Launch of North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Community Risk Profile
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has today launched its new Community Risk Profile.
The services we provide 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. We take 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.
It is important that our communities have confidence in us and the way we deliver our services by using our resources effectively and efficiently to address the risks which are present across our communities. The services we provide include prevention and early intervention, fire safety, supporting resilience and emergency response.
Our Community Risk Profile is the most comprehensive and forward-looking assessment of the risks in our communities which will impact upon, and shape, the services we deliver over the coming years. It is based on information drawn from our own incident data, government, Environment Agency and council data.
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.
“The Community Risk Profile focuses on what has been identified as the priority risks. Like most public sector organisations 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.”
North Yorkshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Zoe Metcalfe said: “I am really pleased to see the Service produce this assessment of risk across North Yorkshire and York, which is the most comprehensive assessment our Fire and Rescue Service has ever made. It will be fundamental in ensuring we are providing the prevention and protection services into our most vulnerable communities and I look forward to working with the Service to address what it has found.”
If you have any questions about the Community Risk Profile, please email them to CommunityRiskProfile@northyorksfire.gov.uk
