Issue - meetings

Report by Watch Commander, Local Area Liaison Officer / Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire

A report highlighting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS) FQ2 review of local performance within Cowal, Isle of Bute and Dunoon for 2019-20 was considered by the Group.

Iain Cameron, Watch Commander, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, welcomed the downward trend in the number of incidences that required the attendance of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service which, he felt, had been as a consequence of the number of community safety activities that had been undertaken.

Clarification was sought and received as to the procedure where two appliances would ordinarily be deployed if a fire alarm signal was received. Watch Commander Cameron confirmed that if an unwanted alarm was included in the buildings risk assessment, a responsible person can confirm it as a false alarm, at which point only one appliance would be deployed to undertake a further check.

Watch Commander Cameron reported that he was continually impressed by Youth Champions taking ownership as responsible persons when dealing with Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals (UFAS).

Decision

The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group reviewed and noted the contents of the report.

(Reference: FQ2 2019/20 Report by Watch Commander, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, submitted)