Item 7b - FRS WD Scrutiny Report Q2 2024 25
West Dunbartonshire Council · 20 November 2024
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West Dunbartonshire Performance Report Q2 - 1st July 2024 - 30th September 2024 Annick ITEM 7b
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West Dunbartonshire Performance Report Table of Contents Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities 3 WestDunbartonshire 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 S 2
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4 0 5 13 1 8 7 1 2 17 2 26 7 0 1 10 0 3 4 0 0 5 0 2 5 3 2 16 0 7 2 0 0 3 0 5 29 4 10 64 3 51 0% 300% 100% 14% -57% 0% -2% 40% -4% -18% -20% -31% 1% 57% 28% 18% 12% 13% Accidental Dwelling Fires Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Non- Domestic Fire Safety Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Unintentional Injury and Harm Deliberate Fire Setting Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities Year on Year Change 3 Year Average Change 5 Year Average Change Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond Total Incidents The Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan has been developed to set out the priorities and objectives within West Dunbartonshire and allows our local authority partners to scrutinise the performance outcomes of these priorities. We will continue to work closely with our partners in West Dunbartonshire 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 West Dunbartonshire`sCommunity 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 West Dunbartonshireidentified 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. * Regarding 3 Year Average and 5 Year Average percentages. These values indicate the percentage change between the current 3 or 5 year average and the previous 3 or 5 year average. The value does not reflect the difference between the current quarter against the 3 or 5 year average. Activity levels have reduced by more than 5% Activity levels have reduced by up to 5% Activity levels have increased overall 3
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West Dunbartonshire Activity Summary 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 122 156 138 105 111 62 87 74 68 69 158 216 176 137 132 342 459 388 310 312Total Incidents All Special Services All False Alarms All Fires 0 100 200 300 400 500 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Total Incidents All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms 35% 19% 46% 36% 22% 42% All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms Incidents by Classification Annual Average 5 Year Average 16.35% 12.82% 11.86% 10.58% 10.58% 9.29% 8.01% 2.88% 2.88% 1.92% 1.60% 1.60% 1.60% 1.28% 1.28% False Alarm (UFAS) False Alarm (Good Intent) False Alarm (Dwelling) Outdoor Fire Dwelling Fire Refuse Fire Special Service - Effecting entry/exit Special Service - RTC Vehicle Fire Special Service - Assist other… Special Service - Removal of… Special Service - Lift Release Special Service - Flooding Special Service - Other… Other Building Fire Top 15 Incident Types by % of Total Incidents West Dunbartonshire OperationalTrends 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 111 fires primary & secondary special services69 false alarms 132 -4% totalnumber of incidents 312 1% 6% fire & non-fire casualties 14 100% economiccost of ufas incidents £100,470 Activityby Time of Day 1% (6) (1) (-5) (2) (7) 4
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0% -2% 1% Year on Year 3 Year Average * 5 Year Average * Main Source of Ignition Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Domesti Detection Present 79.3% 82.6% Detection Actuated Calls Made via Linked Alarms 75.9% 16 3 3 3 2 Cooking appliance Electricity supply Not known Smoking Related Other domestic style appliance23 31 26 29 29 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 44.8% 24.1% 51.7% 62.1% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage Only Nofire Damage Alcohol/Drug Impairment 13.8% Distraction 37.9% 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 13.8% Clydebank Waterfront 24.1% 24.1% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 13.8% 17.2% 6.9% Clydebank Central Performance Summary AccidentalDwelling Fires to Date Main Source of Ignition Accidental Dwelling Fires by Time of Day Severity of Accidental Dwelling Fires Human Factors Automatic Detection & Actuation AccidentalDwelling Fires Activity by Ward (% share) (4) (7) (7) (4) (5) (2) (13) (7) (15) (18) (11) (4) (23) (19) (22) 5
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300% 40% 57% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Overcome by gas, smoke or toxic fumes, 75.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Breathing Difficulties (Other) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 25% Female 75% 2 2 2 1 4 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Clydebank Central 0.0% Clydebank Waterfront 25.0% 0.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% Unintentional Injury or 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 First Aid at Scene Hospital -Serious Injuries Hospital-Slight Injuries Fatality Performance Summary Fire Casualties by Time of Day AccidentalDwelling Fire Casualties Year to Date Nature of Injury Extent of Harm Age / Gender Profile Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties by Ward (% share) (0) (1) (0) (0) (3) (0) (4) (0) (0) (0) 25.0% S 6
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100% -4% 28% 5 Year Average Year on Year 3 Year Average Unintentional Injury or Harm Cuts/Lacerations Not known Other Head injury Back / Neck injury (spinal) Collapse 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 10.0% 10.0% 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 80% Female 20% Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 20.0% 10.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 50.0% Road Traffic Collision Water Rescue Assisting Other Agencies 30.0% 0.0% 70.0% 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 00 First Aid at Scene Hospital -Serious Injuries Hospital -Slight Injuries 20.0% 10.0% 20.0% Fatality 40.0% 11 11 9 5 10 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Deliberate Performance Summary Non-Fire Casualties Year to Date Non-Fire Casualties by Time of Day Nature of Injury Extent of Harm Non-FireEmergency Activity Age / Gender Profile Non-FireCasualties by Ward (% share) (5) (2) (1) (0) (2) (0) (0)(3) (4) (2) (2) (1) (7) S 7
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14% -18% 18% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Deliberate Fire Setting Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 26.6% 15.6% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 7.8% 25.0% 4.7% 20.3% 87 111 94 56 64 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 0.0% 17.2% 17.1% 14.9% 16.1% 15.6% 0.0% 82.8% 82.9% 85.1% 83.9% 84.4% 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 Primary Secondary 4 1 5 0 Other Buildings Dwellings Vehicles Other Primary 27 27 Refuse Other Secondary 342 459 388 310 312 72 92 80 47 54 0 200 400 600 0 200 400 600 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 All Incidents Deliberate Secondary Fires Non Performance Summary Deliberate Fires Year to Date Deliberate Firesby 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) (13) (17) (10) (5) (16) (3) 8
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-57% -20% 12% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Non Domestic Fire Safety 5 7 6 7 3 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 66.7% 0.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 67% 33% Accidental Deliberate Not Known 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 66.7% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage No FireDamage 1 1 1 Hospitals and medical care, Hospital Residential Home, Nursing/Care Residential Home, Retirement/Elderly Unwanted 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 00Performance Summary Non-Domestic Fires Year to Date Non-Domestic Firesby 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 (1) (2) (0) (0) (0) (0) (1) (1) (1) (2) 9
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0% -31% 13% 5 Year Average Year on Year 3 Year Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 82 144 101 51 51 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Clydebank Clydebank Waterfront 51.0% 5.9% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 3.9% 13.7% 9.8% 15.7% 18 12 9 3 2 Residential Home, Children's Residential Home, Nursing/Care Hospitals and medical care, Hospital Other Residential, Hotel/motel Other Residential, Sheltered Housing - not self contained 16% UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms 39% Human Influenceand Alarm Activations 33.3% 0.0 1.0 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 Performance Summary Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Year to Date Unwanted Fire AlarmSignals by Ward (% share) Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals by Time of Day Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals- Top 5 Premises Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Activity Ratios Average UnwantedFire Alarm Signals per Day (312) (17) (8) (26) (3) (2) (7) (5) (132) 10