UA Ward APPENDIX
Dumfries & Galloway Annandale & Eskdale Area Committee Y axis Qtr graph
Dumfries & Galloway Nithsdale Area Committee Q1 10/11
Dumfries & Galloway Stewartry Area Committee Q2
Dumfries & Galloway Wigtownshire Area Committee Q3
Q4
Q1 11/12
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1 12/13
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1 13/14
Q2
Highland Caithness and Sutherland Area Committee Q3
Highland City of Inverness Area Committee Q4
Highland Lochaber Area Committee Q1 14/15
Highland Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Area CommitteeQ2
Highland Skye, Ross and Cromarty Area Committee Q3
Fife Cowdenbeath Q4
Fife Dunfermline
Fife Glenrothes
Fife Kircaldy
Fife Levenmouth
Fife North East Fife
Fife South West Fife
Dumfries & Galloway Annandale & Eskdale Area Committee
Dumfries & Galloway Nithsdale Area Committee
Dumfries & Galloway Stewartry Area Committee
Dumfries & Galloway Wigtownshire Area Committee
Scottish Borders
East Lothian East Lothian Safe and Vibrant Communities Group
Midlothian Midlothian Safer Communities Board
Dumfries & Galloway
Dwellings (based on GROS mid-year estimates 2013) = 68682
Population (based on GROS mid-year estimates 2013) = 150270
GROS - Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
DISCLAIMER The figures included in this report are provisional and subject to change
as a result of quality assurance and review. The statistics quoted are internal management information published in the interests of
transparency and openness.
The Scottish government publishes Official Statistics each year which allow for comparisons to be made over longer periods of time.
Please ensure any external partners in receipt of these reports are aware
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ID Pg
1 1b 3
1 1c 4
1 2bi 5
1 2bii 6
1 3ai 7
1 3aii 8
1 5a 9
1 5e 10
1 10c 11
1 10d 12
Commentary
Non-fatal fire casualties (excl. precautionary checkups)
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
All deliberate primary fires
All deliberate secondary fires
All accidental dwelling fires
All accidental other building fires
1. Purpose of Report
1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide members of Dumfries and Galloway Police & Fire Sub
Committee (PFSC) with an update in respect of Scottish Fire and Rescue activity within Dumfries and
Galloway and how this activity measured against agreed priorities for the period 1st April 2017 to 30th
September 2017.
2. Background
2.1 On the 1st April 2013, the eight former Fire & Rescue Services within Scotland merged to form a
new single Fire & Rescue Service. A key requirement of the new legislation encompassing the single
Service is the production of a Local Area Plan aligned to Local Authority boundaries (subject to the
approval of the Local Authority) and to provide periodical reports as to progress against the Key
Priorities within the Plan.
3. Review of Performance 2014-15
3.1 The current Local Area Plan for Dumfries and Galloway contains seven Key Priorities and are
summarised as;
Local Risk Management and Preparedness
Reduction of Dwelling Fires
Reduction of Fire Casualties and Fatalities
Reduction of Deliberate Fire Setting
Reduction of Fires in Non-Domestic Properties
Reduction in Road Traffic Collisions
Reduction of Unwanted Fire Signals
3.2 From these seven Key Priorities, performance indicators were devised and incorporated into the
Local Area Plan. A summary of this report with associated activity levels and comments for each of the
performance indicator areas is included within this report.
All fatal fire casualties
Special Service - RTCs
Special Service - fatal & non-fatal casualties
False Alarm - Malicious
False Alarm - Equipment failure
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13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18
Month/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 153
April 5 4 4 4 7
May 8 3 4 3 5
June 0 1 1 5 4
July 1 2 2 0 0
August 3 1 4 1 1
September 3 3 3 2 3
October 3 0 1 3 #N/A
November 2 3 4 9 #N/A
December 2 0 4 8 #N/A
January 3 2 3 3 #N/A
February 2 2 1 2 #N/A
March 1 1 3 4 #N/A
Fiscal Yr 33 22 34 44 20
Month/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Fiscal Yr 33 22 34 44 20
Qtr/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Quarter 1 13 8 9 12 16
Quarter 2 7 6 9 3 4
Quarter 3 7 3 9 20 #N/A
Quarter 4 6 5 7 9 #N/A
Commentary
Deliberate Primary Fires remain a key priority for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in Dumfries &
Galloway. These deliberate fires cause extensive damage to domestic and commercial property as well
as to vehicles and street furniture.
Quarters 1 and 2 reported 20 deliberate primary fires and is similar to previous reporting periods.
However, the trend within the current six months is showing a downward turn with 16 of the 20 deliberate
primary fires occuring during April, May and June. The remaining 3 months of the 6 month reporting
period saw only 4 deliberate primary fires reported. Further examination of the 6 month period shows no
corelation between incidents with most being small in nature. However, a fire at an unoccupied house in
Castle Douglas during April caused serious damage and was subject to investigation by Police Scotland.
A number of small fires (Some in Q4 2016/17) at the former Gates/Interfloor factory in Heathhall resulted
in a multi agency approach to lessen risk within the site and secure the site from further deliberate fires.
No further incidents have been reported at the former factory since April.
The Service will continue with its long running education programmes for P6 pupils with school visits.
The Service working in partnership with other agencies also delivered Operation Safety to over 1500 P7
children throughout the region outlining the dangers of fire and consequences of fire setting.
All deliberate primary fires
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50Fiscal Yr
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Month/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 423
April 14 3 5 10 11
May 4 7 4 17 16
June 10 12 14 18 10
July 9 5 16 3 8
August 11 3 5 7 3
September 13 5 8 10 4
October 8 3 6 8 #N/A
November 6 16 18 21 #N/A
December 3 1 2 8 #N/A
January 3 2 2 4 #N/A
February 1 4 1 4 #N/A
March 5 13 13 6 #N/A
Fiscal Yr 87 74 94 116 52
Month/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Fiscal Yr 87 74 94 116 52
Qtr/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Quarter 1 28 22 23 45 37
Quarter 2 33 13 29 20 15
Quarter 3 17 20 26 37 #N/A
Quarter 4 9 19 16 14 #N/A
Commentary
This includes fires in refuse, grass and other fires out in the open. The first six months has seen a
significant drop from the same reporting period last year by more than 20%. It is also encouraging to see
that fires recorded in the first quarter of the reporting period dropped by more than 50% in the second
quarter which also incorporates school summer holidays.This positive result consolidates the impression
that anti-social behaviour across Dumfries & Galloway is being effectively challenged and dealt with. A
large spike in May was investigated but no single cause was identified with fires following a distribution
similar to previous years.
The majority of fires within the region occur between 15:00 and 22:00 however, no pattern exists for what
day these incidents occur. Of the 52 deliberate secondary fires reported in Dumfries and Galloway during
the first six months of 2017/18, 35 of these fires occured in the North West Dumfries area with the
remainder being scattered evenly around the region and mostly within urban areas. No specific areas
within North West Dumfries were identified as being 'hot-spots', attracting more than any other location.
Working with our partners in the Police we will continue to try and identify all incidents of deliberate fire
setting and offer deliberate fire setting intervention as required. Continued engagement between
Community Policing, Community Safety Officers and the SFRS will allow for local interpretation and
identification of hotspots.
The Service will continue to work with partnership agencies in the region to engage with local
communities.
All deliberate secondary fires
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Month/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 432
April 7 8 12 10 11
May 12 9 9 4 6
June 11 7 4 4 3
July 7 4 4 10 7
August 13 6 7 8 8
September 6 12 4 10 5
October 4 9 14 10 #N/A
November 9 5 6 11 #N/A
December 14 12 4 9 #N/A
January 11 7 8 12 #N/A
February 6 8 4 5 #N/A
March 12 6 6 12 #N/A
Fiscal Yr 112 93 82 105 40
Month/Year 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Fiscal Yr 112
