STR ATEGIC PL A N: 2016 - 2019 Strategic Objective 2 quickly and effectively to emergencies when requested’ ‘Responding Standards shown below, which are Making an emergency response Secondly, on at least 80% of approved by the Fire Authority. occasions we will get a second fire is the last resort action of the ✓ We will continue to implement Detail on the risk areas can be engine to the incident within five the changes which resulted fire and rescue service, but found in our Integrated Risk minutes of the first one arriving. This from approval of our Operational is necessary because our Management Plan. is SPI 16b. Efficiency Programme (OEP). prevention and protection Firstly, we will send two fire engines We will report on progress against We are currently expanding our to every fire in a home and to road activities cannot totally remove the Operations Strategy. First Responder medical response traffic collisions (RTCs). On at least the risks that lead to fires and to North and North East 90% of occasions, the first fire What will we be doing in the next other emergencies happening. engine will be there in the following Lincolnshire. three years? Having effective arrangements in times: place to respond to emergencies ✓ We will continue to work closely High Risk Area with three other Fire and Rescue is therefore critical for both public Through our approaches to Services (Lincolnshire, Norfolk 8 Minutes and firefighter safety. Through effectively managing risk we and Hertfordshire) in an East Medium Risk Area our approaches to effectively will make sure that we have Consortium, to provide more 12 Minutes managing risk we will make sure the right resources in the efficient and resilient arrangements for handling emergency calls and that we have the right resources Low Risk Area right place at the right time. mobilising operational resources. in the right place at the right time. 20 Minutes ✓ We will continue to increase RTC in any area the variety and capability of our How will you know if we are achieving this 15 Minutes operational vehicles and equipment, objective? to make sure they can meet future This is SPI 16a. We have challenging Emergency Response 13
STR ATEGIC PL A N: 2016 - 2019 Strategic Objective 2 ‘Responding quickly and effectively to emergencies when requested’ Making an emergency response is the last resort action of the fire and rescue service, but is necessary because our prevention and protection activities cannot totally remove the risks that lead to fires and other emergencies happening. Having effective arrangements in place to respond to emergencies is therefore critical for both public and firefighter safety. Through our approaches to effectively managing risk we will make sure that we have the right resources in the right place at the right time. How will you know if we are achieving this objective? We have challenging Emergency Response Standards shown below, which are approved by the Fire Authority. Detail on the risk areas can be found in our Integrated Risk Management Plan. Firstly, we will send two fire engines to every fire in a home and to road traffic collisions (RTCs). On at least 90% of occasions, the first fire engine will be there in the following times: High Risk Area 8 Minutes Medium Risk Area 12 Minutes Low Risk Area 20 Minutes RTC in any area 15 Minutes This is SPI 16a. Secondly, on at least 80% of occasions we will get a second fire engine to the incident within five minutes of the first one arriving. This is SPI 16b. We will report on progress against the Operations Strategy. What will we be doing in the next three years? ✓ We will continue to work closely with three other Fire and Rescue Services (Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Hertfordshire) in an East Consortium, to provide more efficient and resilient arrangements for handling emergency calls and mobilising operational resources. ✓ We will continue to increase the variety and capability of our operational vehicles and equipment, to make sure they can meet future ✓ We will continue to implement the changes which resulted from approval of our Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP). We are currently expanding our First Responder medical response to North and North East Lincolnshire. Through our approaches to effectively managing risk we will make sure that we have the right resources in the right place at the right time. 13
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