From property fires to road traffic incidents, wildfires to medical emergencies, our teams are there to help keep the communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight safe. We are asking residents for their views on how the service should adapt and innovate to continue to meet the communities needs over the next five years.
Our draft Safety Plan sets out the direction of our fire and rescue service over the next five years. It provides information on:
- who we are as a Service
- the risks and challenges we face
- the work that we carry out
- the steps that we take to prevent and respond to emergency situations
- our objectives for the next five years and proposals that we think will help us meet them
Over the next 10 weeks we are asking for views on whether our objectives and proposals are the right steps to continue to meet the needs of communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight now and in the future.
Our short survey has been developed to only take a few minutes, and is open to all who live and work across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
The survey is open until midnight on Monday 18th December 2024.
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Shantha Dickinson said:
“We are always looking for ways to improve as an organisation serving the public.
“The role of a modern-day firefighter continues to evolve, and we are looking for new and innovative ways to protect the people across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
“We need the help of our communities to tell us if they agree with our objectives, the proposals we have to achieve them, and if they feel we have missed anything from our plan.
“We are looking to develop a blueprint for how HIWFRS can continue to make life safer over the next five years.”
To create our proposed Safety Plan for 2025-2030 we looked carefully at the different risks our communities face, how often we are called out, and how much money we have. We also asked our communities about the risks that concern them the most. This has given us the information to form the plan which most accurately reflects the risks seen, and the concerns felt by people across Hampshire and Isle of Wight.