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West Dunbartonshire Council · 21 August 2024
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Supplementary Agenda Housing and Communities Committee Date: Wednesday, 21 August 2024 Time: 10:00 a.m. Format: Hybrid Meeting Contact: Email: Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer Nicola.moorcroft@west-dunbarton.gov.uk committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Dear Member ITEM TO FOLLOW I refer to the agenda for the above meeting that was issued on 8 August 2024 and now enclose a copy of Item 7(b) which was not available for issue at that time. Yours faithfully PETER HESSETT Chief Executive Page 161
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Note referred to:- 7 SCRUTINY REPORTS (b) FIRE AND RESCUE SCRUTINY REPORT 163 - 175 Submit report by the Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service providing appropriate performance data (Quarter 1) measured against priorities in the West Dunbartonshire Local Fire and Rescue Plan. Distribution:- Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal (Chair) Councillor David McBride Councillor Jonathan McColl Councillor Michelle McGinty Councillor John Millar Councillor Karen Murray Conaghan Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Martin Rooney Councillor Hazel Sorrell (Vice Chair) Councillor Sophie Traynor All other Councillors for information Chief Executive Chief Officer – Housing and Employability Chief Officer – Regulation and Regeneration Chief Officer – Resources Date issued: 12 August 2024 Page 162
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West Dunbartonshire Performance Report Q1 - 1st April 2024 - 30th June 2024 Annick ITEM 7b Page 163
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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 2Page 164
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5 0 1 20 1 1 5 0 1 16 1 18 3 1 0 18 3 1 2 1 0 9 0 2 5 0 0 10 4 5 3 0 2 11 1 7 23 2 4 84 10 34 -30% 100% -43% -53% 11% -66% 7% 0% -19% -25% 0% -21% 23% 29% 11% 11% 24% 9% 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. Activity levels have reduced by more than 5% Activity levels have reduced by up to 5% Activity levels have increased overall * 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. 3Page 165
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West Dunbartonshire Activity Summary 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 210 274 216 240 132 60 63 63 91 65 128 187 194 187 98 398 524 473 518 295Total Incidents All Special Services All False Alarms All Fires 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Total Incidents All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms 49% 14% 36% 45% 22% 33% All Fires All Special Services All False Alarms Incidents by Classification Annual Average 5 Year Average 16.27% 12.54% 11.53% 11.53% 8.81% 8.47% 8.47% 3.39% 3.05% 2.71% 2.37% 2.03% 1.69% 1.69% 1.36% Outdoor Fire False Alarm (Dwelling) Refuse Fire False Alarm (UFAS) Special Service - Effecting entry/exit Dwelling Fire False Alarm (Good Intent) Other Building Fire Special Service - Other… Other Primary Fire Vehicle Fire Special Service - Flooding Special Service - Animal assistance… Special Service - No action (not… Special Service - Lift Release 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 132 fires primary & secondary special services65 false alarms 98 -48% totalnumber of incidents 295 -43% -45% fire & non-fire casualties 9 -10% economiccost of ufas incidents £66,980 Activityby Time of Day -29% (-108) (-26) (-89) (-223) (-1) S 4Page 166
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-30% 7% 23% Year on Year 3 Year Average* 5 Year Average* Main Source of Ignition Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fires Domesti Detection Present 91.3% 85.7% Detection Actuated Calls Made via Linked Alarms 60.9% 17 3 2 1 Cooking applianceElectricity supply Other domestic style appliance Smoking Related25 18 25 33 23 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 56.5% 8.7% 69.6% 82.6% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage Only Nofire Damage Alcohol/Drug Impairment 17.4% Distraction 60.9% 01 0203 04 05 06 07 08 09 101112131415 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 21.7% Clydebank Waterfront 21.7% 13.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 8.7% 21.7% 13.0% 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) (5) (5) (3) (2) (5) (3) (13) (2) (16) (19) (14) (4) (21) (18) (14) 5Page 167
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100% 0% 29% Year on Year 3 Year Average* 5 Year Average* Domestic Safety - Accidental Dwelling Fire Casualties Overcome by gas, smoke, or toxic fumes/ 50.0%Other 50.0% 0 0 0 0 00 0 2 0 0 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male Female 1 2 5 1 2 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Clydebank Central 0.0% Clydebank Waterfront 0.0% 50.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 50.0% 0.0% 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) (0) (1) (1) (0) (0) (1) (1) (0) (0) 50.0% 6Page 168
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-43% -19% 11% 5 Year Average* Year on Year 3 Year Average* Unintentional Injury or Harm Other Other Medical Not known Chest/ Abdominal Injury 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 0 0 00 0 1 1 2 0 - 9 10 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 79 80+ Male 0% Female 100% Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 25.0% 0.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 25.0% Road Traffic Collision Water Rescue Assisting Other Agencies 25.0% 0.0% 75.0% 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 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% Fatality 50.0% 10 9 10 7 4 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) (1) (1) (0) (0) (0) (2) (0)(1) (2) (1) (1) (0) (3) 7Page 169
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-53% -25% 11% Year on Year 3 Year Average* 5 Year Average* Deliberate Fire Setting Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 19.0% 21.4% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 10.7% 11.9% 13.1% 23.8% 167 226 168 178 84 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% 9.0% 6.6% 12.5% 6.2% 19.0% 0.0% 91.0% 93.4% 87.5% 93.8% 81.0% 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Primary Secondary 2 5 3 6 Other Buildings Dwellings Vehicles Other Primary 30 38 Refuse Other Secondary 398 524 473 518 295 152 211 147 167 68 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) (20) (16) (18) (9) (10) (11) 8Page 170
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11% 0% 24% Year on Year 3 Year Average* 5 Year Average* Non Domestic Fire Safety 9 10 13 9 10 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Clydebank Central Clydebank Waterfront 10.0% 30.0% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 0.0% 40.0% 10.0% 10.0% 40% 50% 10% Accidental Deliberate Not Known 40.0% 50.0% 40.0% 80.0% No FirefightingAction Direct Firefighting Heat/SmokeDamage No FireDamage 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Other Residential, Hotel/motel Residential Home, Nursing/Care Non Residential, Other private non-residential building Sporting venues, Gym Food and Drink, Takeaway, fast food Residential Home, Retirement/Elderly Food and Drink, Pub/wine bar/bar 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) (1) (3) (0) (4) (1) (4) (5) (4) (8) S 9Page 171
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-66% -21% 9% 5 Year Average* Year on Year 3 Year Average* Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals 49 103 119 101 34 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Clydebank Clydebank Waterfront 52.9% 2.9% Dumbarton Kilpatrick Leven Lomond 5.9% 14.7% 20.6% 2.9% 11 9 5 3 2 Hospitals and medical care, Hospital Residential Home, Nursing/Care Residential Home, Children's Other Residential, Hotel/motel Warehouses and bulk storage, Other 12% UFAS Percentage Against all Incidents UFAS Percentage Against all False Alarms 35% Human Influenceand Alarm Activations 44.1% 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 (295) (15) (1) (18) (1) (2) (5) (7) (98) 10Page 172