People in Stone and Staffordshire are being encouraged to have their say on Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s plans for 2017-2020.
The Service launched a 12-week consultation on Monday 25th July into its Corporate Safety Plan 2017-2020. The Plan sets out what the Service aims to accomplish in this timeframe, along with outline details for how these aims will be achieved.
The Service will be looking to build on its notable recent successes. An unswerving focus on prevention is paying off – over the last three years, more than 80,000 Home Fire Risk Checks have been carried out, with an increasing focus on targeting the most vulnerable households. As a result, the number of emergency incidents has continued to reduce and 2015/16 saw the lowest number of accidental home fire deaths and injuries on record.
Achievements in recent years are set against the background of unprecedented change in the delivery of public services and reductions in Government funding.
[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]Bob Preston, Corporate Safety Plan Manager, said: “Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s vision is to make Staffordshire the safest place to be. We’re committed to the principle that prevention is far more effective than cure. That’s why we carry out so many Home Fire Risk Checks, and why we’re working in collaboration with many other organisations on a range of community safety initiatives.
“We deliver a first-class emergency response service on the sad occasions it’s required. But we’d rather do everything possible to stop those occasions happening in the first place.
“This is our vision and we want to know what people across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire think of our plans to continue delivering it over the next few years. It is vitally important that our Corporate Safety Plan is developed with the contributions of the local communities we serve.” [/box]
[box type=”info” align=”aligncenter” ]Did you know there are a number of ways for local people to give their views on the 2017-2020 Corporate Safety Plan ?
- By visiting staffordshirefire.gov.uk
- By emailing consultation@staffordshirefire.gov.uk
- By writing to Bob Preston, Corporate Safety Plan Manager, at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ, Pirehill, Stone ST15 0BS [/box]
The consultation runs for 12 weeks and closes on 16th October 2016.
