North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has launched its new Community Risk Profile. The services it provides to the public need to be based on an assessment of current and future risks balanced with an understanding of the communities we serve and the places where they live and work.
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service takes into account the potential impact of the identified risks on the people who visit, live, and work in North Yorkshire and the City of York.
Effective and efficient resources
The communities must have confidence in the fire and rescue service and the way it delivers the services by using the resources effectively and efficiently to address the risks which are present across the communities. The services provided include prevention and early intervention, fire safety, supporting resilience, and emergency response.
The Community Risk Profile is the most comprehensive and forward-looking assessment of the risks in our communities that will impact upon, and shape, the services we deliver over the coming years. It is based on information drawn from our incident data, government, Environment Agency, and council data.
Reducing the need for emergency response
We have an understanding of the risk factors that increase the likelihood of our services being needed"
Dave Winspear, Director of Capabilities said, “The Fire and Rescue National Framework for England requires every fire and rescue authority to assess all foreseeable fire and rescue related risks which could affect their communities, whether they are local, cross-border, multi-authority and/or national in nature from fires to terrorist attacks.”
“We now have a better view of what, where, and why risk exists in our county. We have a deeper understanding of the risk factors and hazards that increase the likelihood of our services being needed. More importantly, it allows us to understand how and where we can intervene early to reduce the need for our emergency response.”
Community Risk Profile
“The Community Risk Profile focuses on what has been identified as the priority risks. Like most public sector organizations our resources are limited. Developing our Community Risk Profile informs how we position and use the resources available to protect our communities and respond to incidents.”
“Sharing our Community Risk Profile helps the public to understand the basis on which we make decisions. Later this year we will be publishing and consulting on our Risk and Resource Model which is based on our assessment of the risk profile across the county.”