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- Fire and resilience
- An efficient and effective FRS
- Framework for the fire and rescue service
- Fire and rescue service objectives and targets: overview
Fire and resilience
Fire and rescue service objectives and targets: overview
The key objective for the Fire and Resilience Directorate (FRD) at Communities and Local Government is to modernise the fire and rescue service in England, in line with the June 2003 White Paper and the National Framework. We are striving to achieve a Service which:
- is proactive in preventing fires and other risks, rather than only reacting to fires
- acts in support of the Government's wider agenda of social inclusion, neighbourhood renewal and crime reduction
- has effective institutions that support its role
- is well-managed and effective
- is committed to developing and adapting to changing circumstances, including the threat of terrorism and environmental disaster.
The key target for FRD is the delivery of our Public Service Agreement target, PSA 3. This is:
- to reduce the number of accidental fire-related deaths in the home by 20 per cent by 31 March
- to achieve a 10 per cent reduction in deliberate fires by 31 March 2010.
This includes a floor target that no Fire and Rescue Authority has a fatality rate, from accidental fires in the home, more than 1.25 times the national average by 2010.
