SFRS Renfrewshire Scrutiny Report - Q4 2022-23
Renfrewshire Council · 16 May 2023
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Renfrewshire Performance Report 1st January 2023 - 31st March 2023 Q2 saw an increase of
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2 Renfrewshire Performance Report Table of Contents Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities 3 Renfrewshire 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
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3 0 1 4 2 12 4 0 0 10 1 24 0 0 1 15 1 7 6 0 1 14 1 7 3 0 2 12 2 22 5 1 1 7 2 33 4 0 1 3 2 6 10 3 2 10 5 59 1 1 1 4 0 13 4 0 2 10 0 7 6 0 0 6 4 24 0 0 5 11 2 50 46 5 17 106 22 264 44% 67% 0% -19% 83% 1% 6% 43% -4% 6% -6% 14% 3 Year on Year Change 3 Year Average Change Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Erskine and Inchinnan Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch Johnstone South and Elderslie Total Incidents Renfrew North and Braehead Renfrew South and Gallowhill Paisley East and Central Paisley Northeast and Ralston Paisley Northwest Paisley Southeast Paisley Southwest 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 The Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan has been developed to set out the priorities and objectives withinRenfrewshireand allows our local authority partners to scrutinise the performance outcomes of these priorities. We will continue to work closely with our partners in Renfrewshireto 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 Renfrewshire Community Plan and associated Delivery and Thematic plans. Through 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 Renfrewshire 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
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Renfrewshire Activity Summary 4 0 200 400 600 800 1000 2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Renfrewshire Operational Trends Total Incidents All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms 26% 16% 58% 24% 16% 59% All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms Annual Average 3 Year Average 35.68% 14.46% 7.30% 6.76% 6.76% 5.95% 5.00% 2.97% 2.30% 2.03% 1.89% 1.76% 1.62% 1.62% 0.81% False Alarm (UFAS) False Alarm (Dwelling) Refuse Fire False Alarm (Good Intent) Dwelling Fire Special Service - Effecting… Outdoor Fire Other Building Fire Special Service - Assist other… False Alarm (Malicious) Vehicle Fire Special Service - No action (not… Special Service - RTC Special Service - Flooding Special Service - Lift Release 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 Kilbarchan, Howwood, Bishopton, Bridge of 181 fires primary & secondary special services 121 false alarms 438 -2% totalnumber of incidents 740 -2% -6% fire & non-fire casualties 23 5% economiccost of ufas incidents £520,080 Activityby Time of Day 4% Incidents by Classification *data above is year on year change
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44% 6% 5 Main Source of Ignition Year on Year 3 Year Average 86% Detection Actuated Automatic Detection & Actuation Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Domesti Detection Present 76% Calls Made via Linked Alarms 85% 29 5 4 3 2 Cooking appliance Smoking Related Not known Electricity supply Other domestic style appliance Main Source of Ignition 58 40 34 32 46 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 43% 17% 59% 26% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting NoHeat/Smoke Damage No Fire Damage Alcohol/Drug Impairment 13% Distraction 37% 01020304 05 06 07 08 09 10111213141516 17 18 19 20 21222300 7% Erskine and Inchinnan 9% 0% Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch Johnstone South and Elderslie Paisley East and Central Paisley Northeast and Ralston Paisley Northwest 13% 7% 11% 22% 2%9% Paisley Southeast 9% 13% Paisley Southwest Renfrew North and Braehead Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank PerformanceSummary Accidental Dwelling Fires by Time of Day Severity of Accidental Dwelling Fires Human Factors Accidental Dwelling Fires Activity by Ward (% share) Accidental Dwelling Fires show an increase of 44% (14 incidents) from Q4 2021/22. Cooking remains the most common source of ignition within Renfrewshire accounting for 29 of the accidental dwelling fires. 43% (20) of the incidents required no firefighting action, 37% (17) were due to distraction and 13% (6) were due to alcohol/drug impairment. 35 of the 46 incidents had detection installed and 86% (40) of them operated and raised the alarm. Renfrew South and Gallowhill 0% Accidental Dwelling Fires
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67% 43% 6 Year on Year 3 Year Average Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Overcome by smoke 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0 2 1 00 0 1 1 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 60% Female 40% 8 2 2 3 5 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Accidental Dwelling Fires Casualties 0% 0% Paisley Southwest Renfrew North and Braehead Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank 0% Erskine and Inchinnan 0% 0% Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch Johnstone South and Elderslie Paisley East and Central Paisley Northeast and Ralston Paisley Northwest 0% 0% 20% 60% 20%0% Paisley Southeast Unintentional Injury and 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 00 First Aidat Scene Hospital -Serious Injuries Hospital -Slight Injuries 20% 60% 20% Fatality 0% PerformanceSummary Fire Casualties by Time of Day Nature of Injury Extent of Harm Age / Gender Profile AccidentalDwelling Fire Casualties by Ward (% share) An increase of 67% from 3 to 5 dwelling fire casualties for this reporting period. The injuries sustained by the casualties were smoke inhalation. 1 casualty sustained serious smoke inhalation while the remaining injuries were deemed slight. Renfrew South and Gallowhill 0%
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0% -4% 7 Year on Year 3 Year Average Unintentional Injury and Harm Bruising Cuts/Lacerations Back / Neck injury (spinal) Not known Other medical condition Other 29% 24% 24% 12% 6% 6% 0 1 6 4 00 0 3 1 2 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male65% Female 35% Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Erskine and Inchinnan 0% 6% Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch Johnstone South and Elderslie Paisley Northwest 6% 12% 6% 12% 6%6% 6% Paisley Northeast and Ralston Paisley East and Central Paisley Southeast 12% 0% Paisley Southwest Renfrew North and Braehead Road Traffic Collision Water Rescue Assisting Other Agencies 47% 0%53% 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 First Aid at Scene Hospital -Serious Hospital -Slight Injuries 24% 29% 35% Fatality 12% 20 19 17 17 17 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Deliberate Bishopton, Bridge of Weir Performance Summary Non-Fire Casualties by Time of Day Nature of Injury Extent of Harm Non-FireEmergency Activity Age / Gender Profile Non-FireCasualties by Ward (% share) Non-fire casualties remained static at 17 casualties. Of the 17 casualties,8 were as a result of Road Traffic Collisions (47%). Incidents involving Assisting Other Agencies accounted for 53% (9 incidents) of all the activity within this indicator. Tragically,2 fatalities were recorded during this period. Both occurred during incidents where the Fire & Rescue Service were assisting ambulance colleagues to gain entry to residential properties. Renfrew South and Gallowhill 29% Non-Fire Casualties
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-19% 6% 8 Year on Year 3 Year Average Deliberate Fire Setting Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Erskine and Inchinnan 9% 14% Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch Johnstone South and Elderslie Paisley East and Central Paisley Northeast and Ralston Paisley Northwest 13% 11% 7% 9% 4%3% 4% Paisley Southeast 9% 6% Paisley Southwest Renfrew North and Braehead 102 85 125 131 106 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 28% 17% 26% 22% 18% 23% 72% 83% 74% 78% 82% 77% 2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Primary Secondary 17% 29% 38% 17% Other Buildings Dwellings Vehicles Other Primary 61% 39% Refuse Other Secondary 808 656 626 677 755 740 109 85 63 98 108 82 2017/2018 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 All Incidents Deliberate Secondary Fires Non Bishopton, Bridge of Weir Kilbarchan, Howwood, Performance Summary Deliberate Fires by Time of Day Deliberate Firesby Classification Primary Fire Ratio by Activity Type Secondary Fire Ratio by Activity Type Deliberate Fires Compared to Operational Activity Deliberate Fires by Ward (% share) Deliberate fire setting shows a decrease of 19% (25) incidents from Q4 last year. Secondary fires accounted for 77% (82) of the incidents within this indicator. 10% Renfrew South and Gallowhill Definitions Primary Fires -all fires in buildings, vehicles and outdoor structures or any fire involving casualties, rescues or fires attended by five or more appliances Secondary Fires –fire incidents that did not occur at a primary location, was not a chimney fire in an occupied building, did not involve casualties (otherwise categorised as a primary incident) and was attended by four or fewer appliances. Deliberate Fires
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83% -6% 9 Year on Year 3 Year Average Non Domestic Fire Safety 15 25 16 12 22 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Non Domestic Fires Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Erskine and Inchinnan 5% 5% Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch Johnstone South and Elderslie Paisley East and Central Paisley Northeast and Ralston Paisley Northwest 5% 9% 9% 23% 0%9% 9% Paisley Southeast 0% 18% Paisley Southwest Renfrew North and Braehead 68% 23% 9% Accidental Deliberate Not Known 36% 32% 50% 59% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage No FireDamage 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 Infant/primary school Private Garden Shed Single shop Sports and Social club Residential Home Industrial Manufacturing Large supermarket Unwanted Kilbarchan, Howwood, 01020304 05 06 07 08 09 10111213141516 17 18 19 20 21 222300 PerformanceSummary Non-Domestic Fires by Time of Day Non-Domestic Fires by Nature of Origin Non-Domestic Fires by Ward (% share) Severity of Non-DomesticFires Non-Domestic Fires by Premises Type An increase of 83% (10 incidents) for the year on year measure. 8 incidents required no firefighting action and 13 incidents resulted in No Fire Damage. Renfrew South and Gallowhill 9%
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1% 14% 10 Year on Year 3 Year Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 210 175 186 262 264 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank Erskine and Inchinnan 9% 3% Houston, Crosslee and Linwood Johnstone South and Elderslie Paisley East and Central Paisley Northeast and Ralston Paisley Northwest 3% 8% 13% 22% 5%2% 5% Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood, Lochwinnoch Paisley Southeast 3% 9% Paisley Southwest Renfrew North and Braehead 13% 10% 9% 8% 7% Residential Home Hospital Warehouse Student Hall of Residence Infant/primary school 36% UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms 60% Human Influence and Alarm Activations 43% 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 00 Performance Summary Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals by Ward (% share) UnwantedFire Alarm Signalsby Time of Day Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals- Top 5 Premises Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Activity Ratios Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals per Day Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals (UFAS) show an 1% (2 incidents) increase year on year. Residential Care Homes accounted for 13% (34) of incidents in this category. 43% (114 incidents) were found to be as a result of human interactions i.e. not isolating the system before testing, cooking, smoking etc. Renfrew South and Gallowhill 19%