Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is asking for people’s views on where its priorities should lie over the next four years.
The service has produced a draft Community Risk Management, which will inform its decision-making on prevention, protection and response until 2028.
The document, once finalised, will also help ensure the service has the workforce with the appropriate resources, skills and support to deliver its priorities, it said.
People are invited to read and comment on the draft document, after which responses will be considered and a final document agreed between Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall, who governs the service.
The strategic document takes into account the service’s understanding of the risk and demand in Cumbria, the level of resources available and the direction set by the commissioner in his recently-published fire plan.
Rick Ogden, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service’s chief fire officer, said: “This process allows us to identify opportunities to change and match our resources in the most efficient way.
“I encourage our community to take a look at the draft plan and spend a few moments giving us your feedback; we look forward to hearing what you have to say in terms of where you see our priorities and the areas in which we should be focusing our attention.”
Mike Johnson, Cumbria’s Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, said: “Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service are partly responsible for community safety so it’s really important that the public have their say on the plan.”
The document and short survey are available at https://www.cumbriafire.gov.uk/our-community-risk-management-plan-crmp-2024-2028.
The deadline for responses is March 23.
