Petition to: stop the 50% reduction in night time fire cover in Spelthorne and also stop the huge cuts to frontline fire cover in Surrey.
This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition Surrey County Council to stop the 50% reduction in night time fire cover in Spelthorne and also stop the huge cuts to frontline fire cover in Surrey. More details
Submitted by Tim Jones – Deadline to sign up by: 11 March 2011 – Signatures: 376
Petition update 2, 16 March 2011
The petition was presented to the Cabinet Member for Community Safety meeting on 16 March 2011 and the following response was agreed by the Cabinet Member:
The petition is received and the points raised will be included within the consideration of all the feedback received during the consultation period.
The provision of fire cover for Surrey is undertaken on a county wide basis, and this will continue to be the case. The effect of the proposals on average response times for the first fire engine is an increase of four seconds, whilst it is recognised that there is a greater impact for the arrival of the second fire engine. This is counterbalanced by the requirement to have five firefighters on every fire engine.
The draft Public Safety Plan is an integrated plan that is focussed on reducing risk and increasing community safety through a range of measures, including preventing incidents occurring and reducing their impact when they do occur. Emergency response also forms a vital element of this integrated approach and this requires increasing the capacity for training and for obtaining detailed risk information to provide the safest possible working environment for firefighters.Petition update 1, 14 March 2011
The petition has a total of 376 signatures and can, therefore, in accordance with the Council's petition scheme, be presented to the relevant Cabinet Member.
The petition has been referred to the Cabinet Member for Community Safety, and will be considered at the Cabinet Member for Community Safety decision making meeting at 11.00am on Wednesday 16 March 2011. The Cabinet Member will respond to the petition at that meeting.More details from petition creator
The 'public safety plan' proposed by Surrey County Council will put lives at risk with massive cuts to front line fire cover. Surrey already has one of the cheapest Fire Services in the country per household. Response times are being increased.FYI- they are already longer than comparable brigades. If you live in Surrey, you can stop this by signing the petition and expressing your 'anger' to your local MP.
