Flexible Staffing Model Paul Richardson Lancashire Fire Rescue
Flexible Staffing Model • Paul Richardson • Lancashire Fire & Rescue service • CFOA Innovations Event • 24 th January 2008
Background Context: IRMP process IRMP projects: • Year 1: Review of ridership • Year 2: Incident Task Analysis Anticipated outcomes: • Reallocation of resources • Flexible staffing?
Introduction IRMP project Consultation Authority decision Post-decision implementation
Incident Task Analysis project Overall purpose • Safe & effective incident management • Efficient & effective use of staff resources • Definition of overall resource requirements for staff & equipment
Incident Task Analysis project Methodology • Literature review • Development of task analysis model • Definition of anticipated scenarios
Incident Task Analysis project Task analysis model Site management & control Identify problem Hazard & risk analysis Evaluation of equipment Resource management Response objectives Make-up Post-incident considerations
Incident Task Analysis project For each scenario: • Comparison between: – Existing arrangements – Proposed revisions – FBU CAST • Recommendation outcome in respect of pre-determined attendances Third-party external assessment
Consultation process Considered by Authority Planning Committee Focus no longer on PDAs but on fire appliance crewing levels Key issues: firefighter & public safety Significant correspondence to LFRS and Authority members Staff & public scrutiny forums
Key issue: firefighter safety Flawed nature of previous standards Legal responsibility • Risk assessments • Rapid deployment • Analysis of critical incidents FBU ‘Off the run’ View of RDS Managers
Key issue: public safety Analysis of critical incidents To rescue or not to rescue? Implications for RDS fire appliances
Authority decision Context of meeting Decision • 4 person crewing adequate safe system of work • To be implemented at 2 pump wholetime stations Outcome: £ 1 m to support new CFS staffing structure and RDS salary scheme
Post-decision implementation FBU – approval to ballot Period of negotiation Development of flexible staffing model
Flexible staffing model Principles: • Emergency Cover availability • Safe system of work Watch establishments defined in terms of total numbers not according to appliances • Pumps • Aerial appliances
Flexible staffing model Flexible crewing: • Appliances flexibly crewed on a riskbased approach determined by service delivery needs • IRMP driven – Community safety – Training – Operational activity
Flexible staffing model Organisational outcomes - tactical: • Local managers’ decisions • Mobilising arrangements • Detached duty – an anomaly
Flexible staffing model Organisational outcomes - strategic: • Importance of robust evidence • Identify key long-term decisions • Know & support the political context
Flexible Staffing Model • Paul Richardson • Lancashire Fire & Rescue service • CFOA Innovations Event • 24 th January 2008
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