Item 18 - SFRS Report
West Dunbartonshire Council · 20 August 2026
Back to Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board — 20 August 2026 and its agenda
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SFRS Update to the Community Planning West Dunbartonshire Management Board on 20th August 2026. The following summarises some of the Operational Response, Community Safety Engagement and Partnership Working activity undertaken by the SFRS during the last quarter. • Firefighter for a Day (ASN Schools) – Community Crew Commander Henderson and Clydebank operational crews delivered two Firefighter for a Day programmes, engaging 9 young people from ASN schools; 4 pupils from Choices School Dumbarton (April) and 5 pupils from Kilpatrick School (May). • Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Initiative – In partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council, our Community Action Team (CAT) have undertaken a high-rise lithium-ion battery safety campaign across 19 residential high-rise buildings. Information posters, adapted safety leaflets and direct engagement with tenants and caretakers helped raise awareness of safe battery charging, storage and maintenance practices, with the initiative potentially reaching 870 households and over 1,000 residents. • Good Egg Safety Partnership – SFRS have supported the delivery of child car seat safety guidance alongside “Good Egg” during the Clydebank Community Fire Station Charity Car Wash in June. • Lomond Shores Open Water Swimming Programme – SFRS have supported sessions delivered by West Dunbartonshire Leisure and Scottish Swimming, providing water safety education, survival advice and risk awareness to local school pupils. • Hoarding Awareness Week – CAT personnel delivered the new SFRS Hoarding Awareness presentation to frontline staff from local authorities, housing associations and NHS services, promoting awareness of the fire risks associated with hoarding and referral pathways for Home Fire Safety Visits. • Choices for Life – Throughout May, CAT personnel supported Police Scotland's Choices for Life programme, delivering ASB & deliberate fire-setting prevention and CPR awareness inputs to S1 pupils across all West Dunbartonshire secondary schools, promoting positive decision-making and community safety. • Operation Ballaton – SFRS Officers have supported Operation Ballaton, the Police Scotland led operation which focuses on Community Safety in Balloch and the surrounding area of the Loch Lomond National Park. ITEM 18
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• World Drowning Prevention Day – Local SFRS teams comprising of operational crews, CAT and our Youth Volunteers have supported World Drowning Prevention day at Loch Lomond Shores on 25th July 2026. • Operational Debriefs - SFRS have hosted and facilitated a number of multi agency operational debriefs across the LSO Area to promote operational learning and improve operational response. • Community Engagement and Fundraising – All of our West Dunbartonshire stations are participating in summer season of Fire Station Open Days and Car Washes aimed at promoting key community safety messaging and fundraising for charity.