Prevention and protection framework
The challenge
Over the last five years the number of fires attended has slowly increased. Domestic fires make up 35% of our fire related incidents. Almost half of those were caused by cooking.
84% of fire fatalities over the same period occurred in dwelling fires. Our analysis of future risk shows us that housing in Lincolnshire is set to increase significantly in the next few years. We must be able to respond to this growth and any potential impact on our communities.
At the same time, the numbers of road traffic collisions on Lincolnshire’s roads has increased:
- In 2013 there were 375 collisions resulting in death or serious injury
- In 2017 there were 507 collisions resulting in death or serious injury
Our analysis shows that most of these collisions happen during the daytime and at peak travelling times.
We must work closely with our partners and make good use of demographic data to identify vulnerable groups. Once we have located them, we need to gain their confidence when delivering safety messages.
Our 2018 HMICFRS inspection identified areas for improvement in how we protect the public through fire regulation. A risk-based approach to protection, regulation and enforcement of premises will be key to ensuring the highest risks are given priority.
Changes in legislation arising from the Grenfell inquiry will rightly impact upon how we deliver our protection work in the future.
Our ambitions
For prevention and protection, we have set the following ambitions for 2020 to 2024:
- we aim to ensure our community safety activities are developed to meet the needs of communities; keeping our communities safe and well, now and in the future
- we aim to promote safety and risk reduction with businesses across the county
- we aim to provide support and advice, in conjunction with our partners, to improve health and wellbeing within the communities of Lincolnshire
- we aim to ensure we have sustainable, effective, and appropriately skilled teams to support our specialist prevention and protection activities
- we aim to monitor national developments and updates to key pieces of legislation relating to prevention and protection activities, ensuring local policies reflect requirements