Safety and Wellbeing Plan 2022 infographic

infogrphic for the Safety and Wellbeing Plan consultation

A summary of the services provided by Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority

  • What do you get for your money? (2021/22 figures)
    • We employ 1,064 firefighters
    • We have 56 fire stations across the county, with 32 fire engines available during the day, and 49 at night
    • All this to protect you and your family for about the cost of a large carton of milk - £1.55 a week for a Band D Council Tax property (2020/21 figure)
  • There in times of need
    • Our 999 operators answered 33,685 emergency 999 calls – that’s an increase of 13.6% compared to three years ago
    • 17,849 incidents attended last year – in line with increased 999 demand in recent years
    • We have specialist teams for dealing with a range of incidents water, mud and cliff rescue, chemical incidents, animal rescue, explosions and terrorism
  • Incidents and activity
    • Thanks in part to the efforts of our customer safety teams, we attended just 545 house fires... but 42% of fires in the home still start in the kitchen
    • Crews with specialist first aid and rescue equipment went to 672 road crashes... and a vast range of other activity including grass fires, floods, industrial fires and severe weather
    • We went to 2,478 medical emergencies where our firefighters were closer than the nearest ambulance (which was mobilised at the same time)
  • Helping you stay safe
    • Last year we carried out 10,177 visits to the homes of higher-risk people
    • We provided online learning and fitness videos to school age children throughout the pandemic
    • We have continued to invest in our building safety team to help keep businesses and our customers safe
    • 96% of people that had a safe and well visit now feel safer in their homes
    • Our online social media content has been viewed 77.7 million times
    • 80,000 people saw our online safety open day on Facebook
    • We provided extensive support to the ambulance service and NHS vaccination centres through the pandemic
    • We supported the delivery of over 20,000 meals to shielded older customers on behalf of Age UK
    • Our Covid-19 safety messaging reached approximately 14.1 million people