South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have recently appointed a Third Sector Co-ordinator within the Community Safety & Partnerships Department.
Donna Crossman has been appointed as part of the home fire safety team to engage with third sector and voluntary organisations to increase the number of free home fire safety checks delivered to individuals from vulnerable groups.
Since April 2007 there have been a total of 17 fatalities within the South Wales Fire & Rescue Service area attributed to Accidental Dwelling Fires. Of those, 12 were in the 60+ age bracket and 9 of these were known to other agencies but not the Fire Service.
In the year leading up to April 2010 there were a total of 801 Accidental Dwelling Fires within the SWFRS area alone.
The Fire Research Series Paper 13/2008 has identified the most vulnerable groups as follows:
Our aim is to engage with the organisations who work with these groups on a regular basis to help provide free home fire safety checks.
Contact Us If you would like to know more about this initiative please contact Donna Crossman via e-mail: d-crossman@southwales-fire.gov.uk or mobile: 07768 307709