct Firefighting 42% 16% 77% 9% 6% 3% 1% 0% 0% 0% Not applicable Item 1st ignited Room of origin Floor of origin Limited to 2 floors More than 2 floors Whole building Whole Roof Extent of Fire Damage 26% 6% Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 5
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-71% -10% -6% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties 0 0 0 0 00 0 1 2 1 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ 10 25 9 16 17 5 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Unintentional Injury or First Aidat Scene Hospital Serious Injuries Hospital Slight Injuries 1 Fatal Injuries 1 PerformanceSummary Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Year to Date Extent of Harm Age / Gender Profile Casualties Per 10,000 Population - North Ayrshire Fire Casualties by Ward Area 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.00 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Casualties Per 10,000 Population - Ayrshire 0.90 0.37 0.62 0.62 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Ayrshire 0% 100 3 1 1 2 Breathing difficulties Asphyxiation Burns – slight Other medical condition Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 6
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6% -3% -6% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Unintentional Injury or Harm 0 6 8 16 5 0 0 12 13 7 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Slight Injuries 91 128 73 59 63 67 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Deliberate PerformanceSummary Special Service Casualties Year to Date Age / Gender Profile 7.8 0.8 6.3 4.5 6.0 6.0 2.3 10.5 4.6 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Extent of Harm Non-Fire Casualties by Ward Area 9 1 8 5 9 8 4 17 6 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Casualties Per 10,000 Population - North Ayrshire Non-Casualties Per 10,000 Population - Ayrshire 3.3 4.9 6.0 4.7 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Ayrshire 52% 48% First Aidat Scene Hospital Serious Injuries 12 31 Fatal Injuries 4 1 Hospital Slight Injuries Road Traffic Collision Water Rescue Assisting Other Agencies 54% 1% 36% All Other Incidents 9% Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 7
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-15% -8% -5% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Deliberate Fire Setting 522 547 518 369 476 406 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 522 547 518 369 476 406 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 All Deliberate Fires Non PerformanceSummary Deliberate Fires Year to Date Deliberate Fires by Classification Deliberate Fires Compared to Operational Activity Incidents Per 10,000 Population - North Ayrshire 39.8 0.0 45.9 23.3 35.1 52.6 25.3 6.8 74.4 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Deliberate Fires by Ward Area 46 0 58 26 53 70 44 11 98 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Slight Injuries Incidents Per 10,000 Population - Ayrshire 28.2 29.9 16.2 25.2 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Ayrshire 8% 11% 8% 11% 6% 7% 92% 89% 92% 89% 94% 93% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Primary Secondary Secondary Fire Ratio by Activity Type 36% 64% Refuse Other Secondary Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 8
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-4% -14% -7% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Non-Domestic Fire Safety 77% 18% 5% Accidental Deliberate Not Known 2 2 3 2 1 1 7 2 Public Utilities Retail Education Non-Residential Residential Unwanted PerformanceSummary Non-Domestic Fires Year to Date Non-Domestic Fires by Nature of Origin Incidents Per 10,000 Population - Ayrshire Non-Domestic Fires by Premises Type Incidents Per 10,000 Population - North Ayrshire 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.2 3.7 5.3 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Non-Domestic Fires by Ward Area 1 1 1 0 4 0 2 6 7 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.4 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Ayrshire 32 37 32 18 23 22 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 12 3 5 1 1 Not applicable Limited to item 1st ignited Limited to room of origin Limited to floor of origin Roof space and other floors Limited to 2 floors (not… Extent of Fire Damage Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 9
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6% 4% 3% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 476 481 493 467 529 560 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms Performance Summary Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Year to Date Incidents Per 10,000 Population - North Ayrshire 19.9 25.1 64.9 7.2 62.3 84.9 36.2 28.5 75.2 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston 1,751 1,847 1,750 1,710 1,908 1,787 25% 26% 29% 22% 25% 28% 0%0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,100 2,400 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 All Incidents UFAS Activty UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents 1,030 1,042 47% 47% 50% 41% 48% 49% 0%0 300 600 900 All False Alarms UFAS Activty Home Fire Safety Visits Unwanted Fire Alarms Signals by Ward Area 23 32 82 8 94 113 63 46 99 Ardrossan & Arran Dalry & West Kilbride Irvine East Irvine South Irvine West Kilbirnie & Beith Kilwinning North Coast & Cumbraes Saltcoats & Stevenston Incidents Per 10,000 Population - Ayrshire 40.8 41.2 49.9 43.7 East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Ayrshire 21% 15% 11% 8% 8% Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals - Top 5 Premises Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 10
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10.60% 70.59% 52.84% 46.17% 122 62:13:31 9 650% 16.21% 70.95% 60.72% 50.89% 314 164:55:34 13 1000% 7.16% 67.03% 36.54% 37.91% 111 58:23:44 8 625% 51.39% 82.33% 81.58% 72.86% 228 139:31:04 13 1125% 35.26% 31.14% 39.31% 35.40% 178 91:37:18 8 675% 75.09% 81.73% 75.75% 77.53% 233 133:01:25 11 850% 24.13% 52.27% 27.83% 34.82% 61 30:21:18 7 525% 98.86% 99.70% 96.84% 98.39% 57.82% 79.80% 25.97% 53.24% 95.48% 96.59% 91.41% 94.33% 48 30:23:46 8 800% 96.39% 96.79% 92.57% 95.10% 39 27:38:39 9 825% 51.67% 74.10% 61.94% 63.33% 70.18% 96.28% 90.41% 86.36% Mon - Thu (18:00 - 08:00) Weekend (Fri 18:00 - Mon 08:00) Total Lamlash North Ayrshire Ayrshire Total Mobilisations Total Time Deployed Largs Skelmorlie Millport -1 Millport - 2 Brodick Ardrossan Dreghorn Dalry Beith Kilbirnie Appliance Availability Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) No. of Personnel Contracts 21 13 1225%13:04:03 Home Fire Safety Visits Home Fire Safety Visits Carried Out Percentage of HighRisk Home Fire Safety Visits Carried Out Percentage of Visits Carried Out Following Attendance at an Incident 711 31% 45% Top 5 Premises Smoke Detectors Fitted During Home Fire Safety Visits 631 Fire Safety Audits Carried Out 235 New Audits 86% Post Fire Audits 8% Complaint Audits 1% Re-Audits 2% 7% 90% 3% 0% 0% Broadly Compliant Areas of Improvement Notice of Deficiencies Enforcement Notice Prohibition Notice Fire Safety Audits Retained Duty System Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 11
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90% Glossary of Terms Term- What it means ADF Accidental Dwelling Fire CSET Community Safety Engagement Toolkit is a internal IT system used to record home fire safety visits and community safety activities FSET Fire Safety Experiential Training is a bespoke training programme developed by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in Ayrshire and delivered to community planning partners to raise awareness of fire safety within the domestic environment HFSV Home Fire Safety Visit PDIR Post Domestic Incident Response, a term used by Prevention and Protection Directorate to indicate actions taken following attendance at a fire or other incident in the home. PDIRs include amongst things the offer of a free follow-up home fire safety visit Primary Fires These include all fires in buildings, vehicles and outdoor structures or any fire involving casualties, rescues or fires attended by five or more appliances RDS Retained Duty System. Professional on call firefighters who may have other primary employment responsibilities outside the Fire and Rescue Service but respond to emergency calls within their local area as and when required RTC Road Traffic Collision Secondary Fires These are the majority of outdoor fires including grassland and refuse fires unless they involve casualties or rescues, property loss or fire or more appliances attend. They include fires in single derelict buildings Special Service Calls to incidents which are not fires or false alarms such as RTCs, rescues, flooding, incidents involving hazardous materials or the provision of assistance to other agencies UFAS Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals. When an automatic fire detection and alarm system is activated as a result of anything other than an actual fire the activation is classed as a false alarm. If an attendance is made to such an event by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, then the event is recorded as an UFAS incident Scottish Fire and Rescue Service | North Ayrshire Performance Report 12