Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19 - Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue ...
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Vision and Mission
Our Vision is to make Devon and Somerset a ‘safer place to
live, work and visit.’
Our mission is to act to protect and save – to prevent
emergencies, create safer communities and respond, when
required, in order to save life.
Our Priorities
Ashburton Risk Profile 2018/19
We have three key priorities. We use these priorities to
guide how we use our diminishing resources and assess
the importance of new work.
public safety
staff safety
effectiveness and efficiency
Our Behaviour and Values
Our core values and associated behavioural framework
have been agreed following discussions with employees.
We work hard to
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Overview
The South Devon Area supports an extensive tourism Below are the Officers in charge of this station.
and leisure industry concentrated around the natural
geography of the South West coastline and the
Dartmoor National Park.
Ashburton is a traditional “Stannary” town but has
developed a light industrial base as a result of its
close proximity to major road links.
The towns of Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Bovey Tracy,
Moretonhampstead and Chagford border the
Dartmoor National Park, which attracts many visitors Watch Manager Lewis Local Risk Manager
to view its natural and rugged beauty and also to Radford
participate in outdoor pursuits. As well as being a
This plan presents the risks in your area and leisure destination for many it remains a working
the actions that Devon & Somerset Fire & environment supporting a farming industry. Due to its
Rescue Service (DSFRS) will take to make the remoteness and accessibility the National Park
community safer. Our actions are a mix of presents many challenges in providing community
activities based on prevention, protection and safety and also safeguarding the natural environment
including its many Sites of Special Scientific Interest
emergency response, all undertaken by the
(SSSI’s).
people that are best suited for each activity.
The area is home to a range of risks, including a
Ashburton Fire Station is located in Eastern Road,
major ‘A’ road – the A38. Outside of the town, the
Ashburton, within the South Devon Area. Apart from the
station area also covers an extensive area of open
main town, the station covers Bickington and To discuss the content of this plan with a
fields and woodland areas, which themselves can
Widecombe as well as numerous other hamlets. The member of the fire service, please use the
cause significant risks.
local Authority areas served are Devon County Council contact details below:
and Teignbridge District Councils. It covers an area of The area has a mixture of light industry and
approximately 85.75 square kilometres and a commerce. It also includes a large rural area. Name: Local Risk Manager Ian Radford
population of 7,754 people. Tel: 01626 774519
Email: iradford@dsfire.gov.uk
The station area includes a mixture of demographics
ranging from social housing (many privately owned by For more information please visit
registered landlords) to exclusive private housing. www.dsfire.gov.uk/yoursafety
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Our Response
The map opposite shows an estimate
of how long the fire engine will take to
reach residents in Ashburton from the
time they make the call. It will
naturally take us longer to get places
further away from the station.
Residents of Ashburton should take
the following precautions to help keep
them safe from fire:
Fit a working smoke alarm
Take care when cooking and
never leave cooking food
unattended
Plan and practise your escape
route
Make a bedtime check
Don't overload your electrics
Put cigarettes right out
Use candles carefully
Have your chimney swept
regularly
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Prevention and Protection
We maintain a very simple philosophy that prevention is better than cure and we recognise that risk reduction begins with safe behaviours at home, at
work, or on the road, and this leads to a safer society for all. We have developed a community safety strategy to focus our work and set our levels of
resourcing where we have most risk. Using our knowledge, along with that of local organisations and partners we will target those people and
properties that are more likely to be affected by fire and other emergencies, according to our risk analysis and risk profiling. The risks identified at
Ashburton station have been identified below, our prevention and protection work will be prioritised accordingly.
Youth
Health
Dwelling Business Road Community Water Development
& Heritage
Fires Safety Safety Resilience Safety & Community
Wellbeing
Cohesion
Risk Key
VERY HIGH HIGH MEDIUM LOW VERY LOW
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Our Incidents
The activity information for this local community area is shown in the tables below.
Incidents attended (within station area)
Five Year
Station - 19 Ashburton 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
Average
All Fires 13 19 22 17 21 18
Fires where people live (primary) 1 1 5 1 3 2
Fires where people work and visit (primary) 3 5 6 10 12 7
Fires - outdoor and refuse fires (secondary) 4 8 4 4 6 5
Chimney Fires 5 5 7 2 0 4
All False Alarms 16 14 20 23 21 19
False Alarms - Automatic Fire Alarms 6 7 14 14 11 10
False Alarms - Good Intent 10 7 6 9 10 8
False Alarms - Malicious attended 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Special Service Calls 13 19 14 10 13 14
Co-Responding 0 0 0 0 1 0
Road Traffic Collisions 7 11 9 7 5 8
Flooding & Water Rescues 4 0 0 0 0 1
Other Special Service calls 2 8 5 3 7 5
All Incidents 42 52 56 50 55 51
All Incidents minus False alarms 26 38 36 27 34 32
All Incidents minus False alarms and Co-Res. 26 38 36 27 33 32
Station Availability
In the 12 months from April 2016 to March 2017 the station was able to
crew the following appliances
% Hours
Hours Unavailable
Availability
Fire Engine 1 Retained 521.5 94.0%
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Station Response Activity:
The table below shows the number of times the local fire station was called out (which may or may not have resulted in attending an incident). It also shows the
number percentage of calls on and off the station ground.
Station Response Activity:
5 year
Station - 19 Ashburton 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
average
Total Turnouts 86 106 123 123 130 114
Turnouts to incidents on Station Ground 43 51 51 49 41 47
% of Turnouts to Incidents on Station Ground 50.0% 48.1% 41.5% 39.8% 31.5% 41.4%
% of Turnouts to incidents not on Station Ground 50.0% 51.9% 58.5% 60.2% 68.5% 58.6%
Station Demand 2012/13 - 2016/17
The graphs below demonstrate the peak demand on the station in terms of time of the day and month of the year. (*Incidents in station area, not including false
alarms or co-responding)
Hour of the day Month of the year
8 9
Annual Number of Incidents
Annual Number of Incidents
7 8
6 7
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2 2
1 1
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hour of Day Month of Year
5 yr Average - Stn 19 2016/17 - Stn 19 5 yr Average - Stn 19 2016/17 - Stn 19
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