INTEGRATED RISK MANAGEMENT PLANNING The Concept The Reality Frank Swann Chief Fire Officer Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service

 HISTORY  CONCEPT  REALITY

HISTORY  Riverdale Committee 1936  Congested urban areas  Smaller towns  Rural areas

 All based on response  No broader approach to risk – Fire Protection Community Safety  Review in 1958 ; 1985

“In the Line of Fire” (1995)  A shift from fire fighting to fire safety  Cover related to risk  Risk assessment and research

“A BIG STRIKE”

 Bain Report  Our Fire and Rescue Service  Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004  Fire Services National Framework

CONCEPT  Fire Service Circular 7/2003  Draft IRMPs by September 2003  Guidance issued  Locally determined – risk based

AN EFFECTIVE IRMP  Identify existing and potential risks to community  Evaluation of prevention, protection, response  Opportunities for improvement  Determination of resources  Arrangements for implementation, monitoring, audit and review

HOW ?  FSEC  MOSAIC  Data, including:  Mobilising stats  GIS systems  Spatial plans  Demographics  Census etc...

WHAT’S IN IT ?  Our Service  Our Challenges  Our Analysis  Our Response  Our Proposals

WHEN IS IT ?  Every 3 years (review annually)

SOME OUTCOMES  Changes to duty systems  Changes to establishment  Station closures/mergers  Variation of appliance crewing  Flexible working  Local response standards

THE REALITY ?  It’s hard work  It takes time  It makes you think!  It makes you accountable  It’s a journey

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