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Consultation over plans for fire service
WEST Sussex County Council will begin consulting next Monday (July 19) on a proposed draft improvement plan drawn up by its Fire and Rescue Service.
The county council says the draft is designed to update the Fire and Rescue Service and ensure it has the right resources in place to make sure West Sussex is a safer place in the 21st century.
The draft proposals include:
Changes to some fire stations, personnel, and appliances.
Significant investment in training and facilities for firefighters.
Faster response in parts of the county pinpointed by sophisticated 'risk mapping'.
Strengthening the Service's wide-ranging work in the community to prevent fires in the first place.
Making efficiency savings while protecting essential frontline services.
Peter Evans, County Council Cabinet Member for Public Protection, said: "The draft improvement plan drawn up by our Fire and Rescue Service is designed to make it even more effective in the long term.
"At this stage no decisions have been made. They are just proposals and our consultation will be widespread. Your views are important to us and I would urge as many people as possible to take part."
The consultation will run until Friday October 8.
The proposals are contained in the draft Service Plan for 2011-12 and copies are available in all libraries, District and Borough Council offices, and on request from Fire Service HQ on 01243 753706.
The draft and all its supporting documents can also be viewed on the County Council website www.westsussex.gov.uk/fire and residents can take part in the consultation via public meetings. They can also submit their views by:
email: fire.redesign@westsussex.gov.uk
By telephone: Fire Redesign Team 01243 753706.
In writing: Ian Coleman, Fire Redesign Team, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service HQ, Northgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1BD.
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