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The Availability of Our Fire Stations

Optimum Availability Model

At all times Full-Time first and second engines require 100% availability, On-Call first engines require 95% availability and On-Call second engines require 80% availability.

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Our intervention standards also relate to the time it takes to get a fire engine to a fire in the home based on areas of risk.

High Risk Incident Area = 8 minutes

Medium Risk Incident Area = 12 minutes

Low Risk Incident Area = 20 minutes

Road Traffic Collision = 15 minutes

2nd Engine Response 5 minutes after the arrival of the first engine