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South Ayrshire Performance Report

1st April 2015 – 29th February 2016


South Ayrshire Performance Report

1st April 2015 to 29th February 2016

Table of Contents

Key Points At A Glance 2

Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities 3

Reduction of Accidental Dwelling Fires by 10% each year 4

Reduction in Fire Casualties and Fire Fatalities by 5% each year 4

Reduction in Casualties From Non-Fire Emergencies by 5% each year 5

Reduction of Deliberate Fire Setting by 5% each year 7

Reduction of Fires in Non-Domestic Property by 5% each year 7

Reduction of Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals by 5% each year 8

Response and Resilience Update 9

Prevention and Protection Update 13

Glossary of Terms 15


Key Points at a glance

During the reporting period we:

Attended a total of 1561 calls for assistance across South Ayrshire, which included

930 false alarm calls of which 602 were found to be Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals (UFAS) from an

automated source, a reduction of 1.3% on the 3-year average for UFAS incidents

77 accidental dwelling fires, a decrease of 6% when compared to the three-year average

264 non-fire related emergencies (special services)

Of the 1561 incidents occurring in South Ayrshire, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service tended to 120

casualties including 1 fire fatality and 12 non fire related fatalities. Of the total number non-fatal

casualties recorded, 17 were classified as fire related; 15 of these as a result of accidental dwelling fires.

Conducted 1261 Home Fire Safety Visits, at which we fitted or replaced 595 smoke detectors within

domestic premises. Of the total number of visits conducted, 320 were to properties classed as high risk

on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Community Safety Engagement Toolkit (CSET) recording system.

Carried out 288 fire safety audits within non-domestic premises to verify fire safety standards and

compliance with Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.


About the statistics within this report

The activity totals and other statistics quoted within this report are published in the interests of transparency

and openness. They are provisional in nature and subject to change as a result of ongoing quality assurance and

review. Because all statistics quoted are provisional there may be a difference in the period totals quoted in our

reports after local publication which result from revisions or additions to the data in our systems. The Scottish

Government publishes official statistics each year which allow for comparisons to be made over longer periods

of time.

Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities

The Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan has been developed to set out the priorities and objectives within South Ayrshire for 2014 – 2017 and allows our local authority partners to scrutinise the performance outcomes of these priorities. We will continue to work closely with our partners in South Ayrshire to ensure we are all “Working Together for a Safer Scotland” through targeting risks to our communities at a local level. The plan has been developed to complement key partnership activity embedded within South Ayrshire’s Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) and associated thematic plans. Through partnership working we will seek to deliver continuous improvement in our performance and effective service delivery in our area of operations. The current Local Fire and Rescue Plan for South Ayrshire has identified six areas for demand reduction and is subject to regular monitoring and reporting through South Ayrshire Council’s Partnership Panel. A summary of current activity is detailed below with further detail and analysis contained within this performance report.

RAG Status

Accidental Dwelling

Fires

Fire Casualties

& Fatalities

Casualties Non-Fire

Emergencies

Deliberate Fires

Non Domestic

Fires

Unwanted Fire Alarm

Signals

Ward 1 - Troon 5 0 11 34 4 140

Ward 2 - Prestwick 6 4 6 29 5 58

Ward 3 - Ayr North 22 6 8 45 8 63

Ward 4 - Ayr East 9 2 12 13 5 19

Ward 5 - Ayr West 12 3 20 36 14 117

Ward 6 - Kyle 2 0 16 8 6 61

Ward 7 - Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton

7 2 18 18 4 140

Ward 8 - Girvan and South Carrick 14 0 12 9 3 88

Total Incidents 77 17 103 192 49 602

3 Year Average 78 18 75 229 48 618

Key to Performance Summary

Activity level is achieving the required reduction target

Activity level has reduced but is currently not achieving the required reduction target

Activity level has increased and is currently not achieving the required reduction target


Incidents 3yr Average Annual Current Incidents 3 yr Average

2011/12 67 - 78 72 12 -

2012/13 92 - 11 -

2013/14 82 80 7 10

2014/15 74 83 13 10

2015/16 77 78 RAG Status -6.0% 7 9

South Ayrshire Dwelling Fires

Deliberate Dwelling FiresAccidental Dwelling Fires (ADFs) 2015/16 Targets

Targets calculated based on

preceding three year

average

Reduction of Accidental Dwelling Fires by 10% each year

YTD ward ave. for South Ayrshire – 10 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Ward 1 – Troon 11 21 18 8 5

Ward 2 – Prestwick 3 5 9 6 6

Ward 3 – Ayr North 22 22 22 12 22

Ward 4 – Ayr East 4 8 6 10 9

Ward 5 – Ayr West 11 19 9 17 12

Ward 6 – Kyle 5 4 7 4 2

Ward 7 – Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton 4 12 5 11 7

Ward 8 – Girvan and South Carrick 7 1 6 6 14

Analysis:

ADFs have decreased by 6%

from last year’s

corresponding 3-year average

62% of all accidental dwelling

fires were attributed to

cooking

72% of all ADFs were

extinguished by smothering

or removal

87% of properties involved in

fire were fitted with

automatic detection

Where fitted, automatic

detection raised the alarm on

71% of occasions

5% of calls were made by a

linked alarm system

23% of incidents identified

falling asleep as the most

common human contributory

factor when fire occurred

19% of ADFs identified

alcohol or other substances

as a contributory factor


Casualties 3 Yr Ave Annual Current Injuries 3 yr Average

2011/12 19 - 16 15 10 -

2012/13 17 - 16 -

2013/14 16 17 12 13

2014/15 21 18 10 13

2015/16 17 18 0.0% 15 12

South Ayrshire Fire Casualties and Fatalities

ADFs Casualties & FatalsFire Casualties and Fire Fatalities 2015/16 Targets



average

Reduction in Fire Casualties and Fire Fatalities by 5% each year


Ward 1 – Troon 2 2 2 1 0


Ward 3 – Ayr North 6 3 5 4 6

Ward 4 – Ayr East 0 1 2 0 2

Ward 5 – Ayr West 5 6 3 6 3

Ward 6 – Kyle 0 0 1 5 0



Analysis

Fire casualty figures have seen

no change from the three-year

average but have decreased by

19 % from the year on year

figure

One fatal casualty has been

recorded for the review period,

although this was not related to

a dwelling fire incident

88% of fire casualties have

arisen from accidental dwelling

fires

70% of persons were given first

aid at the scene with the

majority of all fire related

injuries being attributed to

smoke inhalation

The majority (65%) of recorded

casualties were male

82% of non-fatal fire casualties

did not require to be rescued by

the Fire and Rescue Service

Kitchen fires accounted for the

majority (70%) of resultant fire

casualties


Analysis

Casualties from special

service incidents have

increased by 31.6% based

on the 3-year average

Road Traffic Collisions

(RTCs) accounted for 56% of

all special service casualties

35% of incidents which

recorded casualties were as

a result of assisting other

agencies/partners such as

forcing entry into premises

or for medical emergencies

8 of the 12 fatalities

recorded were as a result of

assisting other

agencies/partners or

effecting entry into

premises

59% of all casualties were

male, who also accounted

for 10 of the 12 fatalities

recorded during the

reporting period.

Casualties 3 Yr Ave Annual Current Fatal Non-Fatal

2011/12 64 - 55 50 5 59

2012/13 48 - 1 47

2013/14 53 55 2 51

2014/15 69 57 5 64

2015/16 103 75 31.6% 12 91

Injury Classification

South Ayrshire Non-Fire Casualties and Fatalities



average

Non Fire Emergency Casualties 2015/16 Targets

Reduction in Casualties from Non-Fire Emergencies by 5% each year


Ward 1 – Troon 8 7 3 5 11



Ward 4 – Ayr East 3 0 8 4 12

Ward 5 – Ayr West 7 8 9 13 20

Ward 6 – Kyle 14 0 6 4 16




Analysis

Deliberate fire raising has

decreased by 11.9%

compared to the

corresponding 3-year average

and by 9.4% from the

corresponding period last year

Fires involving dwelling

properties accounted for 24%

of all deliberate primary fires

Fires involving road vehicles

accounted for 31% of all

deliberate primary fires

85% of all deliberate fires

were classified as secondary

fires

52% of all secondary fires

were attributed to fires

involving rubbish / refuse

Secondary fire raising

accounted for nearly 1 in 10 of

all operational responses

across South Ayrshire

All Incidents 3yr Average Annual Current Primary Secondary

2011/12 333 - 260 238 37 296

2012/13 285 - 35 250

2013/14 284 301 28 256

2014/15 212 260 36 176

2015/16 192 229 -11.9% 29 163

South Ayrshire Deliberate Fires

Incident ClassificationAll Deliberate Fires 2015/16 Targets



average

Reduction of Deliberate Fire Setting by 5% each year


Ward 1 – Troon 37 42 20 30 34

Ward 2 - Prestwick 42 22 56 23 29

Ward 3 – Ayr North 124 99 67 50 45

Ward 4 – Ayr East 27 20 25 19 13

Ward 5 – Ayr West 37 50 52 43 36

Ward 6 – Kyle 23 17 20 20 8




Analysis

Activity levels in non-

domestic fires has seen an

increase of 2.1% in the 3-

year average

In terms of year on

activity, non- domestic

fires have decreased by

2% from last year

Non-domestic fires

account for 3% of all

operational activity

78% of all non-domestic

incidents were accidental

in origin

Private garages and sheds

were the most common

type of non-domestic

incident

Incidents 3yr Average Annual Current Deliberate Accidental

2011/12 38 - 48 44 5 33

2012/13 47 - 11 36

2013/14 44 43 11 33

2014/15 50 47 12 38

2015/16 49 48 2.1% 11 38

South Ayrshire Non Domestic Fires

Incident ClassificationNon Domestic Fire Fires 2015/16 Targets



average

Reduction of Fires in Non-Domestic Property by 5% each year


Ward 1 – Troon 6 9 9 4 4

Ward 2 - Prestwick 2 7 6 7 5


Ward 4 – Ayr East 1 3 3 2 5

Ward 5 – Ayr West 9 10 14 16 14

Ward 6 – Kyle 8 2 4 8 6




Incidents 3yr Average Annual Current Incidents 3yr Average

2011/12 566 - 642 589 826 -

2012/13 626 - 890 -

2013/14 608 600 899 872

2014/15 643 626 979 923

2015/16 602 618 -1.3% 930 936



average

UFAS 2015/16 Targets

South Ayrshire Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals

All False Alarms

Reduction of Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals by 5% each year


Ward 1 – Troon 39 56 56 71 140

Ward 2 - Prestwick 51 65 55 66 58

Ward 3 – Ayr North 43 58 59 54 63

Ward 4 – Ayr East 21 39 26 36 19

Ward 5 – Ayr West 94 125 131 125 117

Ward 6 – Kyle 69 45 52 53 61



Analysis

In terms of total activity,

UFAS incidents accounted for

38% of all operational

mobilisations

Unwanted fire alarm signals

(UFAS) have decreased by

1.3% on the preceding 3-year

average and by 6.3% from

the same period last year

Unwanted fire alarm signals

accounted for 65% of all false

alarms attended by the Fire

and Rescue Service

The top 5 premises types

were responsible for 44% of

all UFAS incidents attended

by the Fire and Rescue

Service

One third of all UFAS

incidents were attributed to

persons having caused the

activation of the fire alarm

system.


Response and Resilience Update South Ayrshire Operational Summary

Review of operational responses within South Ayrshire at the 11-month review period has identified a 0.6% decrease in activity levels across the local authority area from the corresponding review period 1st April 2014 to 28 February 2015. In terms of the rolling three-year average, activity levels have increased by 0.3% overall. Mobilisations to all false alarms accounted for 59% of operational activity with fires and special services accounting for 24% and 17% respectively.

Year to Date

False Alarms

All Fires

Special Service

All Incidents

2009/10 838 595 245 1678

2010/11 961 800 244 2005

2011/12 826 519 233 1578

2012/13 890 492 166 1548

2013/14 899 468 156 1523

2014/15 979 399 193 1571

2015/16 930 368 264 1562


Civil Contingencies

To support operational preparedness within South Ayrshire, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Ayrshire

Civil Contingencies team have been engaged in a range of activities which have included;

Workshops to complete the Ayrshire Local Resilience Partnership input to the national community risk register

Pan Ayrshire Events Group which focuses on public safety at events – current business includes preparations for the Open Golf Championship at Royal Troon in July

Pan Ayrshire Metal Thefts Group led by Police Scotland

West of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership Training and Exercising Group

Ayrshire Local Resilience Partnership Severe Weather Plan

Support to the Ayrshire Local Resilience Partnership to host 3 strategic resilience workshops for Local Authority executive teams.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service now has its Civil Contingencies Officer formally embedded within the Ayrshire Civil Contingencies team, working one day per week from the ACCT offices in Prestwick. This supports both the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Ayrshire Local Resilience Partnership’s priorities and continues to enhance working relationships within the partnership. Retained Duty System Resilience

Station

Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00)

Mon - Thu (18:00 - 08:00)

Weekend (Fri 18:00 - Mon

08:00)

Total Personnel Contracts

Ayr 95.73% 99.82% 98.13% 97.98% 11 925%

Maybole 98.24% 99.83% 99.34% 99.18% 12 1100%

Girvan 95.15% 96.00% 93.97% 94.99% 11 900%

Colmonell 48.39% 98.20% 93.15% 81.52% 8 750%

Troon 93.28% 98.81% 90.87% 94.23% 19 1775%

Ayrshire 85.01% 98.70% 94.62% 93.12% 61 5450%

One full time post is the equivalent of a 100% contract. South Ayrshire full time equivalent RDS posts is a maximum of 6000%

As part of its ongoing commitment to maintain operational resilience in those areas served by Retained Duty System (RDS) personnel, the Service is currently concluding its first recruitment campaign for 2016. At this time recruitment in South Ayrshire is targeted at Colmonell and Troon. Successful candidates will take up their positions following the completion of their Task and Task Management Training Course in June 2016.


Training and Development All Scottish Fire and Rescue Service training within East, North and South Ayrshire is delivered to meet the

requirements of an annual Training and Employee Development (TED) training plan. This TED plan is

developed in line with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Learning and Development Strategy, to

support the Area in achieving the priorities of the three Local Fire and Rescue Plans relating to East

Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire and in turn the priorities of the Service’s Strategic Plan.

A training needs analysis (TNA) for the Ayrshire area was carried out in order to identify compulsory

training requirements, skills gap and risk based training needs and therefore the overall training and

development requirements of the Area. Based on the identified training and development requirements a

Priority Planner was developed. This informs the Area’s annual TED plan and an activity planner which

records the training activities to be delivered and the Area TED team’s responsibilities. This allows training

to be delivered in line with the requirements of the Area whilst taking into account the capacity of the Area

TED team.

Utilising this process, training related events that took place during the third quarter (Q3) and Jan/Feb of

2015-16 included the following:

New Breathing Apparatus Set Training

During Q3, a national ‘Breathing Apparatus Set Project’ was completed. Prior to the introduction of this

new set the Dräger PSS 7000 SCBA, there were 4 different Breathing Apparatus sets in use across the

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and 8 independent service contracts in use. In line with the reform of the

Scottish Service a decision was taken to have one Breathing Apparatus set and one maintenance contract

across the service.

The project required all uniform personnel to receive technical and practical training relating to the new

Breathing Apparatus (BA) set prior to them being utilised operationally. This saw the Area TED team

delivering this training to 450 operational personnel across the 3 local authority areas.

Breathing Apparatus (BA) Procedural Refresher Training

Quarter 3 also saw the beginning of the delivery of a Breathing Apparatus training refresher programme

that is being delivered locally to all 22 RDS stations and 3 Volunteer units across the 3 local authority areas

by the Area TED Team. This training consists of 2 technical sessions and 2 practical sessions being delivered

to each of our RDS and Volunteer personnel. By the end on February 209 RDS and Volunteer personnel had

received this training and demonstrated competence in BA wearing, search procedures and guide line

procedures. By the end of March all available RDS and Volunteer personnel (228) will have completed the

process.

Practical Exercises

The Area TED team delivered practical water and flood training consolidation exercises to all 22 Retained

Duty System stations and 3 Volunteer units across the 3 local authority areas during Q3. This training is in

line with the SFRS Maintenance Phase Development Plan which is a national training programme designed

around firefighter development modules that each Firefighter is required to complete in order to maintain

core skills competence.

Water Rescue

During February the Area TED Team supported by qualified station based water rescue training instructors

delivered initial water rescue training to personnel based at Ayr. This 5-day training was delivered at

Pinkston White Water Training Course which is a legacy training venue from the 2014 Games. Ayr provides

the water rescue capability for East, North and South Ayrshire and this training was the final course of a

programme to ensure that all Ayr personnel are qualified water rescue operators.


Prevention and Protection Update

Home Fire Safety Visits

During the period 1st April 2015 – 29th February 2016, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service personnel have

conducted a total of 1261 Home Fire Safety Visits within South Ayrshire, with 25% of these visits provided

to those considered to be at a high risk from fire. During this reporting period we have fitted 595 battery

smoke detectors to domestic premises. As part of the home fire safety visit programme, the Service has

developed its Post Domestic Incident Response (PDIR) policy. This policy is utilised to engage with those

communities following a domestic incident to encourage the uptake of a free home fire safety visit. In the

review period, 187 (15%) of the visits conducted during the review period were as a result of the PDIR

approach.

Community Safety Engagement & Partnership Working

In addition to the ongoing promotion of its domestic safety programme, during the Quarter 3 review period, the Service progressed its ‘Winter Campaign’ which had a particular focus on:

Ensuring the safety and welfare on vulnerable persons within the community

Kitchen/cooking fire safety

Highlighting the link between the consumption of alcohol and fire in the home

Raising awareness of the risks of counterfeit cigarettes as smoking is still regarded as a key factor in fires and injuries occurring within the home

The Service has now moved into its ‘Spring Campaign’ phase which has a focus on deliberate fire reduction, in particular outdoor fires with a particular focus on grass and refuse fires. As the spring season is an active period for outdoor fires additional information is available to the public in respect of the Muirburn Code which applies to controlled burning of heather within a permitted period. The Telecare initiative between South Ayrshire Council and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service continues to be progressed. Currently the project is approximately one third into the programme for installation of smoke detectors to properties already linked to the community alarm system. In addition to the installation programme, work is also ongoing to provide fire safety/risk awareness training alongside falls prevention training to support a holistic approach to the management and reduction of risks within the home. The project is also looking at additional support processes for persons who are housebound or living with dementia.

Home Fire Safety Visits High Risk Medium

Risk

Low Risk Total Visits

Ward 1 - Troon 47 42 45 134

Ward 2 - Prestwick 41 80 93 214

Ward 3 - Ayr North 54 86 117 257

Ward 4 - Ayr East 41 57 64 162

Ward 5 - Ayr West 47 84 86 217

Ward 6 - Kyle 20 38 41 99

Ward 7 - Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton 31 35 34 100

Ward 8 - Girvan and South Carrick 39 20 19 78

South Ayrshire Totals 320 442 499 1261


Fire Safety Enforcement

As an enforcing authority in respect of Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005, the Scottish Fire and Rescue

Service conducts a programme of fire safety audits to verify duty holders’ compliance with Part 3 of the Act.

During the review period, fire safety enforcement and auditing officers’ conducted 288 fire safety audits, 34

of these audits arising following a fire related incident occurring at premises to which the Act applies. As a

result of these 288 fire safety audits, 2 premises have been subject to formal action through the serving of

one enforcement notice and one prohibition notice.


Glossary of Terms

Term What it means

ADF Accidental Dwelling Fire

CSET Community Safety Engagement Toolkit is an internal IT system used to record home fire safety visits and community safety activities

FSET Fire Safety Experiential Training is a bespoke training programme developed by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in Ayrshire and delivered to community planning partners to raise awareness of fire safety within the domestic environment

HFSV Home Fire Safety Visit is a free service provided by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to occupiers of domestic premises

PDIR Post Domestic Incident Response, a term used by Prevention and Protection Directorate to indicate actions taken following attendance at a fire or other incident in the home. PDIRs include amongst things the offer of a free follow-up home fire safety visit

Primary Fires These include all fires in buildings, vehicles and outdoor structures or any fire involving casualties, rescues or fires attended by five or more appliances

RDS Retained Duty System. Professional on call firefighters who may have other primary employment responsibilities outside the Fire and Rescue Service but respond to emergency calls within their local area as and when required

RTC Road Traffic Collision

Secondary Fires These are the majority of outdoor fires including grassland and refuse fires unless they involve casualties or rescues, property loss or fire or more appliances attend. They include fires in single derelict buildings

Special Service Calls to incidents which are not fires or false alarms such as RTCs, rescues, flooding, incidents involving hazardous materials or the provision of assistance to other agencies

UFAS Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals. When an automatic fire detection and alarm system is activated as a result of anything other than an actual fire the activation is classed as a false alarm. If an attendance is made to such an event by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, then the event is recorded as an UFAS incident

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