Lease costs for South East Regional Control Centre announced
Lease costs for South East Regional Control Centre (SERCC) have been announced. The figures show that the South East Regional Emergency Fire Control has a 25 year lease costing £46 million. Breaking this down per annum is an annual cost of £1.84m. Dividing this figure down further to County level (for the nine counties for the RCC: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, Berkshire) means the cost per annum to the local tax payer will be £204,445. Additional figures that would have to be added to the above annual costs for the Regional Fire Control Centre (based in Fareham) would be £396,825 per annum (£44,091 for the Isle of Wight)…
Regional Control Meeting: Weds 7 April 2010
REGIONAL CONTROL MEETING 1230 WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL 2010 THE HAWTH HOTEL, CRAWLEY Please put the date above in your diaries – we have organised a joint Region 11 & 12 meeting for Control Room staff to update you on the current position on RCC’s and to give you a chance to ask any questions at this critical point in the RCC process. The meeting will be 1230 for lunch – 1300 start, hope to finish by approx 1600. Travel arrangements will be made for you depending on final numbers. Please contact your Brigade Chair or Sec to confirm your attendance. Alli Burrows …
MP Harris to raise Oxon fire cuts in Parliament
MP Harris to raise fire cuts in Parliament OXFORD West and Abingdon MP Evan Harris has said he will raise the proposed cuts to the town’s fire cover in Parliament. Oxfordshire fire and rescue service says moving two full-time staff from its stations in Didcot and Abingdon will reduce county-wide shortfalls in cover, even though it will lengthen response times to emergencies in the two towns at evenings and weekends. Mr Harris said the proposals have not been widely-enough consulted on and is calling for a parliamentary debate. Dr Harris said insufficient people were made aware of four public meetings to discuss the changes. He said: “My concern is the proposal to downgrade cover in…
Oxfordshire CUTS PROPOSED!!!
Reduction in Fire Cover at Abingdon, Didcot, and Rewley Rd Fire Station Oxford Under its Integrated Risk management Plan for next year, Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service intends to reduce the level of fire cover at the above stations. The plan is to remove some cover from the whole time firefighters who currently give cover at Abingdon and Didcot on a 24/7 basis and to rely on cover from the stations Retained Firefighters. Retained Firefighters have primary occupations and also respond to fires and incidents within their community. They train for two hours per week and many give up to 120 hours per week commitment to the Service. However, due to the lack of training…
Improper use of development rates of pay All member circular HOC0759SS
CIRCULAR: 2009HOC0759SS 14 December 2009 TO: Brigade Secretaries Dear Brother/Sister, CHALLENGE TO IMPROPER USE OF DEVELOPMENT PAY UPON PROMOTION UPDATE On 12th October 2009 a circular was distributed to Brigade Secretaries informing them of the situation whereby some FRAs may be misusing development pay upon promotion and attaching ideas for a model letter to raise it in your brigade should the problem be present. At the Executive Council meeting 8th, 9th & 10th December 2009 this issue was discussed in detail and it was felt that officials should be reminded of the importance of this challenge and encouraged to take this up at their earliest opportunity. Some officials have taken up the challenge with their…
Support Your Fire Service
In an attempt to ensure better fire cover is provided in some rural areas of Oxfordshire, Fire Service bosses are proposing cuts to the number of full time firefighter jobs at Abingdon and Didcot fire stations. In addition, those that remain will see their working hours radically changed. The Fire Brigades Union, who were not consulted on the proposal, are deeply concerned about the impact these changes will have for the people who live in the Oxford, Abingdon and Didcot areas. If accepted, the initiative will reduce the number of full time firefighters at Abingdon and Didcot fire stations from 14 to 12 on each station. Alarmingly, there will be periods of time when none…
Final Bulletin for National Rally and Lobby
Middle managers under attack
Defend our fire service & lobby of Parliament 21.10.09
Brothers & Sisters Please support our control members and joins us in Westminster to lobby your MP on Wednesday 21st October 2009. Contact your Brigade officials to find out times & travel arrangements.
How To Lobby Your MP
Brothers/Sisters, Many of you will be travelling to Westminster on the 21st October for the ‘Part of the Team’ campaign and will be planning to lobby your MP. Please read on for a practical how-to guide. HOW TO LOBBY YOUR MP ‘Lobbying’ means contacting your MP as a constituent, informing the MP of your concerns on an issue and asking the MP to do something. While you can meet the MP in the constituency, in this case the intention is to visit Parliament as part of a lobby organised by the FBU. Given the present standing of MPs following the expenses scandal, and an impending General Election, MPs are likely to be keener to meet constituents. You…
