Changing the Service Shaping our future The needs of the public in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove are changing along with the demands on our Service. We have to meet the changing needs of our communities and our legal duties from within our shrinking budget. The needs of the public in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove are changing along with the demands on our Service. We have to meet the changing needs of our communities and our legal duties from within our shrinking budget.

Funding – What’s changed? The Government is significantly reducing the grant we receive and encouraging us not to increase Council Tax. We need to make savings of £7.1 million over the next five years, that’s 18.2% of our current revenue budget. This is in addition to the £1.3 million of savings already agreed for 2015/15. The Government is significantly reducing the grant we receive and encouraging us not to increase Council Tax. We need to make savings of £7.1 million over the next five years, that’s 18.2% of our current revenue budget. This is in addition to the £1.3 million of savings already agreed for 2015/15.

Changing community needs Number of fires and other incidents are dropping substantially overall. Improved public safety through technology like smoke alarms or sprinkler systems. Vulnerable people helped through our prevention and protection initiatives. Number of fires and other incidents are dropping substantially overall. Improved public safety through technology like smoke alarms or sprinkler systems. Vulnerable people helped through our prevention and protection initiatives.

Five key prevention activities Home Safety Road Safety Co-ordination Schools education Intervention and incident reduction Promotion of fire sprinklers Home Safety Road Safety Co-ordination Schools education Intervention and incident reduction Promotion of fire sprinklers

Home Safety We will continue to: visit vulnerable people in their homes to give advice and provide free smoke alarms where appropriate. work closely with Adult Social Care and other partners to share data and to generate referrals. train volunteers to roll out Health and Well-being visits and signpost to other agencies as appropriate. We will continue to: visit vulnerable people in their homes to give advice and provide free smoke alarms where appropriate. work closely with Adult Social Care and other partners to share data and to generate referrals. train volunteers to roll out Health and Well-being visits and signpost to other agencies as appropriate.

Road Safety Road safety was adopted in East Sussex as a priority for the Safer East Sussex Team (SEST) and as a priority for the Police and Crime Commissioner across Sussex (in respect of a reduction of Killed and Seriously Injured, and the reduction of antisocial driving). ESFRS will continue to take a leading role in coordinating road safety across East Sussex. Road safety was adopted in East Sussex as a priority for the Safer East Sussex Team (SEST) and as a priority for the Police and Crime Commissioner across Sussex (in respect of a reduction of Killed and Seriously Injured, and the reduction of antisocial driving). ESFRS will continue to take a leading role in coordinating road safety across East Sussex.

Road Safety ESFRS personnel (operational and non-operational) will continue to be engaged in predominantly educational road safety activities. Engagement is within schools and colleges, or in partnership with other agencies who are undertaking educational or enforcement activities on the roadside or elsewhere. ESFRS personnel (operational and non-operational) will continue to be engaged in predominantly educational road safety activities. Engagement is within schools and colleges, or in partnership with other agencies who are undertaking educational or enforcement activities on the roadside or elsewhere.

Schools Education We will continue to visit Primary, Secondary and Special Educational Needs schools in East Sussex with our specialist Children’s Services and Education Team. In doing so will continue to work with partners to educate children and young people to enable them to lead safer and healthier lives. We will continue to visit Primary, Secondary and Special Educational Needs schools in East Sussex with our specialist Children’s Services and Education Team. In doing so will continue to work with partners to educate children and young people to enable them to lead safer and healthier lives.

Intervention and Incident Reduction We will continue to work with partners and the community to reduce the overall number and types of fires and other incidents we attend. We will continue to work closely with Family Key Workers to offer and provide timely interventions to families to achieve safer and sustainable communities. We will continue to work with partners and the community to reduce the overall number and types of fires and other incidents we attend. We will continue to work closely with Family Key Workers to offer and provide timely interventions to families to achieve safer and sustainable communities.

Promotion of Fire Sprinklers More can be done to protect East Sussex businesses and homes against the devastating effects of fire. We will continue to lobby and influence partners and the community and promote fire sprinklers to become a more commonplace safety feature in homes and businesses. A greater uptake of fire sprinklers could make the County more resilient and ensure needless fires do not hinder economic recovery. More can be done to protect East Sussex businesses and homes against the devastating effects of fire. We will continue to lobby and influence partners and the community and promote fire sprinklers to become a more commonplace safety feature in homes and businesses. A greater uptake of fire sprinklers could make the County more resilient and ensure needless fires do not hinder economic recovery.

The Future Continued commitment to partnership working at both a strategic and operational level to make people safer in their homes. Explore ways of being even more joined up and creative so resources have the greatest impact possible. Continued commitment to partnership working at both a strategic and operational level to make people safer in their homes. Explore ways of being even more joined up and creative so resources have the greatest impact possible.