GFRS is delivering and planning within an operating environment that is subject to frequent and ongoing national and local changes. The diagram below shows the broad drivers and insights that shape and influence the CRMP. It is vital that these are regularly assessed and discussed to identify risks and opportunities ensuring we are well positioned to address either. Our Leadership Team regularly assesses our operating environment and maintains an assessment framework as part of its planning and delivery business cycle.
We make use of publications such as the National Risk Register and State of Fire and Rescue report; and external data sets concerning local demographics and socio-economic factors to better understand the communities we serve. Local knowledge, insights, and incident data support us to be able to understand and assess our local community risks and tailor the delivery of resources and approaches to respond to those effectively.
We carried out engagement activities on our CRP and CRMP. We did this publicly online, and directly with key stakeholders including community representative bodies, and held specific face to face focus groups across the six county districts. This ensured we had insight from residents and stakeholders to validate the CRP.
Taking all the above into consideration alongside our professional insight and knowledge has allowed us to prepare a range of aims and objectives to keep us focused on the things that matter most and ensure we are able to keep evolving and delivering a high-quality fire and rescue service.