Last chance to have your say!
Don’t miss out – this is the last chance to have your say on how you think Warwickshire County Councils Community Protection Directorate should serve its local community.
As part of the consultation for it’s Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) residents are being asked to think about their community and what issues they have ranging from fire safety to drug and alcohol misuse.
Since April 2003 every Fire and Rescue Authority has been required to produce a local IRMP that helps the authority to reduce risk to the people of Warwickshire.
In 2004/06 the IRMP helped the Community Protection Directorate achieve a number of key targets and goals. These include:
· Reduced the number of fires in Warwickshire by 27% - from the 2003/04 base line
· Reduced the number of people injured in fire by 26% - from the 2003/04 base line
· Reduced the number of accidental dwelling fires by 7% - from the 2003/04 base line
· Installed 26,001 smoke alarms in homes throughout Warwickshire
· Reduced the overall volume of crime by 2,000 through closer working relationships with safer neighbourhood schemes · Worked with a range of projects with young people tackling anti-social behaviour
Targeted community safety activity has continued during 2005/06 with 2453 home fire safety checks being completed. It is estimated that around 23122 people received safety advice during the year through the activity the Service undertakes. Next year we want to beat that amount, but we can only do it with your help!
The IRMP for 2007/10 is now nearing the end of its consultation period and we would welcome your views on what you think should be the key priorities of the service.
Director of Community Protection and County Fire Officer, William Brown said:
“I would urge residents to take this opportunity to find out more about the breath of work that we do and how to use those services. We would value views from all members of the community and will ensure that they are considered within when setting our key priorities should be for the next three years.”
The deadline for consultation is on Friday 9 February 2007. So don’t delay – have your say and log onto http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/irmp