Risk management planning – the planning process we use to turn analysis of risks into plans
Introduction
We are mindful of the lessons learnt from the history of fires and the risks we all face. We constantly scan the changes which affect our lives to make sure we design new ways to reduce risk and help you in the most effective ways.
We provide four main services to you and your family:
Prevention
We work with customers in their homes and in places of education to promote safer behaviours and messaging to help prevent fires, road crashes and drownings.
Protection
We are the regulator for fire safety in Kent and Medway. Our specialist teams work with businesses to ensure buildings are designed to be safe and then kept safe for occupants, as well as looking at firefighting facilities for firefighters.
Response
We respond to a wide range of incidents, including fires, road crashes, water rescues and working with other emergency services.
Resilience
We work with partner agencies such as the police, ambulance, and councils to plan for major emergencies and events, such as large fires, flooding, and pandemics, to help keep people safe.
This consultation will look at risks and strategic challenges which will help us improve these four services to you.
The process
In the 2022 consultation with you, we outlined a ten-year analysis of broad changes affecting our lives. This analysis along with your feedback allowed us to create the following six strategies:
- Response and Resilience
- Customer Engagement and Safety
- People
- Environment and Assets
- Commercial and Procurement
- Business Change, Information and Technology
We are now seeking to refine and deepen our focus from the broader ten-year horizon into the areas for the next four years (2024 to 2028), and to refine our strategic areas of focus. Once the consultation has been agreed we will form actions under each strategic area which we will consult on next year.
