A presentation against the proposed loss of up to 5 personnel at Royston Fire Station and the downgr

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SAVE THE ROYSTON 5

• A presentation against the proposed loss of up to
  5 personnel at Royston Fire Station and the
  downgrading of weekend cover.

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THE PRESENT CREWING SYSTEM AT ROYSTON FIRE STATION

• 2 APPLIANCE STATION
• 1 RESCUE APPLIANCE
• 1 RETAINED APPLIANCE

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• 24 PERSONNEL
• 12 WHOLETIME
• 12 RETAINED
• WHOLETIME FIRE FIGHTERS
• STATION COVERED FOR 7 DAYS A WEEK, 52 WEEKS A
  YEAR BY WHOLETIME PERSONNEL
• CONTRACTED TO WORK 42 HOURS A WEEK
• CONTRACTED TO COVER OFF DUTY, EQUATES TO 30 OF
  RETAINED CALLS

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THE PRESENT CREWING SYSTEM AT ROYSTON FIRE STATION

• WHOLETIME CREWING SYSTEM
• ON STATION 0830 TO 1800 MONDAY TO SATURDAY
• ON STATION 0830 TO 1300 SUNDAY
• ON CALL FROM HOME 0600 TO 0830 7 DAYS A WEEK AND
  1300 TO 1800 SUNDAY
• OUTSIDE WORK TIMES PERSONNEL ARE CALLED FROM HOME
• LOCAL AGREEMENT, WHOLETIME PERSONNEL GUARENTEE
  COVER FROM 0000 TO 0600 WHEN THEY ARE ON DUTY

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THE PRESENT CREWING SYSTEM AT ROYSTON FIRE STATION

• RETAINED FIREFIGHTERS
• PERSONNEL WHOSE MAIN EMPLOYMENT IS OUTSIDE THE
  FIRE SERVICE
• ON CALL WHEN AVAILABLE
• REQUIRED TO GIVE COMMIMTMENT IN RELATION TO THEIR
  AVAILABILITY.
• FULL RATE. 75 OF ALL RETAINED CALLS
• ¾ RATE. 50 OF RETAINED CALLS
• ROYSTON HAS NO FULL RATE RETAINED PERSONNEL.
• SERVICE ATTENDANCE STANDARD FO RETAINED IS FOR AN
  APPLAINCE TO BE DEPLOYED WITHIN 5 MINUTES FROM
  BEING CALLED OUT

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STATION AREA.
HERTFORDSHIRE- 52 SQ. MILES CAMBRIDGESHIRE-92
SQ MILES TOTAL AREA 144 SQ MILES
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NEAREST FIRE STATIONS

• WHOLETIME
• SOUTH - HERTFORD-18 MILES
• EAST - BISHOPS STORTFORD-16 MILES
• WEST - BALDOCK-9 MILES
• NORTH - CAMBRIDGE-16 MILES
• RETAINED
• SOUTH - BUNTINGFORD-9 MILES

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POPULATION FOR AREA COVERED BY ROYSTON FIRE
STATION

• DOMESTIC DWELLINGS
• 2001 2005 INCREASE
• HERTFORDSHIRE 6715 7647 932
• SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE 6946 7206 260
• TOTAL DWELLINGS 13661 14853
• DWELLING INCREASE 1192
• POPULATION
• 2001 2005 INCREASE
• HERTFORDSHIRE 16681 19057 2376
• SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE 18334 18997
  663
• TOTAL POPULATION 35015 38054
• POPULATION INCREASE 3039

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IRMP 2006/07 PROPOSALS

• ALL BUILDING FIRES WILL RECEIVE AN ATTENDANCE OF
  2 APPLIANCES
• ALL FIRES WITH PERSONS TRAPPED WILL RECEIVE 3
  FIRE APPLIANCES.
• NEW TIMES.-
• 1ST APPLIANCE TO ATTEND INCIDENT IN 10 MINUTES
  90 OF OCCASIONS
• 2ND APPLIANCE TO ATTEND INCIDENT WITHIN 13
  MINUTES 90 OF OCCASIONS
• DEVELOPED USING.
• FIRE SERVICE EMERGENCY COVER TOOLKIT (FSEC)
• STATISTICS FROM LAST 4 TO 5 YEARS
• PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT

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AREAS NOT COVERED BY FIRST APPLIANCE IN 10
MINUTES.
ROYSTON
BUNTINGFORD
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NEW STANDARD IS NOT COUNTY WIDE

• MAP SHOWS THAT NORTHERN CORNER OF HERTFORDSHIRE
  WILL NOT BE MET BY PROPOSED NEW STANDARD OF FIRE
  COVER.
• AREAS NOT COVERED ARE-

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HERTS VILLAGES

• Barkway Kelshall Braughing
• Rushden Puckerigde Roe Green
• Barley Sandon Clay End
• Nuthampstead Throcking
• Old Hall Green Moor Green
• Anstey Snow End Colliers End
• Wyddial Lt Hormead Chipping
• Buckland Gt Hormead Newsells
• Reed Fernaux Pelham

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Cambridge Villages

• Orwell Gt Chisall Whaddon
• Barrrington Steeple Morden Wimpole
• Shepreth Litlington Harston
• Frog End Arrington Croydon
• Fowlmere Abingdon Piggots
• Thriplow Bassingbourn Flint Cross
  Kneesworth Guilden Morden
• Melbourn Meldreth Shingay Foxton

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AREAS NOT COVERED BY 2ND APPLIANCE IN 13 MINUTES
ROYSTON
BUNTINGFORD
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AREAS NOT COVERED BY FIRST APPLIANCE IN 10
MINUTES.
ROYSTON
BUNTINGFORD
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ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISIONS

• 2003
• TOTAL ACCIDENTS 4,247
• CASULTIES. FATAL 38
• SERIOUS 650
• SLIGHT 5,514
• TOTAL 6,202
• STATISTICS FROM THE 2000/05 HCC ROAD SAFETY PLAN
  REVIEWED 2003

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PROPOSED CHANGES FOR ROYSTON

• 11TH JULY 2005 AT 2PM CFO SUBMITTED HIS IRMP TO
  HCC CABINET.
• PROPOSAL 9 WAS-
• CONVERT THE DAY CREWING DUTY SYSTEM AT ROYSTON
  TO A CREWING SYSTEM THAT COVERS MONDAY TO FRIDAY
  DAY TIME HOURS
• HE ADDED
• ROYSTON HAS A RELATIVELY LOW DWELLING RISK
• LOW TURNOUTS-1.6 PER DAY
• ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD BE A RETAINED
  STATION
• THIS SYSTEM WILL RELEASE UP TO 5 WHOLETIME POSTS.
• SERVICES FORESEEN IMPACT.
• INCREASE IN RETAINED CALLS MORNINGS AND WEEKENDS.
• THIS MAY NECESSITATE AN INCREASE IN RETAINED
  STAFF.

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ROYSTON AND THE
SURROUNDING AREAS?

• WHOLETIME FIREFIGHTERS REDUCED BY UP TO 5
• STATION WILL CHANGE FROM 12 HOUR COVER 7 DAYS A
  WEEK TO 12 HOUR COVER 5 DAYS A WEEK MONDAY TO
  FRIDAY.
• WEEKEND COVER WILL BE RETAINED ONLY
• REDUCING WHOLETIME FIREFIGHTERS BY UP TO 5 WILL
  REDUCE RETAINED BY UP TO 5 AS WELL.

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• THE DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, MR.YATES, HAS
  STATED TO
• THIS STATION THAT THE STANDARD OF FIRE COVER IN
  THE
• AREA WILL DROP.