Archived decisions
Proposed Corporate Objectives 2009/10 to 2011/12
1. Develop speed of response standards for specific risks
What and Why?
We will establish new speed of response standards for the first and most appropriate type of resource to arrive and to ensure we meet the various risks posed by incidents . We will also review our categorisation of `non-emergencies'.
How and When?
We will establish a project board to review speed of response standards for primary fires, Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs), secondary fires, and other incidents. This will commence on 1st April 2009 and be completed by July 2009.
2. Review the delivery of our services in the area covered by Bishops Waltham, Botley, Droxford and Wickham Fire Stations
What and Why?
We will review the way we will deliver our services in the area covered by the stations of Bishops Waltham, Botley, Droxford and Wickham Fire Stations with the aim of improving our overall performance. This is also part of a wider commitment to continually review of the delivery of services in Hampshire.
How and When?
The review will commence on 1 April 2009 and be completed by April 2010.
3. Develop a community resilience strategy
What and Why?
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 makes it clear that we have a vital role to play in responding to major emergencies. We will work with communities and other organisations to help the community be prepared in the event of such emergencies.
How and When?
During 2009/10 we will review and develop plans and contingency arrangements in conjunction with Local and Regional Resilience forums to ensure that they take account of current and emerging risks and threats to our local communities.
4. Efficient and flexible crewing
What and Why?
We will examine the current crewing arrangements with the aim of identifying whether there are more efficient ways of providing the resources we need to provide an effective emergency response.
Our existing crewing arrangements may not provide the Service with the most efficient and flexible way of using our station based staff.
As well as delivering potential efficiency gains, we will seek to provide more flexible ways of working which will give staff an opportunity to fit lifestyle considerations around working time commitments.
How and When?
The review will be carried out in three stages:
Stage 1 will be the examination of the existing `personnel reserve' system with the intention making this a `24/7' arrangement. We would implement this first stage in April 2009.
Stage 2 would examine the feasibility of creating a staff management model that would create a staffing pool. This staffing pool would be available to Station and Group Managers to ensure that crewing levels are maintained whilst being able to service the requirements of annual leave, training etc. This stage of the project would be ready for implementation by October 2009
Stage 3 of the project would be to allocate individuals with a working time requirement measured against the number of shifts that the person is required to work in a year. The type and duration of shifts that an individual could work would be considered with a view to increasing flexibility for individuals and the service whilst helping to support our drive to be an employer of choice. The aim will be to introduce a robust system which will use the shifts flexibly to ensure the crewing, and training requirements within the Group are satisfied and that the efficiency and effectiveness of our delivery of services is improved. The Group and Station managers would maintain control of these arrangements. This stage of the project would be ready for implementation by April 2010.
5. Review of Service transportation
What and Why?
Review all methods of non-emergency transportation used by Hampshire Fire and Rescue to ensure they provide best value and least environmental impact.
How and When?
We will establish a joint project team, with Service Delivery and Transport management as key partners. This will commence on 1st April 2009 and report back in December 2009.
6. Strategy for resolving our buildings' maintenance needs
What and Why?
The extent and cost of dealing with the repair and maintenance of our buildings is now considered to be a strategic risk for the Authority. The current arrangement for funding takes a relatively short-term perspective and this approach is unlikely to keep pace with the increasing backlog of both maintenance and improvement needs.
How and When?
The Authority's Property Management Strategy and Register identifies the extent of works required over the short-, medium- and long-term. Information is drawn from the three-year rolling programme of condition surveys. Medium- and longer-term funding options will be explored during 2009/10 with the aim of implementing a new strategy from 2010/11.
To achieve a station property portfolio fit for purpose for the services future needs. We will ensure that this building stock achieves it potential in the community.
7. Developing `intelligence led' delivery of services
What and Why?
We want to better understand the risks in our local communities so that we can deliver higher quality and appropriate services enabling us to contribute to the wider `place shaping' agenda. We also want to ensure that we maximise the benefits of the new Regional Control Centre from 2010/11.
How and When?
We will increase capacity and capability in our Community Risk Intelligence Team and supporting systems. We will ensure the timely exchange of risk intelligence data and information with our partner organisations.
This will be progressed through a multi-phased project. Phase 1 will be to maximise the benefits of integrating internal data sets and systems. As well as capturing the knowledge of our staff who work closely with our communities. This will be completed by October 2009. Phase 2 will be to develop the capability to analysis the data and develop intelligence to better inform our decision-making and phase 3 will be to integrate and share our information with our Local Area Agreement partners.
8. Improving the core skills of our fire-fighters
What and Why?
We will review our current arrangements for developing the core skills of our fire-fighters so as to ensure that our highly proficient fire-fighting skills are maintained.
How and When?
We will develop a multidisciplinary project team (involving fire-fighters) to review all the current methods for developing the core skills of and make recommendations for any improvements by October 2009.
9. Develop response vehicles to better meet our risks
What and Why?
We will critically examine our current provision of response vehicles to identify where improved designs or alternative types of vehicles could lead to increased effectiveness and efficiency in dealing with incidents.
How and When?
This on-going review will commence in April 2009 and critically examine the current fleet and identify the scope for alternative vehicle types where appropriate. This review will incorporate the current emergency vehicle projects and working groups. Initial recommendations will be presented by October 2009.
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