Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - North Lanarkshire Performance Report
North Lanarkshire Council · 28 November 2022
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North Lanarkshire Q2 Performance Report July - September 2022 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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7 0 7 64 1 56 8 0 7 54 5 61 6 2 4 54 5 49 9 1 6 53 3 74 1 0 1 11 1 2 14 0 3 124 5 62 0 0 1 5 0 10 1 0 4 49 2 23 5 0 1 55 0 37 51 3 34 469 22 374 -20% -43% 16% 43% -21% 15% -6% -23% -26% 19% -1% 0% 3 Q2 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 Accidental Dwelling Fires Deliberate Fire Setting Non- Domestic Fire Safety Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Unintentional Injury and Harm Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities This report provides an overview of Scottish Fire and Rescue Services (SFRS) performance for reporting period July - September 2022/23 for the local authority area North Lanarkshire (NL). We are committed to ensuring that the resources serving the communities within NL are maximised and focused on the delivery of positive outcomes at every opportunity. Thisapplies to allour activitiesincluding operationalincidentsand communitysafetyengagement. 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 localtargetedactivitiesfocusedonbythe CommunitySafety Sub Groups (CSSGs)and LocalArea Teams(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 betterstreamlinedjoint approachto improvingoutcomesfor thepeopleand communitiesofNL. 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 2000 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 33% 15% 52% 41% 13% 47% All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms Annual Average 3 Year Average 24.97% 16.49% 15.75% 11.82% 10.81% 3.60% 3.47% 3.27% 2.20% 1.74% 1.47% 1.47% 1.34% 0.80% 0.80% False Alarm (UFAS) Refuse Fire Outdoor Fire False Alarm (Dwelling) False Alarm (Good Intent) Dwelling Fire Special Service -… Vehicle Fire Other Primary Fire Special Service - Assist… Other Building Fire Special Service - No… Special Service - RTC Special Service - Flooding Special Service - Other… 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 642 Fires Primary & Secondary Special Services197 False Alarms 732 11% TotalNumber of Incidents 1306 15% Fire & Non-Fire Casualties 43 -9% Economiccost of UFAS Incidents £736,780 Activityby Time of Day -3% 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 29%
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-20% -6% 5 Main Source of Ignition Q2 2022/23 3 Year Average 63% Detection Actuated Automatic Detection & Actuation Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Domesti Detection Present 80% Calls Made via Linked Alarms 100% 33 23 14 9 5 Cooking appliance Not known Electricity supply Other domestic style appliance Vehicles only Main Source of Ignition 84 62 61 64 51 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 31% 24% 47% 25% No Firefighting Action Direct Firefighting NoHeat/Smoke Damage No FireDamage Alcohol/Drug Impairment 24% Distraction 25% 14% Bellshill 16% 12% Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 18% 2% 27% 2% 10%0% Wishaw Airdrie Performance Summary Severity of Accidental Dwelling Fires Human Factors AccidentalDwelling Fires Activity by Board Area (% share) There has been a reduction in the number of Accidental Dwelling Fires (ADFs) this reporting period. Against Q2 2021/22 we have seen a decrease of 20%, along with a decrease of 6% against the 3 year average. From the 51 ADFs recorded in NL, the highest percentage (27%) was recorded in the Motherwell Community Board Area, followed by Cumbernauld Community Board Area 18% and Bellshill Community Board Area 16%. The main source of all ADF incidents are cooking appliances. Distraction and drug/alcohol impairment was a factor in 49% of all recorded ADFs. Detection was present at 80% of all ADF's. Earlydetectionhasplayeda key rolein minimising damagetopropertywith 72%ofattendancesrecordingno damage. Accidental DwellingFires 0 50 100 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Accidental Dwelling Fires
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-43% -23% 6 Q3 2020/21 3 Year Average Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Overcome by gas, smoke or toxic fumes Not known Other Burns - slight Smoke inhalation 43% 0% 14% 14% 14% 14% 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 40% Female 60% 22 14 14 14 8 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Accidental Dwelling Fires Casualties Airdrie 0% Bellshill 0% 67% Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 33% 0% 0% 0% 0%0% Wishaw Unintentional Injury and First Aidat Scene Hospital -Serious Injuries Hospital-Slight Injuries 0% 14% 71% Fatality 14% Performance Summary Nature of Injury Extent of Harm Age / Gender Profile AccidentalDwelling Fire Casualties by Board Area (%share) SFRS in NL have recorded a 43% reduction in Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties against last years figures as well as a 23% reduction against the3 yearaverage. There was a total of 8 casualties recorded within NL in total, with 5 of those requiring first aid at the scene and 1 being hospitalised with only slight injuries. Sadly 1 fatality was recorded in Cumbernauld as a result of an ADF during Q2 2022/23. An extensive Post Domestic Incident Response (PDIR) was carried out on the back of the Cumbernauld incident to offer reassuarance to the Cumbernauld Community andto ensure they had smoke detection. SFRS engaged with 86 people during thisPDIR, resultingin 46 HFSV's. 0 10 20 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Accidental Dwelling Fires Casualties
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16% -26% 7 Q3 2020/21 3 Year Average Unintentional Injury and Harm Fracture Collapse Not known Cuts/Lacerations Other physical Back / Neck injury (spinal) 24% 15% 12% 9% 9% 9% 0 4 9 7 01 0 4 4 7 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 56% Female 44% Airdrie Bellshill 21% 12% Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Shotts 18% 3% 9% 12% 3%3% 21% North Corridor Motherwell Wishaw Road Traffic Collision Water Rescue Assisting Other Agencies 29% 0%71% First Aid at Scene Hospital -Serious Injuries Hospital -Slight Injuries 18% 44% 26% Fatality 12% Serious Injuries 65 78 47 32 37 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 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Unintentional Injury + Harm NL has recorded 37 Non Fire Casualties this quarter which is aslight increaseon thefigure reportedin Q2 2021/22. Sadly we recorded 4 fatalities in NL. 1 as the result of an RTC on the A725 Bellshill, the other 3 fatalities were discovered whilst assisting partner agencies to gain access to properties. From the 37 casualties recorded as unintentional harm, 29% occurred when SFRS were attending road traffic collisions. 71% of the casualties were recorded whilst providingassistanceto otheragencies.
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43% 19% 8 Q3 2020/21 3 Year Average Deliberate Fire Setting Airdrie Bellshill 12% 12% Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 11% 2% 26% 10% 12%1% 14% Wishaw 394 296 303 327 469 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 23% 16% 17% 16% 15% 12% 77% 84% 83% 84% 85% 88% 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Primary Secondary 5% 7% 43% 45% Other Buildings Dwellings Vehicles Other Primary 55% 45% Refuse Other Secondary 1275 1401 1364 1343 1361 1571 209 330 245 255 278 413 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 a 43% increase this quarter compared to Q2 2022/23. Against the 3 year average, we have also recorded an increase of 19%. From the 413 deliberate fires in NL, Motherwell Community Board Area recorded 27% and Airdrie Community Board recorded 13% of all incidents ofthis type. 81% of all deliberate fires attended were secondary fires with primary fires making up the other 19%. During Q2 2022/23 we have attended 177 deliberate secondary fires, 62% of these where recorded as refuse fires, whilst 38% have been recorded as other secondary fires. Vehicle fires remain the main target of primary fires (45%) and dwelling fires account for26% ofour total. We continue to work with Police Scotland and partner agencies to tackle deliberate fire setting. We currently have 13 Young people participating in our Fire setters programme. Deliberate Fires 0 100 200 300 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Deliberate Fire Setting
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-21% -1% 9 Q3 2020/21 3 Year Average Non Domestic Fire Safety 38 23 27 28 22 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Non Domestic Fires Airdrie Bellshill 23% 23% Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 14% 5% 23% 9% 0%0% 5% Wishaw 73% 18% 9% Accidental Deliberate Not Known 36% 14% 32% 41% No Firefighting Action Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage No FireDamage 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 Non Residential, Private Garden… Non Residential, Private garage Warehouses and bulk storage,… Other Residential, Hotel/motel Food and Drink, Takeaway, fast… Non Residential, Other private… Residential Home, Nursing/Care Non Residential, Sports… 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 22 fires within non-domestic buildings during Q2 2022/23 which is a decrease of 6 against Q2 2021/22. The 3 year average has seen a reduction of 1%. Of the 22 total incidents attended, 41% recorded having had no fire damage tothe premisesand 6 requiredno firefighting actionbetaken. SFRS attended 4 incidents at non residential, private garden sheds, with the majority of all incidents of this type occuring in Bellshill, Coatbridge and Motherwell Community Board Areas. We continue to engage with duty holders, education premisesand thewider communityto provideguidance to reduce attendancesto thesetypesofincidents. 21 22 23 24 25 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Non Domestic Fire Safety
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15% 0% 10 Q3 2020/21 3 Year Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 299 376 362 326 374 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Airdrie Bellshill 16% 13% Coatbridge Kilsyth Motherwell North Corridor Shotts 20% 1% 17% 6% 10%3% 15% Cumbernauld Wishaw 8% 8% 8% 6% 6% Offices and call centres, Purpose built office Residential Home, Nursing/Care Warehouses and bulk storage, Warehouse Industrial Manufacturing, Factory Education, Secondary school 24% UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms 51% Human Influenceand Alarm Activations 87% 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 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 Compared against Q2 2021/22, SFRS in NL has recorded an increase of 15% in the number of UFAS incidents that we have attended. We are also level against the 3 year average. UFAS incidents made up 24% of all incidents fire crews in NL attendedwithinQ2 2022/23. UFAS incidents made up 51% of all false alarms that we attended, with human influence affecting 87% of all false alarms. We actively work towards our UFAS demand reduction targets and encourage crews and enforcement staff to engage in proactive interventions whilst in attendance at these incidents. We continue to work closely with local schools, industry and residentialhomesalongwithourongoingcommitmentto reducing attendancesto ourlocalhospitals. 0 100 200 300 400 500 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 UFAS
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High 203 Medium 256 Low 183 Stepps 13 Shotts 4 Kilsyth 15 Motherwell 161 Cumbernauld 193 Coatbridge 177 Bellshill 75 11 Community Engagement In Q2 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 engagementworkand partnerreferrals. NL fire crewsand prevention& protectionstaff completed 638 HFSV's during Q2 2022/23, 32% 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. We actively promote our #Make the Call campaign. High 32% Medium 40% Low 28% Home Fire Safety Visit Risk Ratings 13 4 15 161 193 177 75 0 50 100 150 200 250 Stepps Shotts Kilsyth Motherwell Cumbernauld Coatbridge Bellshill Home Fire Safety Visits Completed by Community Fire Station Home Fire Safety Visits 638
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12 Community Engagement Motherwell Fire Station Open Day Motherwell Fire Station hosted an Open day in August. This was a very well attended event. The event was supported by Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service, NL Council, NHS and a widerangeoflocalcharities. We were able to offer a free fun day for the local community whilst targeting some of our important safety messages around water safety, road safety and also promote Home Fire Safety Visits. Wealso raised£500forThe Firefighterscharityand Familysupporttrust. Campus Advocate Lanarkshire are trialling a Campus Advocate within Calderhead High School in Shotts. The aim of this is to embed an SFRS contact within the school to build up a rapport with pupils to try and reduce Secondary Fires and anti-social behaviour across the Fortissat Ward. The Fortissat Ward statistically has the highest number of secondary fires within the Lanarkshire Area. The programme is set out to reduce secondary fires/anti-social behaviour. We also deliver Water Safety and Road Safety messages to young people in the community as well as promoting the Youth Volunteer Scheme.
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13 Road Safety Crews and members of the Community action team have been at Secondary Schools across North Lanarkshire. They have been talking to young people that are at the age where they are about to start driving, teaching themaboutroadsafetyand the hazardsthey couldfaceonthe road. Our community action team have all now received the training onour VR headsets. This is a fantastic tool for promoting road safety as it puts the wearer in the vehicle as a passenger at the scene of a roadtrafficcollision.