Strategic goal 3

This goal is focused on ensuring that we are ready to respond effectively and safely to incidents when they happen.

Over the life of the CRMP 2025-28, we will maintain our commitment to reaching all incidents within 8 minutes, on average, from the time the first fire appliance is mobilised. Maintaining a constant state of operational preparedness to respond to emergencies takes a significant proportion of the Service’s resources. Our focus over the next three years will be on seeking ways in which we can deliver this service more efficiently and effectively. We will continue to invest prudently, aligning resources to risk and ensuring the Service remains both affordable and fit for the future.

During 2025-26, we will deliver the following strategically important objectives:

• Implementation of a new mobilising system, in collaboration with Joint Fire Control and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Review our specialist response delivery model
• Review our standard fire appliance specification
• Review the flexi-duty system to maximise its effectiveness
• Receive into service 17 “clean cab” fire appliances, a new command support unit and a new Aerial Ladder Platform