Presentation to Management Committee Monday 22 March 2010 Olaf Baars Deputy Chief Fire Officer Director of Service Delivery

RBFS Road Traffic Collisions (2009) Total RTC’s attended – 532 RTC 1 Pump attendance for wash down/make safe Total RTC’s reported as Persons Trapped Rescue Support Vehicle returned before arrival 250 (74%) RTC person trapped – 102 (30%) –More than one person trapped 18 (5.3%) Fatalities (at scene) - 7 Average number of vehicles involved - 2

RBFS Motorway RTC’s (2009) 3 Pumps + 1 RSV RTC person trapped – 23 (7%) Fatalities (at scene) 1

Impact on Availability for Other Incidents W/T Pumps operationally deployed 5.2% of the available time (averaged across all W/T appliances) Retained Pumps operationally deployed 1.5% of the available time (averaged across all Ret appliances) Newbury’s RSV operationally committed 1.5% of the available time (139 hours) Slough’s RSV operationally committed 1.9% of the available time(167 hours) –(includes time driving to all 250 incidents from which the RSV’s were retuned before arrival)

RTC Equipment Inventory Rescue Support Vehicle –2-3 personnel 2 Hydraulic Cutters 1 Hydraulic Spreader 1 Long nose Spreader 1 Mini Cutter 1 Pedal Cutter 4 Hydraulic Rams Stabilisation Gear High & Low pressure Air Bags Electric Saw Tirfor Blackhawk hydraulic kit Disc cutter LGV access equipment Rescue Pump –4-6 personnel 1 Hydraulic Cutter 1 Hydraulic Spreader 1 Hydraulic Ram 1 Mini Cutter Low pressure Air Bags Stabilisation Gear Electric Saw Tirfor (Possible future addition of disc cutter, bonded windscreen cutter and pedal cutter subject to ongoing evaluation of need)

Motorway RTC Attendance Current Motorway –2 x Pump with RTC equipment to the reported carriageway –1 x Rescue Support Vehicle to the reported carriageway –1x Pump with RTC equipment to the opposing carriageway –1 x level 2 Officer –Total of Personnel Proposed Motorway –2 x Rescue Pumps with enhanced RTC equipment to the reported carriageway (min of 1 x wholetime pump) –1 x Rescue Pumps with enhanced RTC equipment to the opposing carriageway –1 x level 2 Officer –Total of Personnel –1 x Rescue Support vehicle if LGV or Coach/Bus involved

Non-Motorway RTC Attendance Proposed Non-Motorway –2 x Rescue Pumps with enhanced RTC equipment (min of 1 x wholetime pump) –1 x level 2 Officer –Total of 9-13 Personnel –1 x Rescue Support vehicle if LGV or Coach/Bus involved Current Non Motorway –1 x Pump with RTC equipment) –1 x Rescue Support Vehicle –1 x level 2 Officer –Total of 7-10 Personnel

RTC Attendance to Theale High Street Current 1 x Pump with RTC equipment – 8 min 1 x RSV – 22 min 1 x Level 2 Officer (7 – 10 personnel) Proposed 1 st x Rescue Pump 6.5 min 2 nd x Rescue Pump 8 min (9-13 personnel) RSV min if needed and requested from scene

FBU Response to Consultation 10 Page response received from FBU (copied to members) to a two page draft policy Some points highlighted drafting errors in draft policy that will be addressed in final version Detailed response to the FBU in draft final version to be issued next week (copied to members) together with amended policy document and risk assessment

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