Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - North Lanarkshire Performance Report
North Lanarkshire Council · 6 March 2023
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North Lanarkshire Q3 Performance Report October - December 2022 -2023 Q2 saw an increase of
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2 North Lanarkshire Performance Report Table of Contents Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities 3 North Lanarkshire 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 CommunityEngagement 11 Community Engagement 12 Incidents of Note / Looking Forward 13
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8 1 3 40 7 70 5 1 4 25 4 79 11 1 9 29 2 56 8 3 9 21 3 71 1 0 2 2 0 16 9 1 7 70 4 70 5 0 6 6 4 13 2 0 6 24 0 15 7 3 4 42 1 37 56 10 50 259 25 427 -5% -25% 18% 0% 4% 9% -2% -25% -5% -2% 3% 5% 3 Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities Accidental Dwelling Fires Deliberate Fire Setting Non- Domestic Fire Safety Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Unintentional Injury and Harm Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Q1 2021/22 Comparison 3 Year Average Change Airdrie Community Board Bellshill Community Board Coatbridge Community Board Cumbernauld Community Board Kilsyth Community Board Total Incidents Motherwell Community Board North Corridor Community Board Shotts Community Board Wishaw Community Board This report provides an overview of Scottish Fire and Rescue Services(SFRS) performance forreporting periodAPR - JUN 22/23 for the local authority area North Lanarkshire (NL). We are committed to ensuring that the resources serving the communities within NL are maximised andfocused on the deliveryof positive outcomes at every opportunity. This appliesto all ouractivitiesincluding operationalincidents and communitysafety engagement. NL's Local Fire and Rescue Plan sets out how the SFRS will meet the Strategic Aims as defined within the SFRS Strategic Plan 2019- 2022. This plan is aligned to the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) structures within NL and will complement the local targetedactivities focusedon bythe Community SafetySub Groups(CSSGs)and Local AreaTeams(LATs). The outcomes detailed within this report are based on SFRS identified operational demand within our 9 Community Boards, which require a targeted approach by all relevant partners to deliver a joint solution and reduce the impact of fire in each board. The current commitment to our stakeholders will continue to improve through the support and drive of all NL partners, to providea better streamlinedjointapproachto improvingoutcomes for thepeopleand communities ofNL. 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 officialstatistics eachyearwhich allowforcomparisonstobe made overlongerperiodsoftime. Activity levels have reduced Activity levels have remainedlevel Activity levels have increased
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North Lanarkshire Activity Summary 4 0 500 1000 1500 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 North Lanarkshire Operational Trends Total Incidents All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms 16% 17% 67% 14% 31%56% All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms Annual Average 3 Year Average 28.22% 13.35% 11.10% 9.91% 8.59% 5.42% 4.10% 3.83% 2.97% 2.25% 1.78% 1.65% 1.19% 0.73% 0.59% False Alarm (UFAS) Special Service - Flooding Refuse Fire False Alarm (Dwelling) False Alarm (Good Intent) Outdoor Fire Dwelling Fire Special Service -… Vehicle Fire Special Service - RTC Special Service - Assist… Other Building Fire Special Service - No… Special Service -… Special Service - Lift… Top 15 Incidents Types by % 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 176 Fires Primary & Secondary Special Services400 False Alarms 720 3% TotalNumber of Incidents 1306 23% 5% Fire & Non-Fire Casualties 48 2% Economiccost of UFAS Incidents £841,190 Activityby Time of Day 108% Incidents by Classification *data above is year on year change 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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-5% -2% 5 Main Source of Ignition Q3 2022/23 3 Year Average 68% Detection Actuated Automatic Detection & Actuation Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Domesti Detection Present 84% Calls Made via Linked Alarms 82% 29 9 5 5 3 Cooking appliance Electricity supply Other domestic style appliance Matches and candles Not known Main Source of Ignition 62 59 75 59 56 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 36% 27% 63% 21% No Firefighting Action Direct Firefighting NoHeat/Smoke Damage No FireDamage Alcohol/Drug Impairment 20% Distraction 23% 14.3% Bellshill 8.9% 19.6 Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 14.3% 1.8% 16.1% 3.6% 12.5%8.9% Wishaw Airdrie Performance Summary Severity of Accidental Dwelling Fires Human Factors AccidentalDwelling Fires Activity by Board Area (% share) Therehas been a slight decrease in the number of Accidental Dwelling Fires (ADFs) this reporting period. Against Q1 2021/22 we have seen a decrease of 5%, along with a slight decrease of 2% against the 3 year average. From the 56 ADFs recorded in NL, the highest percentage (19.6%) was recorded in the Coatbridge Community Board Area, followed by Motherwell Community BoardArea 16.1%. The main source of all ADF incidents are cooking appliances. Distraction and drug/alcohol impairment was a factor in 43% of all recorded ADFs. Detection was present at 84% of all ADF's. Early detection has played a key role in minimising damage to property with 63% of attendances recording no heat orsmoke damage. Accidental DwellingFires 0 50 100 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Accidental Dwelling Fires
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-25% 0% 6 Q3 2022/23 3 Year Average Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Cuts/Laceration s Breathing difficultie Burns - slight Smoke inhalation 0% 40% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 0 1 00 1 1 2 1 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 17% Female 83% 23 19 10 8 6 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Accidental Dwelling Fires Casualties Airdrie 10.0% Bellshill 10.0% 10.0 Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 30.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 30.00.0% Wishaw Unintentional Injury and First Aidat Scene Hospital -Serious Injuries Hospital-Slight Injuries 0% 80% 20% Fatality 0% Performance Summary Nature of Injury Extent of Harm Age / Gender Profile AccidentalDwelling Fire Casualties by Board Area (%share) SFRS in NLhave recorded a slight reduction in Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties against last years figures. Q3 saw a 25% decrease in Fire casualties. This decrease in casualties coincides with the high level of engagement activities across North Lanarkshire. The change in government legislation towards smoke detection has increased linked smoke detection within properties which gives the public early warning of a fire within their property. 0 10 20 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Accidental Dwelling Fires Casualties
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18% -5% 7 Q3 2022/23 3 Year Average Unintentional Injury and Harm Other medical condition Fracture Chest / Abdominal injury Other Head injury Back / Neck injury (spinal) 18% 12% 10% 10% 10% 10% 1 3 11 11 3 0 1 4 10 2 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 63% Female 37% Airdrie Bellshill 8.0% 18.0% Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Shotts 18.0% 4.0% 14.0% 12.0% 8.0%12.0% 6.0% North Corridor Motherwell Wishaw Road Traffic Collision Water Rescue Assisting Other Agencies 46% 2%36% First Aid at Scene Hospital -Serious Injuries Hospital -Slight Injuries 16% 44% 24% Fatality 8% Serious Injuries 99 52 39 39 46 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Deliberate PerformanceSummary Nature of Injury Extent of Harm Non-FireEmergency Activity Age / Gender Profile Non-FireCasualties by Board Area (% share) Non-Fire Casualties 0 20 40 60 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Unintentional Injury + Harm NL has recorded a total 24 Non Fire Casualties this quarter which is a decrease in the figure reported in Q3 2021/22. Tragically we recorded 4 fatalities in NL. All 4 of these fatalities are incidents where we have assisted partner agencies. From the 46 casualties recorded as unintentional harm, 46% occurred when SFRS were attending road traffic collisions. 36% of the casualties were recorded whilst providing assistance to other agencies. We have recorded an 18% increase in unintentional injury and harm casualties this can be attributed to SFRS providing support to other agencies.
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0% -2% 8 Q3 2022/23 3 Year Average Deliberate Fire Setting Airdrie Bellshill 9.7% 11.2 Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 8.1% 0.8% 27.0% 9.3% 16.2%2.3% 15.4% Wishaw 49 45 46 42 42 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 18% 18% 17% 15% 19% 16% 82% 82% 83% 85% 81% 84% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Primary Secondary 14% 14% 57% 14% Other Buildings Dwellings Vehicles Other Primary 69% 31% Refuse Other Secondary 1159 1044 1049 1042 1057 1296 230 224 215 268 177 217 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 All Incidents Deliberate Secondary Fires PerformanceSummary Deliberate Fires by Classification Primary Fire Ratio by Activity Type Secondary Fire Ratio by Activity Type Deliberate Fires Compared to OperationalActivity Deliberate Fires by Board Area (% share) SFRS in NL has recorded the same figures for secondary fires compared to Q1 2021/22. Against the 3 year average, we have also recorded a decrease of 2%. Crews and the Community Action Team continue to promote our deliberate fire setting strategies in the form of School talks round about deliberate fire setting and anti social behaviour. From the 551 deliberate fires in NL, Motherwell, Airdrie and Wishaw Community Board Areas recorded 27%, 16.2% and 15.4% of all incidents of this type. 84% of all deliberate fires attended were secondary fires with primary fires making up the other 16%. During Q3 2022/23 we have attended 217 deliberate secondary fires, 69% of these where recorded as refuse fires, whilst 31% have been recorded as other secondary fires. Vehicle fires remain the main target of primary fires (57%) and Deliberate Fires 0 200 400 600 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Deliberate Fire Setting
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4% 3% 9 Q3 2022/23 3 Year Average Non Domestic Fire Safety 37 23 23 24 25 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Non Domestic Fires Airdrie Bellshill 16.0% 8.0% Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 12.0% 0.0% 16.0% 0.0% 4.0%16.0% 28.0% Wishaw 64% 24% 12% Accidental Deliberate Not Known 44% 4% 48% 52% No Firefighting Action Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage No FireDamage 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 Non Residential, Private Garden… Non Residential, Private garage Education, Infant/primary school Other Residential, Sheltered… Industrial Manufacturing, Factory Other Residential, Hotel/motel Retail, Single shop Education, Secondary school Performance Summary Non-Domestic Fires by Nature of Origin Non-Domestic Fires by Board Area (% share) Severity of Non-DomesticFires Non-Domestic Fires by Main Premises Type NL has recorded 25 fires within non-domestic buildings during Q3 2022/23 which is a slight increase of 1 against Q3 2021/22. We have seen a 3% increase in non-domestic fires against the 3 year average. We continue our ongoing engagement work with local businesses and duty holders to prevent fires. Of the 25 total incidents attended, 52% had no firedamage to the premises and 44% required no firefighting action be taken. SFRS attended 4 incidents at non residential, private garden sheds, with the majority of all incidents of this type occuring in Airdrie Community Board Area. 20 22 24 26 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Non Domestic Fire Safety
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9% 5% 10 Q3 2022/23 3 Year Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 337 372 354 390 427 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Airdrie Bellshill 18.5% 13.1% Coatbridge Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 16.6% 3.7% 16.4% 3.5% 8.7%3.0% 16.4% Cumbernauld Wishaw 9% 8% 8% 7% 7% Residential Home, Nursing/Care Offices and call centres, Purpose built office Education, Secondary school Hospitals and medical care, Hospital Warehouses and bulk storage, Warehouse 33% UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms 59% Human Influenceand Alarm Activations 28% 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Performance Summary Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Unwanted Fire AlarmSignals by Board Area (% share) UnwantedFire Alarm Signals - Top 5 Premises Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Activity Ratios Average UnwantedFire Alarm Signals per Day We have recorded a 9% increase in unwanted fire alarm signals (UFAS) against Q3 2021/22 year, with people returning to normal life after the COVID- 19 pandemic. Residential nursing homes Office blocks and education buildings continue to be the most common property types. SFRS continues to engage with duty holders when in attendance at UFAS incidents to offeradvice and support on howto reduce alarm actuations. Each Wholetime station has a named UFAS champion who coordinates a local response to high tariff duty holders with early intervention to stop repeat activations. 0 100 200 300 400 500 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 UFAS
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High 201 Medium 227 Low 150 Stepps 12 Shotts 16 Kilsyth 10 Motherwell 123 Cumbernauld 135 Coatbridge 179 Bellshill 98 11 Community Engagement In Q3 2022/23, SFRS in NL continued to adopt our covid safety measures, enabling us to carry out HFSV's to those most at risk through our engagement workand partner referrals. NL fire crews and prevention & protection staff completed 578 HFSV's during Q3 2022/23, 35% of which recorded a high risk rating. This showcases our commitment to ensuring we continue to engage with the most vulnerable members of our community. Following operational incidents crews have conducted Post Domestic Incident Responses (PDIR) to offer the public reassurance these activities have generated 234 HFSV's. We actively promote our #Make the Call campaign and also promoted our Autum andWinter safety messages. High 35% Medium 39% Low 26% Home Fire Safety Visit Risk Ratings 12 16 10 123 135 179 98 0 50 100 150 200 Stepps Shotts Kilsyth Motherwell Cumbernauld Coatbridge Bellshill Home Fire Safety Visits Completed by Community Fire Station Home Fire Safety Visits 578 Community Engagement Scottish Fire and Rescue Service believe that engaging with young people is crucial to making Scotland a safer place not just for individual developmentbut also for thedevelopment of our diversecommunity. In an attempt to cut down attendances, maintain area resilience, and limit the impact on the environment, the Lanarkshire Community Action Team (CAT) have been proactively working with more young people than ever this Bonfire period. During the build up to Bonfire night over 100 separate engagements and reaching nearly 5000 pupils we have been actively spreading the Scottish Fire & Rescue key Firework and Bonfiresafety messagesto Lanarkshire’s S1 and S2 pupils during October and November 2022. Delivering talks this way has led to vibrant and lively discussions and really allowed us to engage with young people in a familiar environment. It has allowed young people to ask questions and adopt a better understanding of the SFRS message giving them the confidence to voice their opinion and challenge anti-social behaviour within their peer groups. Some schools have more than 10 PSE classes in one year group and when you consider that there are more than 43 high schools in the Lanarkshire area, co-ordination, planning and delivery becomes significant but the team have embraced the challenge and delivered with real professionalism. Furthermore, young people have an important role to play in helping us protect our communities from fire, anti-social behaviour and other emergencies and by engaging with them so personally we believe we have gained allies not only for this Firework/Bonfire campaign but for the years to come.
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12 Water Safety Awareness Water Safety has recieved an increased focus within North Lanarkshire with the aim to reduce accidental drowning deaths and also reduce risk among the highest-risk populations, groups and communities. It also looks tocontribute to the reduction of water-related suicide. Following the sad news in Solihull in December crews from Motherwell Fire station along with colleagues from Police Scotland braved the extremely cold temperatures to attend Strathclyde Country park to engage with the public about the dangers of walking on frozen ponds. YouthEngagement SFRS believe in engaging with young people throughout their development. Our Youth Engagement Advocate is currently forging new relationships with partner agencies and third sector groups to promote awareness in relation to a reduction in Anti-Social fire related behaviour, improving awareness around Home, Road and Water Safety and also addingvital life skills such as CPR. During Q3 2022/23 NL Fire reach facilitators delivered five day Fire Reach course and bespoke mobile Fire Reach Out Reach courses within targeted areas, this training offers fire safety curriculum with a flexable approach for Children and Young People who display interest in fire, are involved in fire-related anti-social behavior or have deliberately set fires within NL. These courses provide young people with a recognised Each places Coordinated fire, Our Reduce Reduce Reduce Reduce Campus Advocate The Pilot initiative of the Campus Advocate is continuing at Calderhead High School in Shotts. Our Community Advocate has been in the School on a Thursday and is continuing to build a rapport with the pupils. Prior to the Easter Holidays the full School will receive our Anti-Social behaviour and dangers of secondary fires presentations. The Easter Holidays we statistically see a rise in secondary fires. These inputs will be carried out jointly with colleagues from Police Scotland.
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13 Incidents of Note During December the country experienced an extended period of Sub-zero temperatures. This period had a significant strain on SFRS resources. SFRS attended a magnitude of incidents that were related to sub-zero temperatures. These incidents included burst pipes within domestic and commercial properties, members of the public falling through frozen ponds and animals stuck on frozen water. SFRS in North Lanarkshire experienced an additional 70 – 100 calls per day that were weather related. 16th December 2022 has been recorded as the busiest day of the year for SFRS. Statistics show that 16th of December was significantly busier than bonfire night. On 16th December, SFRS were alerted to reports of a male that had fallen through a frozen pond at Blair road Canal Airdrie, in an attempt to rescue his dog. 2 young girls who were passing by came across the male. They kept the male calm, called the fire service for help and managed to assist the dog out of the water. The young girls directed crews to the incident where crews were able to quickly assist the male out of the water. The actions of the 2 young girls have been recognised by SFRS and the RLSS. Looking Forward Deliberate Secondary FireReduction Each Spring the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service face a spate of outdoor fires, many of which are started deliberately. This places a considerable demand on operational resources, putting firefighters, members of the public and businesses at risk. Coordinated multi-agency partnership working has proven to be an effective way of protecting persons and property from fire, controlling operational response costs, and improving fire and firerelated performance indicators. Our objectives within Q4 22/23 include: Reduce fire-related anti-social behavior and the number of deliberate primary and secondary fires. Reduce the number of fires in derelict/unoccupied buildings. Reduce the number of fires involving refuse/rubbish. Reduce the number of outdoor fires involving grass/ heather/heath land and/or forested areas.