To consider the Draft Service Delivery Plan 2025-26 (CFO/83/24).

Chief Fire Officer, Nick Searle introduced the report and advised Members on the Draft Service Delivery Plan for 2025-26.

Members noted that the Authority’s Annual Service Delivery Plan included the annual actions arising from the Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP), Functional Plans, Station Plans, and accompanying Performance Indicators.

It was noted that targets for station outputs had been set by staff in consultation with the relevant Functions e.g. Site-Specific Risk Information (SSRI) and Home Fire Safety Check (HFSC). Members were advised that each target was bespoke to each station area, considering the local and seasonal risk. For example, Liverpool City Community Fire Station had a large number of commercial buildings requiring SSRI inspections in that area. In contrast, it was noted that Heswall Fire Station had very few buildings requiring SSRI but would concentrate more on Home Fire Safety Checks due to the large proportion of over 65s within the predominantly residential area.

Chief Fire Officer, Nick Searle highlighted that each Function had produced a Functional Plan for 2025/26. These plans included actions to deliver against the CRMP 2024-27 objectives, following a 12-week consultation process which commenced on the 4^th  March 2024 for new CRMP.

Members attention was drawn to the individual station plans contained in the appendices, which were drafted as bespoke for each station and had been rigorously checked by staff, considering respective stations. The Station and Managers and Firefighters had been involved in designing each of the plans, which will be displayed on station notice boards to facilitate staff in achieving the set targets.

RESOLVED that the Service Delivery Plan (Appendix A) and Station Plans for 2025/26 (Appendices B - X) be approved and a designed version be published on the Authority’s website.