The options
For all options, we propose to reinvest 10% of all savings made to support on-call firefighters with additional training such as driving experience and risk familiarisation that could be lost should the number of mobilisations be reduced. There is also a reinvestment for communications campaigns to further reduce domestic false alarms, providing targeted advice on looking after and maintaining alarms.
The projected savings are based on expected reduction to on-call payments only. There are other financial and non-financial benefits to the organisation and our communities that are not included in the below figures such as:
- decrease in disruption to on-call firefighters, potentially leading to better retention
- increase in wholetime capacity for training, prevention work, and availability for mobilisation to genuine incidents
- decrease in carbon footprint due to fewer mobilisations
- decrease in fuel consumption leading to potential fuel savings
- decrease in road risk due to fewer emergency mobilisations
- reduced wear and tear on Service vehicles and equipment.
Where we have a bespoke response plan in place due to an enhanced site-specific risk information (SSRI), we will continue to maintain this response.
The consultation asks whether any specific building types should be exempted from the changes so that they still receive a response to an automatic fire alarm.
When we refer to daytime hours, we consider this to be 8am to 6pm.
When we refer to night-time hours, we consider this to be 6pm to 8am.