This risk was first identified our Finance, Audit and Performance Management Committee has scrutinized budgets and a Finance Working Group has been established and made recommendations to the Fire Authority on how to mitigate this risk. Various strategies and plans are currently being implemented to ensure that key assets are prudently …show more content…
In order to reduce these risks we have in place a range of targeted resources including the following. Teams target higher risk premises, especially those with sleeping accommodation, with the aim being in the first instance to educate people in fire prevention and reducing risk. Community Safety and Partnership working is central to our overall risk reduction work, the greater emphasis on community safety work has resulted in us engaging with local communities to effectively promote fire safety messages. Partnership working with other agencies enables all parties to achieve maximum use of resources. Work is concentrated on home safety through the provisions of free home fire safety checks; children services with educational products linked to the national curriculum; fire crime investigations and multi agency working to address deliberate fire setting incidents and youth services through targeted initiatives with Community Safety Partnerships and Youth Offending Services.
Then we must focus on the prevention of the stoppage of Arson in the community and this is where the Fire Marshall must come in to the community and educate youth and adults about the damage arson causes. When this is done many believe this is going to help the community but actually it doing harm to their homes. What the Fire Marshall will