1. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

2. MISSION To provide a professional and well supported Fire and Rescue Service which reduces community risk in order to save lives, relieve suffering, protect property and the environment.

3. Consultation on changes to fire engine deployment in the boroughs of Epsom & Ewell and Reigate & Banstead Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

4. Background: Integrated Risk Management Planning from 2004 Surrey Fire and Rescue Authority Public Safety Plan 2011 - 2020 12 outcomes Second phase – more appropriate locations (9.10) Action Plans AP1 – coming to a close AP2 – due for consultation early 2013 Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

5. Risk - summary: Fairly common level of risk across the county (low) Frequency linked to population, severity is not Prevention / protection activity Demand (incident numbers) reducing – nearly 16,000 to less than 11,000 a year since 2006/7 67% of incidents resolved by 1 fire engine Incident complexity increasing Community Risk Profile - regularly updated to predict and plan for future developments (population growth, more ethnically diverse and older population, climate change, housing developments, increased traffic) Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

6. An average week for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (if there were such a thing for 2011/12) Surrey Fire and Rescue Service False Alarms97 Dwelling fires12 Other property fires18 Non-property fires31 Vehicle collisions19 Other incidents29 Total206

7. An average week for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Surrey Fire and Rescue Service R&BE&E False Alarms12 (47%)7 (50%) Dwelling fires1.5 (6%)1 (7%) Other property fires2.5 (10%)1 (6%) Non-property fires3.5 (14%)3 (20%) Vehicle collisions2 (8%)1 (5%) Other incidents3.5 (14%)2 (12%) Total2514* *NB: figures actually add up to 15 due to rounding issues, 14 is the overall average for E&E

8. Current situation: Epsom – 2 wholetime fire engines (Surrey) Reigate – 2 wholetime fire engines (Surrey) Horley – 1 wholetime fire engine (West Sussex), plus specialist vehicles Formal arrangement with West Sussex to receive emergency calls and respond to incidents in a specific area of Surrey around Horley. Following a recent consultation, West Sussex FRA has decided to move their fire engine from Horley to Horsham with effect from April 2013. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

9. Options analysis: Based on a range of factors, including: Impact on emergency response performance Cost Achievability within time and resource constraints Anticipated public acceptability Conformity with the Surrey PSP principles Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

10. Preferred option: Create a chain of single fire engine fire stations running through the boroughs of Epsom & Ewell and Reigate & Banstead. One Surrey wholetime fire engine each at: Epsom Burgh Heath (new location to be determined) target by summer 2014 Reigate Horley from April 2013 until a new temporary location in Salfords target by end 2013. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

11. Graphic to demonstrate 10 minute drive time – current configuration

12. Graphic to demonstrate 10 minute drive time – proposed configuration

13. Response standard – modelled impact*: Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Response standard 1st response to all 2+ fire engine incidents 2nd response to all 2+ fire engine incidents 1st response to other emergencies Average%in10minsAverage%in15mins% in 16 mins Current situation Surrey 07:25s80.7%10:03s90.3%98.1% E&E 05:16s94.0%06:12s96.2%98.5% R&B 08:36s69.2%10:21s90.1%97.5% Preferred option Surrey07:17s82.5%10:27s90.5%98.3% E&E 06:07s87.1%11:48s91.4%97.7% R&B 07:18s82.7%10:35s92.5%98.8% * Based on optimal site for Salfords area and potential site at Tadworth R’bout

14. Response standard – modelled impact*: Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Response standard 1st response to all 2+ fire engine incidents 2nd response to all 2+ fire engine incidents 1st response to other emergencies Average%in10minsAverage%in15mins% in 16 mins Current situation Surrey 07:25s80.7%10:03s90.3%98.1% E&E 05:16s94.0%06:12s96.2%98.5% R&B 08:36s69.2%10:21s90.1%97.5% Preferred option Surrey07:20s82.4%10:25s90.7%98.3% E&E 06:03s87.9%10:16s94.6%97.7% R&B 07:32s83.9%10:56s92.3%98.8% * Based on potential site at Salfords and optimal site in Burgh Heath area

15. Response standard – modelled impact population coverage Surrey Fire and Rescue Service * Based on potential site at Salfords and optimal site in Burgh Heath area Response standard Percentage of population 1 st fire engine in 10mins Percentage of population 2 nd fire engine in 15mins Current situation Surrey 79.9%86.9% E&E 86.7%100% R&B 52.1%86.4% Preferred option Surrey 85.2%86.8% E&E 86.7%96.8% R&B 93.5%86.4%

16. Consultation: 10 th December 2012 until 4 th March 2013 Media, public meetings, internet, GP surgeries, libraries, focus groups, survey, etc www.surrey-fire.gov.uk/psp Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

17. What next: Fire and Rescue Authority decision – 26 th March 2013 Interim move to Horley fire station from April 2013 Move to Salfords from with a target date of end 2013 Move to a new more optimal location in the Burgh Heath area with a target date of summer 2014 Action Plan 2 consultation early 2013 Continue to monitor and adapt to changes in circumstances. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

18. Questions? Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

19. MISSION To provide a professional and well supported Fire and Rescue Service which reduces community risk in order to save lives, relieve suffering, protect property and the environment.