PAPER C1

 

Committee:    FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE

 

Date:               19 AUGUST 2002

 

Title:                ISLE OF WIGHT FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE, SERVICE ACTION PLAN 2002 - 2005

 

REPORT OF THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER

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SUMMARY/PURPOSE

 

To enable Members’ to scrutinise the Service Action Plan for 2002 – 2005 (Attached as Appendix A).

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have for some seven years provided a business plan for the work activities other than the normal day to day organisational, managerial and administrative work of the service.  These activities are designed to improve the service to the public.  This action plan incorporates last year’s on-going work with the plans short, medium and long term timescales.  This year the Service Action Plan for Emergency Planning has also been attached.

 


FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The work time involved is contained within the allocated cash limited budget.  However, the following items may be subject to increased costs which will be the subject of separate bids to Members’ for the appropriate budget round whether capital or revenue:-

 

Fire and Rescue Service

Emergency Planning

 

Best Value

Equality and Fairness at Work

Health and Safety

Proficiency Training  (particularly the proposed integrated personal development system)

Information Communications Technology

Replacement Radio Scheme

Positive Pressure Ventilation

Counter Terrorism

Personal Protective Equipment

Data Protection / Freedom of Information

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order

Working at Height Regulations

Working on or Near Water

Community Fire Safety

Retained ¾ cover

Wholetime Recruitment

Wholetime Firefighters Overtime

 

Contingency Budget

Training Officer

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Members’ scrutinise and endorse the plan making recommendations or improvements, where necessary.

 

 

Contact Point:            ACO G Bryson, Deputy Chief Fire Officer F 01983 823197

                                    Mr M Jolliff, County Emergency Planning Manager F 01983 823114 

                                   

                                                                       

 

            Richard Hards

                                                                                    Chief Fire Officer