Surrey Fire

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is delivering a high standard of protection to Surrey residents and has met many fire safety targets three years ahead of schedule, latest figures have revealed. The Audit Commission has officially confirmed the fire service is improving for the fourth year running. The positive annual inspection judgement came after... the commission published scores for fire authorities as part of its comprehensive performance assessments (CPA) of county councils in England. Helyn Clack, Executive portfolio holder for Safer and Stronger Communities at the county council, said: "These are extremely positive improvements to public safety in Surrey, and this is now the fourth year in a row that Surrey Fire and Rescue has consistently improved the service it provides. "This excellent performance check comes as no surprise but it confirms that yet another county council service has been independently judged as delivering the high standards our residents expect and deserve. It reinforces the fact that many of the services we provide to Surrey's residents are of a very high quality." The service score is divided into two categories - a judgement on its overall use of resources a direction of travel statement. SFRS has been awarded three out of four for its use of resources and "Improving Well" for direction of travel. The news comes as the latest incident data showed that the number of serious fires in the county have been cut by almost 30 per cent since 2004/05 - significantly exceeding the service's target of a 10% reduction by 2010. Accidental fires at home have been cut by almost 30%, from 686 to 485, also against a target of 10% and three years ahead of target. The number of people injured in a fire has been reduced by more than 70%, from 93 to 27, also against the same target of 10% by 2010. One of the service's best-performing areas has been in reducing the number of false alarms triggered by automatic alarm systems at commercial premises. Ninety-six per cent of the (approximate) 6,000 alarms ...Read More