Local residents are being invited to have their say on what Avon Fire & Rescue Service should prioritise to keep communities safe, and how much they are willing to pay for it.
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The feedback will be used in Avon Fire & Rescue’s Service Plan 2024-2028, which outlines local risks and the plans to reduce them, making sure the fire service is value for money and ensuring it is a good place to work.
AF&RS Chief Fire Officer Simon Shilton said: “As a Service, our main aim is to make our communities safer and we do that by preventing fires through education, protecting you in your homes and your places of work, and by responding to fires.
“The Service that we provide to you matters to us and that’s why it’s important you have the opportunity to have your say on the areas that you would like us to focus on the most and what service provision you would expect from us.
“We will be carrying out the work in our Service Plan against a backdrop of financial pressures and an increasing demand for public services and providing the support people need from their fire and rescue service will become increasingly challenging.
“I know that times are tough for everyone, and the cost of living is impacting us all, and that is why we are also asking residents what they would be prepared to pay towards their fire and rescue service.”
Chair of Avon Fire Authority, Councillor Brenda Massey said: “The Authority’s role is to address the challenges facing Avon Fire & Rescue Service, with the resources available, ensuring an effective and efficient service that meets public expectation.
“As an Authority, we oversee the fire service and represent the views of our local communities covering Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
“We can only do this by listening to and hearing from our local communities, and I would encourage you to find out more about the Service’s priorities for tackling risk across the area and keeping our communities safer and share your views.”
People are encouraged to share their views by completing the short online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/YSWB3L7.
The survey will close on 14th February 2024.
If you need the survey in another format, call 07977467634 or email [email protected].
