Item 7b - Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Report - Q2
West Dunbartonshire Council · 22 November 2023
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WestDunbartonshire PerformanceReport Q2 - 1st July 2023 - 30th September 2023 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 2
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8 0 1 11 2 11 8 0 1 13 1 16 2 0 1 9 0 5 3 0 2 3 1 3 7 1 0 12 1 6 1 0 0 8 2 12 29 1 5 56 7 53 12% -50% -44% -40% 17% -48% 8% -17% -19% -11% 11% -9% 1% 13% 11% 16% 28% 12% 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 withinWest Dunbartonshireand 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. * Regarding3 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 reducedby 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 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 91 122 156 138 105 61 62 87 74 68 171 158 216 176 137 323 342 459 388 310Total Incidents All Special Services All False Alarms All Fires 0 100 200 300 400 500 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 Total Incidents All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms 34% 19% 48% 34% 22% 44% All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms Incidents by Classification Annual Average 5 Year Average 17.10% 16.45% 10.32% 9.35% 9.03% 8.71% 5.16% 2.90% 2.58% 2.58% 2.26% 2.26% 2.26% 1.61% 1.61% False Alarm (UFAS) False Alarm (Dwelling) False Alarm (Good Intent) Dwelling Fire Outdoor Fire Refuse Fire Special Service - Effecting entry/exit Vehicle Fire Special Service - No action (not… Special Service - Assist other… Other Building Fire Special Service - Lift Release Special Service - Flooding Other Primary Fire Special Service - Animal assistance… 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 105 fires primary & secondary special services 68 false alarms 137 -22% totalnumber of incidents 310 -20% -24% fire & non-fire casualties 7 -46% economiccost of ufasincidents £104,410 Activityby Time of Day -8% (-33) (-6) (-39) (-78) (-6) 4
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12% 8% 1% Year on Year 3 Year Average * 5 Year Average * Main Source of Ignition Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Detection Present 82.8% 70.8% Detection Actuated Calls Made via Linked Alarms 79.3% 19 7 2 1 Cooking appliance Electricity supply Other domestic style appliance Smoking Related 29 23 31 26 29 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 65.5% 0.0% 48.3% 93.1% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage Only Nofire Damage Alcohol/Drug Impairment 13.8% Distraction 20.7% 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 27.6% Clydebank Waterfront 27.6% 6.9% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 10.3% 24.1% 3.4% Clydebank Central PerformanceSummary AccidentalDwelling Fires to Date Main Source of Ignition AccidentalDwelling Fires by Time of Day Severity of AccidentalDwelling Fires Human Factors Automatic Detection & Actuation AccidentalDwelling Fires Activity by Ward (% share) (8) (8) (2) (3) (7) (1) (19) (0) (14) (27) (6) (4) (24) (17) (23) 5
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-50% -17% 13% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Breathing difficulties (Other than 'Overcome 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0 1 00 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 100% Female 0% 2 2 2 2 1 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 Clydebank Central 0.0% Clydebank Waterfront 0.0% 0.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 First Aidat 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 AccidentalDwelling Fire Casualties by Ward (% share) (0) (0) (0) (0) (1) (0) (1) (0) (0) (0) S 6
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-44% -19% 11% 5 Year Average Year on Year 3 Year Average Unintentional Injury or Harm Head injury Bruising Cuts/Lacerat ions Collapse Other 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1 0 0 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 40% Female 60% Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 20.0% 20.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% Road Traffic Collision Water Rescue Assisting Other Agencies 20.0% 0.0% 80.0% 01 0203 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 0.0% 40.0% 20.0% Fatality 40.0% 15 11 11 9 5 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 PerformanceSummary 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) (1) (1) (1) (2) (0) (0) ()(1) (2) (1) (0) (2) (4) 7
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-40% -11% 16% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Deliberate Fire Setting Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 23.2% 16.1% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 5.4% 21.4% 14.3% 19.6% 48 87 111 94 56 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 0.0% 20.8% 17.2% 17.1% 14.9% 16.1% 0.0% 79.2% 82.8% 82.9% 85.1% 83.9% 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 Primary Secondary 0 1 3 5 Other Buildings Dwellings Vehicles Other Primary 22 25 Refuse Other Secondary 323 342 459 388 310 38 72 92 80 47 0 200 400 600 0 200 400 600 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 All Incidents Deliberate Secondary Fires PerformanceSummary Deliberate Fires Year to Date Deliberate Fires by Time of Day Deliberate Fires by Classification Primary Fire Ratio by Activity Type Secondary Fire Ratio by Activity Type Deliberate Fires Compared to OperationalActivity Deliberate Fires by Ward (% share) (11) (13) (9) (3) (12) (8) 8
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17% 11% 28% Year on Year 3 Year Average 5 Year Average Non Domestic Fire Safety 7 5 7 6 7 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 14.3% 0.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% 28.6% 86% 14% 0% Accidental Deliberate Not Known 57.1% 28.6% 42.9% 71.4% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage No FireDamage 2 1 1 1 1 1 Other Residential, Hotel/motel Other Residential, Sheltered Housing - not self contained Retail, Shopping Centre Public admin, security and safety, Police station Food and Drink, Takeaway, fast food Hospitals and medical care, Other (including surgery) 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 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 (2) (1) (0) (1) (1) (2) (4) (2) (3) (5) 9
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-48% -9% 12% 5 Year Average Year on Year 3 Year Average Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 111 82 144 101 53 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 Clydebank Clydebank Waterfront 30.2% 9.4% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 5.7% 11.3% 22.6% 20.8% 18 8 7 5 3 Residential Home, Nursing/Care Hospitals and medical care, Hospital Residential Home, Children's Other Residential, Hotel/motel Other Residential, Sheltered Housing - not self contained 17% UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms 39% Human Influence and Alarm Activations 28.3% 0.0 1.0 2.0 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 Signalsby Time of Day Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals- Top 5 Premises Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals Activity Ratios Average UnwantedFire Alarm Signals per Day (119) (15) (11) (16) (5) (3) (6) (12) (119) 10