CHIEF OFFICER’S
ACTIVITY REPORT
October 1 – December 31 2014
www.manchesterfire.gov.uk
Welcome / CFO Introduction
Steve McGuirk
CBE, QFSM, DL, MA, BA (Hons), BSc, FIFireE
Chief Executive/
County Fire Officer
WELCOME to your latest activity
report, where you can find out
about some of the activities
Greater Manchester Fire and
Rescue Service (GMFRS) has
been involved in from October
1 to December 31, 2014.
Colleagues from Corporate
Communications did some
live tweeting on Bonfire Night
alongside crew from Gorton and
from a community Bonfire event
in Manchester to give the public a
real insight into the work we do.
This quarter started with the
launch of our annual Treacle
campaign in partnership with
Greater Manchester Police and the
county’s 10 Local Authorities. The
campaign was given a refresh for
2014 and a few well-known sports
personalities were drafted in to help
promote safety messages around
the bonfire period – traditionally
our busiest time of the year.
We also saw the launch of our
first Community Risk Intervention
Team (CRIT) in November after
months of preparation. The team
began by carrying out prevention
based work for GMFRS before
responding to high-volume, low
priority calls on behalf of North
West Ambulance Service (NWAS)
and Greater Manchester Police
(GMP). You can read more
about this, including a number of
success stories, in Prevention.
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The Irlam joint emergency
services hub was officially
opened in October with a number
of dignitaries present at the
ceremony and on the same day,
a Royal guest visited Salford Fire
Station to drop in on those who
had helped in the 2011 Salford
and Manchester civil disorder.
We closed this quarter with our
new-look Safe4winter campaign
which focused on looking out
for older communities to help
keep them warm safely.
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Contents
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General News
52
Prevention and Protection 8
Operational Incidents
57
Youth Engagement
Service Delivery
59
Corporate Communications
10
Bolton 10
Bury 16
Manchester 20
Oldham 24
Rochdale 28
Salford 32
Stockport 36
Tameside 40
Trafford 44
Wigan 48
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General News
COMMUNITY RISK INTERVENTION TEAM GOES LIVE
Community Risk Intervention
Team goes live
ON Monday, November 17,
GMFRS’ first Community Risk
Intervention Team (CRIT) went live.
The pilot project builds on the
successes that GMFRS has
had with its prevention work
with a focus on falls, crime, and
health and wellbeing issues.
It also aims to help manage
demand on other services by
responding to high-volume,
low-priority calls including
falls in the home, ‘concern for
welfare’ calls and cardiac arrests
within a three-mile radius.
They also provide risk
reduction equipment and
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referrals where appropriate.
Figures reveal that 250,000
people a year attend A&E as
a result of falls and 75 per
cent of calls to GMP are found
to be non-crime related.
The team was initially carrying out
prevention-based work only and
on Monday, December 5 they
began responding to high-volume
low-priority callouts from NWAS.
Straightaway, the team had
a number of successes. On
Friday, December 5, a team
was called to Didsbury where
a man in his 80s suffering from
cancer had fallen out of bed.
They were called to assist
paramedics as the CRIT vehicles
carry a mangar elk – a batterypowered lifting cushion used
to help someone who’s fallen
sit upright – which paramedics
don’t have on board.
The man was in hospital for three
days and during this time the
CRIT fitted a hand rail and other
equipment to help him get around
the house more comfortably
when he returned home.
The same day, a team attended
another fall in Hindley where they
assisted paramedics with lifting
an elderly lady from the floor.
Her husband had called 999
after she collapsed due to low
oxygen levels and the CRIT was
mobilised. They gave the woman
oxygen – potentially saving her
life – while waiting for a paramedic
and ambulance to arrive.
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GMFRS recognised as
apprenticeship trailblazer
GMFRS was congratulated
by the government for its
role in developing top-quality
apprenticeships that help young
people have a better future.
The Service has been running its
government apprentice scheme
in conjunction with local colleges
since October 2012 and has
seen a number of young people
go on to find employment
including some with GMFRS.
Cllr Acton said: “We are proud
to be able to offer so much
opportunity for young people
through our schemes, to help
them as individuals and also
give something more to the
communities we serve.
“GMFRS has created a longlasting pathway of skills
development and opportunities
from volunteering to youth
programmes and apprenticeships.
As part of the trailblazer
programme GMFRS has worked
with organisations from across the
fire and rescue sector to design a
new business safety apprenticeship
that sees apprentices work with
businesses, offering advice and
educating people to help keep
their properties safe from fire.
GMFRS adds three awards
to its collection
THE variety of work carried out
across GMFRS was celebrated
with the announcement of three
different awards in a week!
The service scooped accolades
for its work with young
people, sustainability and
leadership achievements.
GMFRS’ innovative progression
pathway initiative was named
‘Project of the Year’ at Fire
Magazine’s inaugural Excellence
in Fire and Emergency Awards
2014, which celebrated innovative
working practices, initiatives,
partnerships and technology.
The Service also scooped a
sustainability award at the North
West’s Green Heroes event that
celebrates companies who have
made a significant contribution
to making their business and
their local environment greener.
GMFRS won the Sustainable
Business (large companies)
category, beating off competition
from Kelloggs and Walkers.
And to top off the hat-trick, the
Service was named overall winner
of the Leadership Achievement
Awards 2014, beating Virgin and
First Trans Pennine Express.
The awards recognise outstanding
performance in key areas of
business activity and also
recognise the Service’s approach
to leadership and its sustained
commitment to consulting,
engaging and involving staff.
“We can take someone at school
age and provide them with a
range of experiences to give
them skills that employers would
benefit from – and there is proof
the scheme can lead to young
people gaining employment
with many now working at
GMFRS after successfully
completing an apprenticeship.”
HEAD OF FINANCE AND TECHNICAL SERVICES ANDREA HEFFERNAN AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER SAM PICKLES PICK UP THE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
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General News
Sportsmen across Greater
Manchester also stepped up to warn
young people about the dangers of
playing with fireworks. A hard-hitting
series of images were taken where
sportsmen were made up to look like
they’ve been injured with a firework.
GMFRS’ Head of Prevention, Area
Manager Wayne Shields, said: “We
chose to use sportsmen for the
latest Treacle campaign because we
wanted to reach out to any young
lads who might play with fireworks.
Sweet success for
Treacle campaign
“Playing with fireworks can steal your
future – it’s very unlikely that you’ll
be able to be a champion boxer,
cricketer or rugby player if you’ve
blown your hand up, or lost an eye
because you were playing with a
firework and things went wrong.”
THE 2014 Treacle campaign
reached more people across
Greater Manchester than ever
before thanks to an innovative
campaign featuring sportsmen
from across Greater Manchester.
The campaign featured WBA
champion boxer Scott Quigg, Salford
Red Devils’ Captain and international
rugby league player Adrian Morley
and Lancashire County Cricket
Club vice-Captain Paul Horton.
The campaign is a partnership
between GMFRS, GMP, the Greater
Manchester Police and Crime
Commissioner and the ten Greater
Manchester authorities. It aims to
promote organised events and tackle
anti-social behaviour during the
Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night period.
Adrian Morley said: “I like to think
of myself as a role model on
and off the field and it meant a
lot to me to be setting the right
example for kids in this city.”
During the campaign, artwork was
displayed on large digital screens
either side of the Mancunian
Way and at the Ethiad Stadium
before the Manchester City and
Manchester United derby game.
OFFICERS delivered three
training sessions to dozens of
Police Search Advisors (PolSAs)
from Greater Manchester Police
(GMP) to help improve joint
working in search operations.
SALFORD REDS CAPTAIN ADRIAN MORLEY
POSES AFTER BEING MADE UP TO LOOK
LIKE A FIREWORK INJURY VICTIM.
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Training for police search
advisors to improve joint working
The sessions took place at Bury
Community Fire Station in October
and saw a total of 45 PolSAs trained.
The officers were given practical
demonstrations of rope rescue
skills on the station yard and
were introduced to a range of
specialist capabilities including
the Technical Response Unit
(TRU) Haz Mats, DIM (Detection,
Identification and Monitoring),
NILO (National Inter-Agency
Liaison Officer) and dog teams.
Crew Manager Mike Dewar
demonstrated the skills of
the GMFRS dog while Watch
Manager Rick Booth showed
the officers the equipment and
capabilities of the TRU.
Resilience Officer Jim Mawdsley,
from the Resilience and Planning
department which organised the
training, said: “The PolSAs carry
out searches for missing people
across Greater Manchester which
could include searching high-risk
areas such as derelict buildings,
areas at height, sewers and
culverts and confined spaces.
“We have a partnership with GMP
to provide resources for missing
people searches and to provide
safety for police officers carry out
those searches. So the aim of the
sessions was to familiarise officers
with our specialist capabilities
and develop our joint working.”
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PHIL ORMESHER SPOKE TO STAFF ACROSS GMFRS ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER
Dozens of staff better informed
about prostate cancer thanks
to inspirational speaker
AN inspirational speaker visited
GMFRS in October to talk to
staff about prostate cancer.
Phil Ormesher from Prostate
Cancer UK visited Fire Service
Headquarters, Training and
Development Centre, and
Leigh Technical Services to give
informal presentations and raise
awareness of the signs and
symptoms of the disease.
Phil has been directly impacted
by prostate cancer and became
a volunteer speaker with the aim
of creating greater awareness.
There are signs and symptoms
for prostate cancer to look
out for but it often causes
no obvious symptoms.
One in eight men will be
diagnosed with prostate cancer
at some time in their life – one
in four if they are black.
Dozens of staff from across
the Service attended the
presentations and further
sessions are planned to reach
all operational staff on stations.
In the UK, 41,000 men are
diagnosed with prostate
cancer and almost 11,000
men die each year.
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Operational Incidents
FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE PET LIZARD
FROM BOLTON HOUSE FIRE
Firefighters found the lizard in
its tank and took it out to the
fire engine where they treated
it with oxygen therapy.
On hearing about the rescue,
PETA (People for the ethical
treatment of animals) decided
to reward the firefighters with
a ‘Hero to Animals’ award.
Lizard rescued from Bolton
house fire by firefighters
FIRE crew rescued and treated a
bearded dragon lizard following a
house fire on Chorley Old Road.
Firefighters from Bolton Central
and Farnworth were called
out shortly before 11am on
Wednesday, October 15, after
receiving reports of a fire involving
the kitchen of a terraced house.
When firefighters arrived, a
woman was outside the property
with her two husky dogs but
was concerned for her pet
lizard that was still inside.
Watch Manager McKenna added:
“We are very honoured to accept
this award and will place it
alongside other station awards.
“It’s always gratifying to be in a
position to help members of the
community and their animals.”
Mitchell Street factory fire
FIREFIGHTERS spent the night
fighting a fire involving a factory
on Mitchell Street in Tottington.
NWFC received the call at
8.55pm on Thursday, November
13, after reports of flames
seen coming from the roof of
a powder coating factory.
Approximately 30 firefighters
from Bury, Heywood, Whitefield,
Ramsbottom, Hyde and Bolton
North stations were on scene
crewing six fire engines and two
Hydraulic Platform Vehicles.
Crew used three jets and
monitors to extinguish the fire.
Station Manager Angus Robinson
said: “On arrival, firefighters were
met with a large fire and flames
could be seen from quite a
distance. It was really important
to get the fire under control as
quickly and as safely as possible.
“The crews worked extremely
hard to extinguish the fire and
prevented it spreading further
to neighbouring businesses.
“Due to a power cut in the
area, we worked closely with
Greater Manchester Police to
make sure that any vulnerable
people were looked after and
had a safe place to stay.”
Watch Manager Tony McKenna,
from Bolton Central, said: “Crew
wearing breathing apparatus
used a hose reel to put out the
fire in the kitchen, which we
believe started behind the fridgefreezer due to an electrical fault.
“The fire caused a lot of
damage to the kitchen.”
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Working smoke alarm saves
teenager in Horwich
A TEENAGER was saved by a
working smoke alarm after a fire
broke out in a house in Horwich.
Firefighters from Horwich, Bolton
Central and Bolton North were
called to a semi-detached house
on Hillside Crescent just before
3.30am on Friday, October 17.
An intense blaze, which started in
the garage, spread to the house
causing damage to the hallway,
kitchen and dining room.
Jake Bostock-Smith, aged 16, who
was asleep in an attic bedroom
of his grandma’s house, was
alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm
fitted by GMFRS in May 2008.
Watch Manager at Bolton Central,
Craig Lunt, said “On arrival we
were faced with a well-developed
fire, we could see flames and
smoke coming from the garage
which was joined to the side of the
house. Firefighters worked really
hard to get the fire under control
and stop it spreading further.
“Jake was very fortunate that his
grandma had smoke alarms in
her house. It could have been
a very different outcome.”
Jake added: “I was woken by the
smoke alarm which was a bit of
a shock. I looked out the window
and saw smoke and flames coming
from the right of the house.
“Even though I could see smoke, I
held my breath and ran down the
JAKE BOSTOCK, THE LUCKY TEENAGER WHO WAS SAVED BY A WORKING SMOKE ALARM.
stairs out of the front door where
I saw the flames coming from the
garage. I know that because of the
smoke alarms I was really lucky.”
Firefighters used four breathing
apparatus, two hose reels and
positive pressure ventilation to
extinguish the fire. They were at the
scene for just under four hours.
Dramatic rescue of family
from serious house fire
FIREFIGHTERS rescued seven
people and a puppy from a
serious blaze in Rochdale.
North West Fire Control
(NWFC) received reports that
a car was on fire at 3.30am
Monday, December 29 on
Manchester Road in Castleton.
An intense fire, which started
in a Volkswagen Golf parked
underneath a window sill
of a house, rapidly ripped
through the building with a
family of seven inside.
Approximately 20 firefighters from
Rochdale, Littleborough, Heywood
and Hyde stations rescued four
adults, three children and a
puppy who were all sleeping in
the large two-storey building at
the time the blaze broke out.
The family were assessed by
paramedics at the scene but
declined hospital treatment.
The officer in charge of the
incident, Station Manager
Paul Whittaker, said: “The first
firefighters that attended could
see it was a well-developed
fire. The fire involving a car had
rapidly come into contact with the
ground floor windows, spreading
to the rest of the property.
“Firefighters wearing breathing
apparatus quickly searched
the house and led a family
and a puppy to safety.”
Firefighters used hose reels and a
large fan to extinguish the fire. The
cause of the fire was investigated
by Fire Investigation officers.
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Service Delivery Bolton
Bolton Central, Bolton North,
Horwich and Farnworth
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
112
144
41
148
Deliberate Primary Fires
133
138
45
160
Deliberate Secondary Fire
706
951
212
1049
False Alarms (Totlal)
968
0
340
979
FF Hostilities
3
0
1
5
Fires-Non-Domestic
53
51
22
55
PF - All Fatalities
1
0
1
3
PF - Casualties
22
22
8
22
Primary Fires Total
330
390
113
423
Rescues - People
3
0
2
6
RTCs-All Calls
53
0
20
42
RTCs-Rescues
13
0
5
19
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
174
0
64
210
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Dec
Completed volunteers
hours
474
Completed volunteers
hours
520
Completed volunteers
hours
306
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
10
Home Safety
Checks
115
Enforcement Notices
1
Prohibitions
1
Completed
(year to date)
1878
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Borough Manager
Contact Details
Steve Sheridan
Borough Manager Bolton
W52 HORWICH
W51 BOLTON NORTH
W50 BOLTON CENTRAL
 01942 650 127
 sheridas@manchesterfire.gov.uk
W53 FARNWORTH
Authority Members
Mohammed Ayub
Labour
Lynda Byrne
Labour
Paul Wild
Conservative
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Service Delivery Bolton
Bolton Central, Bolton North,
Horwich and Farnworth
Borough News
Community safety staff
help launch bonfire
campaign in Bolton
such as finding out where
organised bonfire and fireworks
displays were taking place.
STAFF members and volunteers
from GMFRS headed into Bolton
Town Centre with colleagues from
GMP in a bid to keep people
safe over the bonfire period.
To draw people in, firefighters
offered rides on the aerial
appliance, which reaches 100ft,
along with GMFRS’ mascot
Cracker and GMP’s mascot Pippa.
The Community Event Vehicle
made an appearance in Victoria
Square in October where shoppers
and workers received advice to
keep them safe during autumn,
Community Safety Advisor for
Bolton and Wigan, Sophie Doyle,
was one of GMFRS’ staff members
who attended the launch event.
Sophie said: “The event was a
massive success and members
of the public from all ages came
to see us. We also generated
a number of Home Safety
Checks (HSCs) to help keep
people safe in their homes.
“An elderly lady had a ride on
the hydraulic platform, who we
believe is the oldest person to
have ever been on it – and she
thoroughly enjoyed herself!”
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FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN FOR CHEMICAL INCIDENT IN BOLTON TOWN CENTRE
Firefighters carry out chemical
training in town centre
FIREFIGHTERS carried out an
exercise in Bolton that allowed
them to practice procedures for
dealing with chemical incidents.
Crew made up from fire
stations around the borough
gathered on Tuesday, October
21 where engines and special
appliances arrived at Le Mans
Crescent at around 10.30am.
GMFRS worked with Bolton
Council to plan the exercise and
a room in the town hall was used
on the day with the help of council
workers who played live casualties.
“The incident allowed firefighters
from across Bolton to train
together on a scenario that also
tested GMFRS’ procedures
during chemical incidents.”
Watch Manager Karsten
Boyle, from Green Watch at
Bolton Central Fire Station,
said: “Months of planning
and preparation went into the
exercise with Bolton Council’s
Emergency Planning team and
we contacted local businesses
to let them know about our plans
to save disruption and panic.
Onlookers gathered at the cordon
around Victoria Square to see
what was going on – especially
as firefighters in eye-catching
chemical protection suits were
involved to make the exercise
as realistic as possible.
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Service Delivery Bolton
Bolton Central, Bolton North,
Horwich and Farnworth
STATION MANAGER STEVE PARKINSON AT LAUNCH OF RUMWORTH WHEELIE BIN CAMPAIGN
Wheelie bin campaign launched
in Bolton after spate of fires
29, supported by Chair of Bolton
Council of Mosques, Sabir Khan.
BOLTON Central’s station manager
worked with police and council
partners to reduce deliberate
wheelie bin fires in Rumworth.
Hundreds of bins were identified
as being at risk in Rumworth
after they had been left out so
the three organisations joined
forces to remind people to take
their bins back in straight after
they have been emptied to stop
them becoming a fire risk.
After a spate of the fires ‘wheel it
back in’ was the message being
pushed out to people in the area
as part of the safety campaign that
launched on Wednesday, October
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Station Manager Steve Parkinson
said: “There had been a spate
of wheelie bin fires in Rumworth
and the campaign was about
making people aware of
simple steps they can take to
avoid becoming a victim.
“Every call to a bin fire costs the
community and also takes up the
time of our firefighters that they
could be putting to better use.”
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Bolton firefighters
spread festive cheer
CARING Bolton firefighters helped
a homeless woman find a roof over
her head just in time for Christmas.
Crew from Bolton Central
responded to reports of a small
rubbish fire on St Edmond
Street just after 1.30pm on
Saturday, November 22.
The fire, which had been lit by a
homeless woman in a bid to keep
warm from the cold weather, was
extinguished as it was generating
a lot of smoke in the area.
However, the incident left
firefighters feeling helpless and
thinking about the woman they
had seen trying to keep warm.
The crew got in touch with
Urban Outreach, Bolton’s
homeless service to see if
they could do more.
As a result, the rough sleeper was
given a place to stay in a local
B&B and after viewing a property
received the keys to a new home,
just in time for Christmas.
FARNWORTH Fire Station’s winter
Open Day was well attended
by scores of Bolton families
on Saturday, November 29.
The GMFRS museum was
represented with a turntable ladder
and the Fire Investigation team
and search dogs were also there,
along with the children’s fire engine,
hydraulic platform rides and the
Technical Response Unit vehicles.
The day was themed around
a winter wonderland with the
GMFRS parade pump covering
the station yard in snow.
Borough Manager Steve Sheridan
said: “On duty staff, volunteers
and cadets worked hard all day
to make the event a success.”
Winter wonderland comes
to Farnworth Fire Station
A total of £323.70 was
raised for The Fire Fighters
Charity during the event.
Cllr Acton said: “It’s stories
like this that really represent
what we are all about.
“These firefighters took the time
to go the extra mile and had
the community at heart, which
is what GMFRS is all about.
“Our emergency services continued
to work over the Christmas period
to keep us safe and I would like
to thank each and every one
of them for their hard work.”
WINTER WONDERLAND IN THE STATION
YARD FOR FARNWORTH OPEN DAY
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Service Delivery Bury
Bury, Ramsbottom
and Whitefield
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
84
99
25
101
Deliberate Primary Fires
43
51
13
60
Deliberate Secondary Fire
246
231
77
266
False Alarms (Totlal)
512
0
154
548
FF Hostilities
2
0
1
3
Fires-Non-Domestic
27
33
10
31
PF - All Fatalities
0
0
0
0
PF - Casualties
5
15
2
15
Primary Fires Total
175
210
54
224
Rescues - People
1
0
0
5
RTCs-All Calls
38
0
15
42
RTCs-Rescues
10
0
5
17
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
134
0
43
143
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Completed volunteers
hours
426
Completed volunteers
hours
480
Completed volunteers
hours
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
16
Dec
80
Home Safety
Checks
105
Enforcement Notices
3
Prohibitions
1
Completed
(year to date)
760
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Borough Manager
Contact Details
E38 RAMSBOTTOM
Ian Bailey
Borough Manager Bury
 0161 909 8626
E36 BURY
 baileyi@manchesterfire.gov.uk
E37 WHITEFIELD
Authority Members
Alan Matthews
Labour
Stella Smith
Labour
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Service Delivery Bury
Bury, Ramsbottom
and Whitefield
Borough News
A group of eight people from
Uganda, Bangladesh, Egypt,
India, Wales and London attended
Bury Community Fire Station on
Thursday, November 27, where they
were given a road traffic collision
demonstration and rope access
scenario as well as learning about
the varied work of GMFRS.
Bury Station Manager Mark
Threader said: “In their respective
communities, these people
have no interaction with the
emergency services unless as a
‘customer’ – and often the fire
service is viewed with suspicion.
THE ACTIVE CITIZENS GROUP MET CREW
FROM RAMSBOTTOM AND BURY
International community leaders
learn from Bury firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS gave
demonstrations to a multi-national
audience, including spectators from
as far as Africa and India, as part of
a British Council-led programme.
The visitors – who are community
leaders in their respective countries
– were in the town as part of a
programme being run in association
with ADAB (Asian Development
Association of Bury), who work
closely with GMFRS to deliver fire
safety advice and information.
“So they were really intrigued
to hear of the community
interaction that GMFRS carries
out on a daily basis, including the
community risk reduction work
that operational firefighters and
community safety teams do.”
Cracker visits Santa’s grotto
for cadets fundraiser
The event was held to raise money
for the Community Fire Cadets
who are travelling to Poland to
compete in the 19th International
Fire Cadet Firefighter Competition.
As well as Santa’s grotto there were
stalls for The Fire Fighters Charity,
a book stall, raffle and tombola,
and cakes kindly provided by the
Women’s Institute. Each child that
visited got a present to take home.
Organiser of the event, Ramsbottom
Crew Manager Karl Sorfleet,
said: “We had two fantastic
weekends of fundraising and the
event raised a fantastic total of
more than £800 thanks to huge
support from our community,
volunteers, cadet instructors
and the cadets themselves.”
There were dozens of wrapped
presents left over from the event
that were donated to the Key
103 Mission Christmas Appeal.
CRACKER the fire dog gave
a helping paw to Santa when
the man in red took time out
of his busy schedule to visit
Ramsbottom Fire Station.
The community room was
transformed into a festive grotto
on Sunday, December 7 and 14
when children and families flocked
to the station in Stubbins Lane.
CRACKER SAYS HELLO TO THE
CHILDREN AT RAMSBOTTOM
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BRIAN RECEIVES HIS CERTIFICATE FROM FIREFIGHTERS AND OFFICERS
Local legend and honorary
firefighter Brian celebrates
50th at fire station
A LOCAL legend was given a
fiftieth birthday to remember when
he spent the day with firefighters
at Bury Community Fire Station.
Brian Jones, who works at
Tesco in Bury, spent the day with
White Watch on Wednesday,
December 17, in celebration
of the milestone occasion.
He has loved the fire service since
his was a boy and has paid regular
visits to his local fire station for
almost 30 years, building a strong
bond with White Watch who have
made him an honorary firefighter.
Ten years ago, Brian spent
the day with the watch at the
old fire station on The Rock to
mark his fortieth birthday.
Firefighter John Mitchell said: “Brian
comes to the station at least once
a week and helps us clean the fire
engines and has a brew with us at
lunch times – he’s just a great guy.
“He knows quite a bit about the
fire service and knows all the
routines and the lingo. He knows
a lot about fire safety too so he
can share advice with people
he meets in the community.”
To celebrate his fiftieth and thank
Brian for his continued support,
the firefighters invited him to
spend the whole day with them
and organised a presentation.
Assistant County Fire Officer
(ACFO) Paul Argyle presented
Brian with a framed certificate
and the watch – who were also
joined by Station Manager Mark
Threader and Borough Manager Ian
Bailey – gave him a personalised
jumper and a birthday cake.
ACFO Argyle said: “Brian has
been extremely supportive of Bury
Community Fire Station for such
a long time – he does a great deal
to help his local firefighters and the
community and his visits always
lift the spirits of all the watches”.
Special school pupils bring
spark to Whitefield firefighters
WHITEFIELD Community Fire
Station was ablaze with flames
when special school pupils visited.
Year 10 pupils from Elms Bank
Specialist Arts College spent
weeks creating a piece of artwork
called ‘Fire’ using tissue paper,
card, string and paint, which
they gave to firefighters at the
Bury New Road station.
To officially hand over the artwork,
a group of children visited the
station on Friday, November 7,
where they were given a guided
tour of the station by White Watch.
The youngsters were given
demonstrations of the equipment
on the fire engine, shown the kit that
firefighters wear then got the chance
to squirt water from the hose reel.
They were also shown the Salvation
Army van that attends large-scale
or protracted incidents to provide
refreshments for firefighters, and
were shown the turnout sheets
that come through to the station
when they get a fire call.
White Watch Manager Dan Barrett
said: “We like to think of our fire
station as being at the heart of
the community and we have a
close relationship with Elms Bank
so it’s a real pleasure to provide
a home for their picture.”
Elms Bank is a secondary special
school accommodating pupils
aged 11 to 19 with complex
learning difficulties, physical
disabilities and those on the
Autistic Spectrum Continuum.
As part of their Arts Week project,
the pupils wanted to produce
a piece of art that could be
displayed in the community and
they decided that their local fire
station would be the perfect spot.
ELMS BANK PUPILS HAND OVER ‘FIRE’
ARTWORK TO WHITEFIELD FIREFIGHTERS
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Service Delivery Manchester
Moss Side, Withington, Wythenshawe,
Manchester Central, Blackley, Gorton
and Philips Park
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
360
377
134
398
Deliberate Primary Fires
260
240
82
264
Deliberate Secondary Fire
1005
1032
288
1143
False Alarms (Totlal)
2686
0
939
2857
FF Hostilities
12
0
7
9
Fires-Non-Domestic
97
135
36
145
PF - All Fatalities
2
0
1
0
PF - Casualties
26
30
12
35
Primary Fires Total
797
831
281
885
Rescues - People
9
0
5
16
RTCs-All Calls
133
0
50
136
RTCs-Rescues
31
0
16
56
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
661
0
226
649
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Dec
Completed volunteers
hours
360
Completed volunteers
hours
218
Completed volunteers
hours
121
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
20
Home Safety
Checks
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
537
Enforcement Notices
17
Prohibitions
4
Completed
(year to date)
3321
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Borough Manager
Contact Details
Andy Heywood
Borough Manager Manchester
S17 BLACKLEY
S16 MCR CENTRAL
S18 PHILIPS PARK
S19 GORTON
S13 MOSS SIDE
 0161 608 5327
 heywooda@manchesterfire.gov.uk
S14 WITHINGTON
S15 WYTHENSHAWE
Authority Members
Basil Curley
Labour
Grace Fletcher-Hackwood
Labour
Tommy Judge
Labour
Afia Kamal
Labour
June Hitchen
Labour
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Service Delivery Manchester
Moss Side, Withington, Wythenshawe,
Manchester Central, Blackley, Gorton
and Philips Park
Borough News
Manchester prevention team
takes part in Fire Safety Week
MANCHESTER Prevention team
members passed on fire safety
advice to staff at the Co-op as
part of their fire safety week.
YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY RIDE ON A SPECIALLY
ADAPTED BIKE IN WYTHENSHAWE PARK
Wythenshawe firefighters start
revolution for disabled cyclists
GREEN Watch in Wythenshawe
helped to start a revolution
for disabled cyclists in the
area after volunteering to help
out at a local cycling club.
Gracious greens joined forces
with Simply Cycling, a charitable
organisation that offers cycling
to disabled people with over
100 specially adapted bikes.
The not-for-profit organisation
can accommodate everyone from
toddlers to wheelchair users with
trikes, hand bikes or on tandems.
Station Manager Phil Nelson
said: “Green Watch built up
a great relationship with the
group who use the athletics
track in Wythenshawe Park.
“They visited the park for three
weeks and got involved in just
about everything from riding round
the track with the children to
fixing punctures – it was a brilliant
initiative and one we’re proud to
be a part of in Wythenshawe.”
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Fire safety week has always
taken place at the Co-op offices
towards the end of the year to
coincide with Bonfire Night, school
holidays and longer nights.
In 2014, the Co-operative Group
invited GMFRS to its head office
to help promote fire safety to
all colleagues based there.
Fire Protection Technical
Manager Dave Baxter said: “It’s
the second year we have been
involved in the Co-op Fire Safety
Week as part of the partnership
we have with the Co-op.
“As part of that partnership
arrangement we also provide
robust and reliable advice for other
fire and rescue services to take
into account when inspecting
Co-op premises in the country.”
CSA MICHAEL DUNN OFFERS CO-OP
STAFF FIRE SAFETY ADVICE AT THEIR NEW
HEADQUARTERS IN MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE
CREW MANAGER IAN SWANWICK
TAKES A PICTURE OF THE CROWD
FROM AN AERIAL APPLIANCE
Hundreds attend Phillips
Park for Open Day
STAFF and visitors at Phillips
Park Fire Station enjoyed
a fantastic Open Day on
Saturday, October 25.
Hundreds of people headed
to the Briscoe Lane station
to see some of our vehicles,
including the Technical Response
Unit from Leigh, an aerial
appliance and a fire engine.
Music blasted out from the
parade pump while young
visitors enjoyed rides in the
children’s fire engine and played
football in the caged unit with
football coach Luke Stanton,
who is a GMFRS volunteer.
Stalls were set up in the engine
house where people could buy
items to raise funds for The Fire
Fighters Charity and Retrak – with
a range of children’s helmets,
cakes and lucky dip on offer.
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GMFRS’ LEE SMART WITH BUSINESS SAFETY CHAMPION ALAN DAVIES WHO WORKED WITH THE SERVICE AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN
Northern Quarter safety
campaign reduces cost to
economy by quarter of a million
AHEAD of Business Safety Week
2014 in December, GMFRS
revealed that a campaign to
make Manchester’s Northern
Quarter safer saved the economy
almost a quarter of a million
pounds in just one year.
Following a number of serious
fires involving businesses in
the Northern Quarter in 2013
– one of which claimed the life
of GMFRS Firefighter Stephen
Hunt – a campaign team was
set up to look at how the
area could be made safer.
GMFRS’ Northern Quarter
Safety Support Team was
established in August 2013 and
was supported by Manchester
City Council and CityCo.
The aim was to drive down the
number of fires in the Northern
Quarter and make the area a safer
place to live, work and visit.
Since the campaign team was set
up – between August 1, 2013 and
July 31, 2014 – there were 55 per
cent fewer fire-related incidents in
the area when compared with the
same period the previous year.
The figures equate to a reduction in
costs to the economy of £243,892
between 2012/2013 and 2013/14.
The information was revealed
ahead of the newly established
National Business Safety
Week to raise awareness of
the responsibility of business
owners to keep their staff and
customers safe from fire.
GMFRS’ Head of Protection, Area
Manager Billy Myers, said: “The
Northern Quarter is a vibrant part
of Manchester City Centre but
most of the buildings in the area
are around 100-years-old – and
as well as protecting people and
helping the business community
to thrive, we are also keen to
help preserve our heritage. This
campaign demonstrated just
how effective this partnership
approach has been.
“In the last 10 years there have
been more than 100 primary
fires in the area – four of which
were so severe that the buildings
were completely destroyed.
Following the campaign we saw
a huge reduction in the number
of fires in the area, which is
good news for business and
good news for the public that
live, work and visit this thriving
and popular area of the city.”
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Service Delivery Oldham
Oldham, Hollins and Chadderton
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
124
117
41
121
Deliberate Primary Fires
116
111
32
122
Deliberate Secondary Fire
422
591
125
642
False Alarms (Totlal)
761
0
247
790
FF Hostilities
2
0
1
0
Fires-Non-Domestic
41
39
14
42
PF - All Fatalities
1
0
1
1
PF - Casualties
28
9
11
9
Primary Fires Total
302
312
92
323
Rescues - People
5
0
1
2
RTCs-All Calls
57
0
30
47
RTCs-Rescues
25
0
9
10
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
150
0
44
157
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Dec
Completed volunteers
hours
153
Completed volunteers
hours
117
Completed volunteers
hours
169
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
24
Home Safety
Checks
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
51
Enforcement Notices
3
Prohibitions
1
Completed
(year to date)
1557
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Borough Manager
Contact Details
Ian Bailey
Borough Manager Oldham
E35 CHADDERTON
E33 OLDHAM
 0161 909 8626
 baileyi@manchesterfire.gov.uk
E34 HOLLINS
Authority Members
Derek Heffernan
Lib Dem
Bernard Judge
Labour
Steve Williams
Labour
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Service Delivery Oldham
Oldham, Hollins and Chadderton
Borough News
Volunteers brave Christmas
shopping madness to
help keep people safe
VOLUNTEERS in Oldham braved
the Christmas shopping madness
to spread festive safety messages.
The four volunteers took GMFRS’
Community Event Vehicle to
Elk Mill Retail Park on Saturday,
December 20, between 10am
and 4pm, in a bid to maximise
the Christmas footfall.
CRACKER TAKES TO THE STAGE WITH THE CAST OF ALADDIN
Cracker’s behind you!
GMFRS mascot takes to
stage at pantomime as part
of evacuation exercise
CRACKER the GMFRS mascot
took to the stage with the cast of
Aladdin as part of test evacuation
at Oldham Coliseum Theatre.
The fire dog was accompanied
by staff from GMFRS’ Oldham
based Prevention and Protection
teams who attended the venue
on Wednesday, December 3.
The purpose of the visit was
to test the theatre’s evacuation
procedures, which was done by
carrying out a short exercise after
the matinee performance of the
Christmas pantomime Aladdin.
During the visit, officers took
the opportunity to give winter
safety advice to youngsters from
St Joseph’s Primary School
in Sale who took part in the
exercise, which was overseen
by protection officers.
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Ahead of the evacuation, Mark
Thomson and Alison Leghorn from
the Oldham Prevention team gave
a short fire safety presentation to
the schoolchildren – reminding
them about the importance
of having a working smoke
alarm and testing it regularly.
Oldham Fire Safety Officer Keith
Richmond said: “The theatre
management were keen to
ensure their Emergency Action
Plan worked correctly and that all
staff understood the procedures
and necessary duties.
“A number of exit routes out of the
theatre were made unavailable,
which added an element of
realism to the scenario.
“The schoolchildren behaved
fantastically and co-operated
fully with all the instructions,
which meant that the evacuation
was completed smoothly
and efficiently in less than
three-and-a-half minutes.”
Even though the public were
keen on grabbing last minute
presents, they still took the
time to receive worthwhile
advice to help them stay safe
over the Christmas period.
The focus of the 2014-15 winter
safety campaign was keeping
warm safely and looking out for
elderly relatives and neighbours.
Advice was given to shoppers
and a number of HSC referrals
were made on the day.
The visit came after Business
Safety Advisor Shelley Greatorex
identified the area as a potential
place to deliver festive prevention
information and advice. She
liaised with landlords who
offered GMFRS some space to
engage with the community.
It’s hoped the event will be
used a spring board for
similar events in the future.
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Ladies swap children’s toys for
hoses at Chadderton Fire Station
FOUR ladies who run an online
children’s toy store swapped
loom bands and action figures
for hose reels and webbers when
they became firefighters for the
day at Chadderton Fire Station.
The group – from Character
Options in Leesbrooke Mill,
Oldham – won the ‘firefighter for a
day’ prize for £500 at an auction
during an event for Kingfisher
Community Special School.
Red Watch Chadderton have a
longstanding relationship with
Kingfisher school – visiting children
to provide fire safety advice, taking
part in community events and often
raising money to help the school,
which is a recognised charity.
RED WATCH CHADDERTON SHOW THE BUSINESSWOMEN THE ROPES
The four ladies – Sharon Ford,
Bev Cummins, Anne Chadwick
and Lynne Partridge – did hose
running and took part in a
road traffic collision drill. They
also got the chance to wear
breathing apparatus and went
up in the aerial appliance.
Red Watch Manager Pete
Marshall said: “As a community
fire station we work closely with
the local Kingfisher School and
when we can we raise funds for
them. The four ladies who won
the firefighter for a day prize had
a really good day – we all did.”
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Service Delivery Rochdale
Rochdale, Littleborough
and Heywood
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
129
117
43
122
Deliberate Primary Fires
119
126
39
141
Deliberate Secondary Fire
439
543
105
602
False Alarms (Totlal)
719
0
236
695
FF Hostilities
2
0
2
6
Fires-Non-Domestic
48
33
21
37
PF - All Fatalities
0
0
0
0
PF - Casualties
10
15
7
15
Primary Fires Total
321
336
112
355
Rescues - People
2
0
1
3
RTCs-All Calls
52
0
16
61
RTCs-Rescues
10
0
3
18
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
187
0
71
161
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Dec
Completed volunteers
hours
904
Completed volunteers
hours
733
Completed volunteers
hours
495
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
28
Home Safety
Checks
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
89
Enforcement Notices
12
Prohibitions
1
Completed
(year to date)
1120
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Borough Manager
Contact Details
Ian Bailey
Borough Manager Rochdale
 0161 909 8626
E31 LITTLEBOROUGH
E30 ROCHDALE
E32 HEYWOOD
 baileyi@manchesterfire.gov.uk
Authority Members
Amna Mir
Labour
Shaun O’Neill
Labour
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Service Delivery Rochdale
Rochdale, Littleborough
and Heywood
Borough News
support of the Corporate
Communications team.
Building on the success of the
previous year’s event the station
was transformed into a haunted
basement, a ghost ridden engine
house and a hive of scary activity.
GREEN WATCH FIREFIGHTER ANDREW BOLTON WITH SOME OF THE YEAR TWO PUPILS
AROUND 90 six and seven-yearolds from Heybrook Primary School
were given the VIP treatment when
they visited Rochdale Fire Station.
Robina said: “The children were
doing a topic on the Great Fire
of London, which they were very
knowledgeable about and the
crews answered their questions
on how their jobs in the fire service
today compared to back then.
Firefighters and CSAs from the
station hosted the Year Two
youngsters over three separate
days throughout October.
“The children were very excited,
especially when squirting
the water and having a tour
of the fire appliances.”
The groups were given a
guided tour of the station and
fire appliances and shown
the equipment firefighters use
before being given a chance to
climb on the fire engines and
squirt water from the hoses.
Fangtastic Hallowe’en
boost to charity
Firefighters talked about their
day to day jobs then CSAs
Robina Yasmin and David Britton
gave presentations about the
2014 Treacle campaign, which
included information and advice
on how to celebrate Hallowe’en
and Bonfire Night safely.
On Wednesday, December 3,
Red Watch Heywood presented
The Fire Fighters Charity with
a cheque for £1,065.
Youngsters get VIP treatment
at Rochdale Fire Station
Children travelled to the
station dressed in Hallowe’en
costumes with their faces
painted to watch a magic show
and a spooky storyteller.
Many also brought elaborately
carved pumpkins to enter a
best design competition.
Accepting the cheque on behalf
of The Fire Fighters Charity,
Regional Fundraising Officer for the
North West Alan Knell said: “It’s a
pleasure to accept this donation
– thanks to Heywood firefighters
for all their hard work in putting
on the event and also to the local
community for their support.
Their contributions provide very
important funds for the charity.”
The Fire Fighters Charity
received a fangtastic boost
thanks to Heywood Fire Station’s
Hallowe’en Spooktacular.
In October, Heywood firefighters
turned into ghosts and ghouls
to host the second Hallowe’en
Spooktacular event with the
THE SPOOKTACULAR CREW AT
HEYWOOD FIRE STATION
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FIREFIGHTER PETE GRIFFITHS RECEIVES HIS BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AWARD
Heywood firefighter receives
Beyond Call of Duty Award
HEYWOOD Firefighter Pete
Griffiths scooped a prestigious
award for his outstanding charity
efforts for humanitarian aid
charity, Operation Florian.
The Beyond the Call of Duty
Award is a joint Ballyclare Ltd
and Fire Magazine award.
Pete was nominated for the award
by Lesley Wardle, a volunteer
fundraiser with Operation Florian,
for his commitment over the years.
Presenting the award on behalf
of Ballyclare Ltd, Business
Development Director Pete
Dawson said: “Pete is a great
supporter of Operation Florian.
He always tries to assist with
fundraising wherever he can and
will go out of his way to help and
make a difference for the charity.
“Aside from Pete’s other
fundraising efforts for Operation
Florian, in 2014 he ran the New
York marathon for the third
time. He will always stand in
at short notice to help with any
fundraising event for the charity.
“Pete’s dedication goes well
beyond the call of duty and
helps to make a big difference
to less fortunate communities
around the world.”
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Service Delivery Salford
Salford, Broughton, Agecroft,
Eccles and Irlam
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
173
147
61
154
Deliberate Primary Fires
124
111
33
127
Deliberate Secondary Fire
549
723
151
797
False Alarms (Totlal)
173
147
61
154
FF Hostilities
0
0
0
0
Fires-Non-Domestic
42
33
7
37
PF - All Fatalities
0
0
0
0
PF - Casualties
20
14
9
15
Primary Fires Total
392
339
116
361
Rescues - People
4
0
2
6
RTCs-All Calls
61
0
30
56
RTCs-Rescues
14
0
11
22
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
249
0
80
244
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Dec
Completed volunteers
hours
324
Completed volunteers
hours
372
Completed volunteers
hours
488
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
32
Home Safety
Checks
160
Enforcement Notices
3
Prohibitions
0
Completed
(year to date)
1796
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
Borough Manager
Contact Details
W59 BROUGHTON
W60 AGECROFT
Tony Holt
Borough Manager Salford
W61 ECCLES
W58 SALFORD
 0161 608 9220
 holtaw@manchesterfire.gov.uk
W62 IRLAM
Authority Members
Jim Dawson
Labour
Iain Lindley
Conservative
George Wilson
Labour
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
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Service Delivery Salford
Salford, Broughton, Agecroft,
Eccles and Irlam
Borough News
Fire cadets raise
money for charity
GMFRS attend Salford
Business Expo event
IRLAM fire cadets were busy
promoting the 2014 Treacle
campaign at their local Tesco store
in the run-up to Bonfire Night.
GMFRS staff made their mark
at a Salford Business Expo
exhibition in October.
The newly formed team of
cadets spent their own time
giving advice to shoppers
on Saturday, October 18.
The young people promoted
bonfire and firework safety by
handing out leaflets and also
took the opportunity to raise
£520 for The Fire Fighters Charity
and the Irlam cadet scheme.
Firefighter Lewis Jeffery said:
“This was a great opportunity
for the cadets to interact with
the community and take part
in prevention activities, which
is an important aspect of the
work the fire service does.
“With the firework season
heating up it was a perfect
opportunity to get the community
message out there.”
IRLAM FIRE CADETS RAISE CASH AT TESCO
Fire Protection Officers and
Business Safety Advisors attended
the event hosted by SalfordOnline.
com at the AJ Bell Stadium on
Wednesday, October 16.
The purpose of the event was to
engage with and influence people
within the Small and Medium sized
(SME) business community.
Officers discussed the range of fire
protection work including relevant
fire safety legislation carried out
and enforced by the Service and
were available to answer business
fire safety related questions.
Advice and information included
business continuity management,
sprinklers, fire risk assessment
and general fire safety advice
under the Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order 2005.
A representative from The Fire
Fighters Charity presented
certificates to the young people
on Saturday, November 8.
BUSINESS SAFETY ADVISORS AND FIRE SAFETY
STAFF AT THE SALFORD BUSINESS EXPO
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GMFRS, GMP AND NWAS JOIN FORCES TO WORK FROM ONE LOCATION
Joint emergency services
hub launched in Irlam
EMERGENCY services in Irlam
joined forces to work from
one location for the first time
in Greater Manchester.
NWAS and GMP now operate
from Irlam Community Fire Station
alongside GMFRS on a daily basis.
The three blue light services already
worked closely together on many
initiatives and operational incidents
and the move – which took place
in October – allows them to work
together even more effectively.
Staff working from the station
includes 12 firefighters,
eight paramedics, two
neighbourhood police officers
and four Police Community
Support Officers (PCSOs).
Cllr David Acton said: “Joining
together the three blue light
services at Irlam has allowed
us to further develop our joint
working with police and ambulance
colleagues and make it easier
for the public to connect with
their local emergency services.
“The new way of working allows
the emergency services in Irlam to
be at the heart of the community.”
Inspector Jill Gorse from GMP
said: “This is a new era for the
emergency services. We have
been successfully serving the
community from the Irlam site
since 2011 and it is wonderful
to have NWAS on board.
Chief Executive of NWAS NHS
Trust, Bob Williams, said:
“NWAS are delighted that the
continued collaboration between
the three blue light services
in Greater Manchester at an
operational level has resulted
in sharing these excellent
premises, which continues our
programme of estate utilisation
throughout the North West.”
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Service Delivery Stockport
Whitehill, Stockport, Cheadle,
Offerton and Marple
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
129
144
50
148
Deliberate Primary Fires
97
111
27
123
Deliberate Secondary Fire
344
348
91
376
False Alarms (Totlal)
695
0
212
717
FF Hostilities
1
0
0
0
Fires-Non-Domestic
47
42
17
42
PF - All Fatalities
1
0
0
0
PF - Casualties
13
18
5
21
Primary Fires Total
308
336
113
355
Rescues - People
1
0
1
11
RTCs-All Calls
58
0
21
54
RTCs-Rescues
17
0
4
24
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
162
0
59
188
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Completed volunteers
hours
282
Completed volunteers
hours
454
Completed volunteers
hours
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
36
Dec
97
Home Safety
Checks
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
60
Enforcement Notices
1
Prohibitions
1
Completed
(year to date)
1430
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
Borough Manager
Contact Details
Jon Heydon
Borough Manager Stockport
 0161 609 1627
S20 WHITEHILL
S21 STOCKPORT
S24 MARPLE
S23 OFFERTON
S22 CHEADLE
 heydonj@manchesterfire.gov.uk
Authority Members
Walter Brett
Labour
Daniel Hawthorn
Lib Dem
Lisa Walker
Conservative
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
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Service Delivery Stockport
Whitehill, Stockport, Cheadle,
Offerton and Marple
Borough News
STUDENT PARAMEDICS TRAIN WITH
STOCKPORT FIREFIGHTERS
GMFRS helps young
paramedics in training
PRACTICE made perfect for a
group of paramedic students
and Stockport firefighters
who carried out a number of
training sessions together.
Students from Edge Hill University
have been involved in a total of
nine training events since they
trained alongside GMFRS during
a railway exercise back in 2013.
The specialist training sessions
were designed to provide students
with practical experience of
emergency scene management.
Whitehill Station Manager Peter
Lamb and Programme Leader
for Paramedic Practice and
Pre-hospital Care, Andrew
Kirk, worked closely together
to design the exercises.
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Andrew said: “This close
collaboration benefits both the
fire service and ambulance
service, creating a greater
understanding of each other’s roles
to enhance scene management
and, ultimately, patient care.
GMFRS welcomes action by
Stockport Council to ban sky
lanterns from their land
“At the training events we
delivered theoretical teaching
sessions which were followed
by a number of mock exercises,
including road traffic collisions
and HGV accidents.
Area Manager Billy Myers said:
“We welcome this decision from
Stockport Council to ban the use
of sky lanterns on their land.
GMFRS has welcomed Stockport
Council’s decision to ban the use
of sky lanterns on their land.
Station Manager Lamb said “The
relationship between Stockport
Borough, GMFRS and Edge
Hill University has been going
from strength to strength.
“We don’t want to stop people
from having fun but there are
some real dangers that people
should be aware of. Over the
last five years sky lanterns
have been the cause of 62 fires
across Greater Manchester.
“There are now plans for a
further five trauma days in
2015 including a night-time
exercise, as well as two larger
scale major incident days.
“Greater Manchester Fire and
Rescue Service has been working
tirelessly to raise awareness of this
issue amongst local authorities
and our other partners.
“We had great feedback from
our crews who enjoyed the close
interaction with the student
paramedics during the training.”
“We are delighted that Stockport
Council has responded so
positively and hope this sets a
trend amongst the other authorities
in Greater Manchester.”
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THE ACETYLENE CYLINDERS NEXT TO A WHEELIE BIN AND CLOSE
TO THE HOUSE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR FIRE.
Eagle-eyed firefighters prevent
a potential disaster in Marple
EAGLED-EYED firefighters
from Marple spotted a deadly
fire waiting to happen when
they carried out Home Safety
Checks in their community.
The crew were told about a
number of cylinders outside
a property in the middle
of a residential area.
Station Manager Chris Mycock
said: “The crew from Marple
were told by a resident that one
of their neighbours had cylinders
outside their front door.
“It transpired that the occupier
was a mechanic who works
on the street repairing vehicles
in a layby near his home.
“The crew made contact
with Stockport Homes and
the response of the housing
officers was fantastic.
“They attended the house
and arranged for the
cylinders to be removed.
“Stockport Homes already have
a ban on propane and butane
cylinders in portable heaters and
after receiving advice from us are
now looking at including other
cylinders, such as these in the ban.
“It goes without saying the risk to
the residents, public and firefighters
has been significantly reduced
thanks to the prompt actions of
the crew and Stockport Homes.”
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Service Delivery Tameside
Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge,
Mossley and Hyde
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
114
114
41
121
Deliberate Primary Fires
72
66
19
80
Deliberate Secondary Fire
329
314
84
354
False Alarms (Totlal)
852
0
271
836
FF Hostilities
4
0
0
1
Fires-Non-Domestic
28
30
9
30
PF - All Fatalities
1
0
0
1
PF - Casualties
15
12
8
13
Primary Fires Total
248
246
81
268
Rescues - People
1
0
0
5
RTCs-All Calls
58
0
12
40
RTCs-Rescues
16
0
4
21
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
148
0
64
147
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Completed volunteers
hours
145
Completed volunteers
hours
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
40
Nov
43
Volunteers Activity
Completed volunteers
hours
Dec
30
Home Safety
Checks
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
83
Enforcement Notices
3
Prohibitions
0
Completed
(year to date)
1064
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Borough Manager
Contact Details
Jon Heydon
Borough Manager Tameside
E41 MOSSLEY
E39 ASHTON
E40 STALYBRIDGE
 0161 609 1627
 heydonj@manchesterfire.gov.uk
E42 HYDE
Authority Members
John Bell
Conservative
Barrie Holland
Labour
Michael Smith
Labour
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
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Service Delivery Tameside
Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge,
Mossley and Hyde
Borough News
HYDE PRINCE’S TRUST TEAM POSE FOR THE CAMERA DURING THE FINAL PRESENTATION EVENING
Prince’s Trust Hyde
celebrate end of personal
development programme
YOUNGSTERS in Hyde
celebrated success when they
marked the end of their 12 week
Prince’s Trust programme.
The 12 young people were
joined by family, friends and local
businesses to celebrate their
achievements at a presentation
evening at Oaklands Hall in Hyde
on Wednesday, December 10.
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Each of the team members
shared their story of how GMFRS’
Prince’s Trust team programme
had helped them to face a much
brighter future with renewed
confidence and qualifications.
Team Manager Emma Sercombe
said: “Although many of the group
initially lacked important skills, such
as team work, presenting and
time management, they gradually
developed as the programme ran
its course and they quickly began
to work as a team and rediscover
the ability to learn vital life skills.
“Another important part of the
course was the community work
which included a gardening project
which gave them the opportunity
to challenge themselves and set a
new course in life, which ultimately
will not only benefit themselves but
the wider community as well.”
The young people raised over
£1,300 for local charities through
bag packing at local supermarkets
and taking part in a bucket
collection at Stalybridge Celtic.
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Stalybridge firefighters
save a life for Christmas
STALYBRIDGE firefighters praised
a business owner whose dash
to their fire station saved a
man’s life before Christmas.
Blue Watch firefighters were
training on Monday, December
22, just before 11am, when
they heard their station
doorbell ringing repeatedly.
Watch Manager Gary Philips said:
“We were upstairs and could
hear our station doorbell going
again and again so we knew
there must be something wrong.
“One of the lads ran down the
stairs and the proprietor of Top Gun
Flight Simulator Centre was at the
door saying he needed us urgently.
“We turned ourselves out and
when we arrived we were met
with a man lying unconscious on
the floor in a flight simulator.
“We gave the man first aid and
shocked him with a defibrillator.
The paramedics arrived soon after
and praised the watch for the
work they did and said we’d given
him the best chance of survival.”
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Service Delivery Trafford
Stretford, Sale and Altrincham
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
112
105
39
110
Deliberate Primary Fires
51
39
20
42
Deliberate Secondary Fire
173
240
50
257
False Alarms (Totlal)
748
0
233
762
FF Hostilities
0
0
0
2
Fires-Non-Domestic
31
39
11
41
PF - All Fatalities
1
0
1
0
PF - Casualties
13
15
3
16
Primary Fires Total
231
216
85
232
Rescues - People
2
0
1
4
RTCs-All Calls
52
0
22
47
RTCs-Rescues
19
0
6
13
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
165
0
58
159
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Completed volunteers
hours
400
Completed volunteers
hours
467
Completed volunteers
hours
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
44
Dec
62
Home Safety
Checks
244
Enforcement Notices
7
Prohibitions
0
Completed
(year to date)
1228
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
Borough Manager
Contact Details
Tony Holt
Borough Manager Trafford
 0161 608 9220
S10 STRETFORD
S11 SALE
S12 ALTRINCHAM
 holtaw@manchesterfire.gov.uk
Authority Members
David Acton
Labour
Brian Rigby
Conservative
Michael Whetton
Conservative
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
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Service Delivery Trafford
Stretford, Sale and Altrincham
Borough News
PREVENTION STAFF WITH GRANADA TV PRESENTER ELAINE WILCOX
NONE for the road was
the message during the
festive season for drivers
in Greater Manchester.
GMFRS, GMP and NWAS
launched their annual campaign
on drink driving ahead of
the Christmas period.
The launch, which took place at
intu Trafford Centre on Thursday,
November 27, looked at raising the
awareness of drinking whilst under
the influence of drink or drugs.
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Figures for the first half of 2014
showed there was over 70
collisions involving alcohol.
Passers-by were invited to
take part in driving the GMFRS
driving simulator whilst wearing
beer goggles to feel the effects
of driving whilst impaired.
Granada TV presenter Elaine
Wilcox, who attended the launch
event, tested her driving skills.
Director of Prevention and
Protection, Assistant County
Fire Officer Peter O’Reilly,
said: “We know people enjoy
celebrating during the festive
period, but drinking and driving
is something that can result in
devastating consequences.
“Our firefighters attend more
and more serious road traffic
collisions and cut people out
of vehicles every day.”
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Festive plea to cut fire deaths
after fatal incident in Trafford
FIREFIGHTERS issued a festive
plea to the public to look out for
elderly relatives and neighbours
after an elderly woman became
the eighth elderly person to
die in a house fire in 2014.
On Tuesday, December 9, crew
from Altrincham were sent
to reports of a fire alarm at a
bungalow on Crabtree Avenue,
Hale Barns, just before 7.30am.
Firefighters wearing breathing
apparatus entered the single
storey house and found
a fire in the bedroom.
Sadly, an 84-year-old woman
was found and pronounced dead
by paramedics at the scene.
In 2014, firefighters in GMFRS
were called to fires in Trafford,
Manchester, Wigan, Stockport
and Rochdale where eight elderly
people died after fires accidently
broke out in their homes.
FESTIVE PLEA
Following the Trafford incident,
the Service asked the public
to help prevent any further
deaths during the winter.
Cllr Acton said: “We issued
this plea because the falling
temperatures put older
people at even greater risk of
fire as they attempt to keep
warm using heaters, candles
and electric blankets.
“It is alarming that eight elderly
people died following fires in
their homes in 2014 – and
what makes it even more tragic
is that these incidents could
have been prevented.”
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Service Delivery Wigan
Wigan, Hindley, Atherton and Leigh
Statistics
Year to Date
Target to Date
Quarter 4
Previous Year
to Date
AF-Dwellings
112
144
41
148
Deliberate Primary Fires
133
138
45
160
Deliberate Secondary Fire
706
951
212
1049
False Alarms (Totlal)
968
0
340
979
FF Hostilities
3
0
1
5
Fires-Non-Domestic
53
51
22
55
PF - All Fatalities
1
0
1
3
PF - Casualties
22
22
8
22
Primary Fires Total
330
390
113
423
Rescues - People
3
0
2
6
RTCs-All Calls
53
0
20
42
RTCs-Rescues
13
0
5
19
Special Service Calls - Excluding RTCs
174
0
64
210
Measure Name
Volunteers
Volunteers Activity
Oct
Volunteers Activity
Nov
Volunteers Activity
Dec
Completed volunteers
hours
474
Completed volunteers
hours
520
Completed volunteers
hours
306
Regulatory Reform
(Fire Safety) Order
Fire Safety Audits and
Inspections Completed
48
Home Safety
Checks
115
Enforcement Notices
1
Prohibitions
1
Completed
(year to date)
1878
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
Borough Manager
Contact Details
Steve Sheridan
Borough Manager Wigan
W54 WIGAN
W55 HINDLEY
W56 ATHERTON
 01942 650 127
 sheridas@manchesterfire.gov.uk
W57 LEIGH
Authority Members
Jim Ellis
Independent
John O’Brien
Labour
Fred Walker
Labour
G R E AT E R M A N C H E S T E R F I R E A N D R E S C U E S E R V I C E A C T I V I T Y R E P O R T Q 3 2 0 1 4 / 1 5
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Service Delivery Wigan
Wigan, Hindley, Atherton and Leigh
Borough News
Large exercise in Hindley
allows firefighters to train
in realistic environment
where young people can have lots
of fun while improving their fitness,
and most importantly staying safe.
A LARGE scale exercise
allowed firefighters from across
Wigan Borough to work with
colleagues from Rochdale to
put their skills into practice in
a challenging environment.
Wigan Station Manager Jim
Bridge played an active role
in bringing the X Zones to
Wigan and is passionate about
keeping young people safe.
Organised by Crew Manager
Danny Molyneux from Green Watch
Hindley, 10 fire engines and crew
came together to take part in the
exercise on Sunday, October 5,
at PPG Industries in Hindley.
The Technical Response Unit from
Leigh joined the crew along with
Group Manager Steve Sheridan
and Station Managers Paul
Sumner, Jim Bridge, Andy Berry,
Ian Duckworth and Phil Hall.
Crew Manager Molyneux said:
“Initially the pumps turned out to a
‘persons reported’ in the basement
area of a large factory fire involving
machinery. First in attendance was
Leigh and two pumps from Wigan
with the other pumps and officer in
charge turning out on the make-up.
“As the scenario progressed
asbestos became involved and
decontamination was required. At
this point a further two people were
reported missing making it four in
total – two of which were played as
casualties by GMFRS volunteers.
“Nearing the end of the drill all
missing people were accounted
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CREW TAKE PART IN LARGE SCALE
EXERCISE IN HINDLEY
for, including one who was
located down a lift shaft requiring
the TRU to use rope access
equipment to rescue them.”
The exercise was a huge success
with both organisations gaining
valuable training experience
at a large and high risk site.
Wigan firefighters help
keep young people safe
while having fun
YOUNG people in Wigan are
safer thanks to the launch of
a fun scheme in the borough
by GMFRS and partners.
Station Manager Bridge said: “Here
at GMFRS our fire stations are
at the heart of the communities
they serve and we encourage
people to visit us every opportunity
they get – whether this be at
our open days, charity car
washes, using our community
rooms, or the new X Zone.
“The youth scheme is mostly
about young people having fun
but it’s also a great opportunity for
GMFRS to get safety messages
across, whether it’s general safety
tips or more specific advice,
such as that about staying safe
around bonfires and fireworks.
“We believe if we can give young
people the right information we
can help to reduce the number of
incidents they are involved in.”
The evening of Wednesday,
October 29, saw X Zone come
to Wigan Community Fire Station
where firefighters were joined by
colleagues from organisations
including GMP, Wigan Council and
Wigan and Leigh Culture Trust.
The plan is to use venues around
Wigan to host the free sessions
FIREFIGHTER KEIRAN REID, GREEN WATCH WIGAN,
CARRIES OUT DEMO AT LAUNCH OF X ZONE
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L-R FIREFIGHTER LLOYD WATSON, HAYLEY MASON-PEERS, MATTHEW
PEERS, NICOLA CARLIN, AND JAMES PEERS
Firefighters make dream come
true for boy with cerebral palsy
FIREFIGHTERS in Atherton made
a special little boy’s dream come
true when they made him an
honorary firefighter for the day.
Seven-year-old Matthew Peers was
so happy after visiting the station
that he renamed the firefighters
on his Fireman Sam bedding after
members of the Green Watch crew.
The youngster, from Stockport,
who loves Fireman Sam, has
cerebral palsy which means
he can’t control his body
movements and relies on others
to help him get around.
His mums Nicola Carlin and
Hayley Mason-Peers were
going to apply to Make-A-Wish
Foundation UK for Matthew to
become a firefighter for the day,
but when Nicola’s old school
friend Firefighter Lloyd Watson
heard about the youngster’s
wish, he and the crew offered
to make his dream come true.
Matthew and his brother James,
aged 10, visited the station with
their two mums where the family
was given the full V.I.P. treatment.
The brothers got to sit in a
fire engine, squirt water using
the hose reels and watch
firefighters cut up a car using their
hydraulic cutting equipment.
Nicola, aged 33, said: “Matthew
absolutely loved it and so did his
brother – James can often be
ignored because of Matthew’s
condition so it was nice for them
to do something together. I
can’t thank Lloyd and the watch
enough for what they’ve done.”
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SAFE DRIVE STAY ALIVE PARTNERS INCLUDED GMFRS, GMP, NWAS AND SALFORD ROYAL HOSPITAL
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Safe Drive Stay Alive reaches out
to thousands of young people
MORE than 7,000 young
people came face-to-face with
the horrific consequences of
a road traffic collision as part
of a brand new initiative.
GMFRS joined forces with GMP,
Drivesafe, NWAS, Salford Royal
Trauma Assessment Unit and
Probation to deliver the hard-hitting
project called Safe Drive Stay Alive.
The project was brought to
Greater Manchester following
success in other regions including
Surrey, Thames Valley and Fyfe.
College students from across the
county attended performances at
the Middleton Arena in November
where they were greeted with
a party atmosphere before
being hit with the devastating
and harrowing realities of
dangerous and careless driving.
Those taking to the stage to
talk about their own personal
experiences during their time with
GMFRS were Group Manager
Ian Bailey, Station Managers Phil
Nelson, Steve Twinn and Paul
Fearnhead, and Crew Managers
Rick Burke and Jim Norcross.
Other Emergency Services
Co-ordinator Lesley Allen said:
“In the last 10 years too many
young people have lost their lives
on our roads unnecessarily.
“Safe Drive Stay Alive is a really
hard-hitting initiative which is aimed
at changing the way young people
think before getting in a car.
“To see all the emergency services
working so closely together
in this way was a first – the
response was really positive and
we hope it had a real impact
on our local communities.”
Ageing Safely Week
GMFRS supported Ageing Safely
Week in October to help stop older
people becoming victims of fire.
The Service asked people to
check on older friends, family and
neighbours and help them test their
smoke alarms via social media.
A ‘Silver Selfie’ campaign was
launched on Twitter, which
encouraged people to take and
share selfies of themselves with
older people they’ve checked on.
In addition, community safety
staff across Greater Manchester
visited lunch clubs, care homes
and community centers to offer
fire safety advice to older citizens.
In Wigan Borough, watches
attended a coffee morning
event organised but the Local
Authority at Leigh Miners Club.
The event attracted 35 partner
agencies offering support to
elderly people and several
hundred people attended.
On Wednesday, October
1, National Older People’s
Day, GMFRS signed a
partnership agreement with
the Alzheimer’s Society.
Staff and volunteers for the
Alzheimer’s Society across Greater
Manchester have been trained in
fire safety and will be referring their
clients who need help to GMFRS.
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GMFRS launches
winter campaign
CHRISTMAS hampers were
handed to the older people in our
communities in a bid to keep them
safe over the winter months.
The 2014-2015 Safe4winter
campaign was officially launched
amongst the snow and lights of
the GMFRS parade pump on
Thursday, December 14 by Cllr
David Acton and Deputy County
Fire Officer (DCFO) Jim Owen.
Corporate Communications gave
the campaign a new-look based on
the Christmas jumper trend – and
eye-catching banners and posters
were put up across the county.
Fifty specially created hampers
were delivered to elderly residents
across Greater Manchester who
were identified as being at higher
risk of having a fire at home.
The hampers – containing safety
advice, thermometer, hand
warmers and food including
a Christmas pudding and hot
chocolate – provided comfort and
provisions for the cold months.
In the winter months, older people
are more at risk of fire as they
turn to electric blankets, heaters,
and candles to keep warm.
Cllr David Acton, said: “The risk
of dying in a fire for those aged
65 and over is more than twice
as high as the average risk for
all ages and the reality is that
these fires can be avoided.
“This winter we asked the public
– younger people in particular – to
check in on their elderly relative
or neighbour and make sure
they are keeping warm safely.”
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THE H2O CAR WASH IN LITTLE
HULTON PUT LIVES AT RISK
Fire protection officers carried out
an inspection on the business
on November 22, 2012, after
concerns raised by GMP.
They discovered that the
former pub was being used as
accommodation and storage
as well as a hand car wash.
There was no fire alarm
system and there were holes
in ceilings of rooms piled high
with furniture and cardboard
boxes as well as an exposed
electricity meter and intake with
loose and hanging wires.
Judge praises protection
officers as he hands down
suspended sentence
A CAR wash owner was given a
suspended prison sentence after
he admitted putting lives at risk.
The judge hearing the case
praised GMFRS’ fire protection
officers who, he said, prevented a
tragedy at the Salford business.
Heby Mamand Mohammadzadeh,
the former owner of H2O car
wash in Worsley Road, Little
Hulton, pleaded guilty to six
offences under the Regulatory
Reform (Fire Safety) Order.
He was ordered to carry out 160
hours of unpaid work and pay
£2,000 costs and an £80 victim
surcharge when he appeared
at Manchester Crown Court
on Tuesday, October 14.
He pleaded guilty to the
charges at an earlier hearing.
There were no fire doors or
emergency lighting and the
only stairs were obstructed.
Mr Recorder Biddle handed
Monhammadzadeh a suspended
sentence of three months for
each offence to run concurrently,
suspended for 12 months.
He said: “Had there been a fire
there was an extremely high
likelihood that one or more people
would have suffered extremely
serious injury or been killed.
“Fortunately the fire service got to
the premises before this occurred
and the diligent work of the fire
service prevented a tragedy.”
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Prevention and Protection
Care homes safer thanks
to GMFRS campaign
DOZENS of care homes in
Oldham, Bury and Rochdale
are now more informed about
fire safety thanks to a campaign
by GMFRS in November.
Around 100 residential care
home owners and senior
managers attended awareness
sessions recently provided
by Fire Safety Officers Keith
Richmond and Jon Hill.
The aim of the campaign was
to directly target the responsible
person, or people, of the
care homes to ensure they
are fully aware of their duties
and responsibilities under the
Fire Safety Order 2005.
The presentation featured a case
study about the tragic incident at
Rose Park Care Home in South
Lanarkshire where a fire claimed
the lives of 14 residents in 2004.
Station Manager Paul Whittaker
said: “We used the Rose Park
incident to show people what can
go wrong, highlight the potential for
a fire and explain what is expected
of them if a fire does occur.
“The half-day sessions
covered requirements for fire
risk assessments, evacuation
procedures, emergency action
plans, staff training, sprinkler
and mist systems, as well as
information relating to people
at increased risk of fire.”
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CARE HOMES RECEIVE ADVICE FROM GMFRS
The presentations also covered
the hazards associated with
care homes such as the use of
air inflated mattresses, oxygen
cylinders and e-cigarettes.
On Monday, December 8
teams visited business parks
in Oldham, Bury and Rochdale
every day across areas of
Greater Manchester.
GMFRS supports
Business Safety Week
with roadshow event
Fire Safety Manager Mark Murphy
said: “Our focus was to provide
business continuity advice to small
industrial businesses because
these are the types of premises
where we tend to get fires.
PROTECTION staff from GMFRS
visited businesses and handed
out information and advice about
fire safety as part of the first ever
UK Business Safety Week.
The Community Event Vehicle
and staff from across the Service
embarked on a safety roadshow
to help businesses manage
their risk, complete fire risk
assessments and ensure business
continuity plans are in place.
It was all part of the Chief
Fire Officers’ Association
(CFOA) event, which ran from
December 8 to 14, 2014.
“They’re not necessarily liferisk incidents but a fire can
seriously affect business if the
owner doesn’t have a business
continuity plan – so we gave
advice and information to try and
prevent businesses suffering the
potential consequences of fire.”
Business Safety Week was
scheduled to run at a time when
many businesses will have
additional fire risks – whether due
to large amounts of extra stock, an
increase in seasonal employees,
or because they are preparing
for a winter shutdown period.
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Youth Engagement
Prince’s Trust Lee
scoops top award
STOCKPORT Prince’s Trust
celebrated their great work in style
at an awards ceremony held at
the Comedy Store in Manchester.
The Regional Celebrate Success
awards ceremony recognises
outstanding successes and
achievements of individuals and
teams of young people who have
been helped by The Prince’s Trust.
Team member Lee Waddicor won
the breakthrough category and will
be entered into the next stage of
the process at a National ceremony
hosted by a variety of celebrity
At 15-years-old Lee was the victim
of a gang attack which had a
huge impact on his life. He was
unemployed and found it difficult to
motivate himself leaving him feeling
like his life had no focus or routine.
At this point, Lee’s mum
encouraged him to join GMFRS’
Prince’s Trust team programme.
The programme helps young
people from a variety of
backgrounds get into employment,
education or training by giving
them support and providing
new opportunities to achieve
their personal goals.
Stockport Team Manager
Charlie Brown said: “Lee
showed incredible spirit and
determination during the
programme and transformed
from a shy, nervous young man
to an exceptional leader.
“He shared the story of his past
at the end of team presentation,
and has continued to speak out
at different events to discourage
young people from getting
involved with gangs.”
Since finishing, Lee has joined
GMFRS as a Business Fire
Safety Apprentice and is currently
studying towards Level 2
qualifications in Community Fire
Safety and Business Fire Safety.
LEE WADDICOR RECEIVES HIS AWARD AFTER WINNING THE BREAKTHROUGH CATEGORY
Irlam cadets are all heart
FIRE cadets in Irlam improved
their life-saving techniques after
completing a Heartstart course
at Irlam Community Fire Station.
Twelve cadets, who attended
their weekly cadet drill night
on Thursday, December 11,
were given the opportunity to
learn and carry out CPR, the
recovery position and what to
do if someone is choking.
Firefighter Lewis Jeffery said:
“Heartstart is a valuable
learning session and having an
understanding of how to deal
with an individual who may be
choking or in cardiac arrest is
a fantastic life-saving tool.
“The cadets who took part in the
session showed a great level of
understanding practically and
theoretically and they all received
a certificate for their hard work.”
IRLAM CADETS CARRY OUT HEARTSTART
TRAINING AS PART OF THEIR COURSE
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PRINCE’S TRUST TEAM AND VETERANS DOING CHALLENGE WITH A DIFFERENCE
War veterans flying high at
Prince’s Trust team challenge
ANOTHER Prince’s Trust team
brought smiles to the faces of
wounded war veterans with
an action-packed day out at
an indoor skydiving centre.
As part of their final team challenge
in November, the group wanted to
involve veterans to mark Armistice
Day and the 100-year anniversary
of the start of World War One.
The aim of the final team
challenge is to plan and carry
out a project helping others
in the local community.
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The team raised more than
£400 bag packing at Morrison’s
supermarket in Bolton and
spent the money taking a group
of wounded veterans indoor
skydiving at Airkix in Trafford Park.
Prince’s Trust Team Manager
Adam Tormey said: “Working with
wounded veterans was something
the team were interested in from
an early point in the course as the
programme coincided with the
100-year anniversary of the start of
WW1 and Remembrance Sunday.
family and friends in the Armed
Services – so it seemed fitting
that we work with this group.”
Team member and Colour
Sergeant JP Watson, from the Irish
Guards, said: “It’s important that
the sacrifices made by our soldiers
are acknowledged by the local
community especially those that
have been injured – and projects
such as this ensure this happens.”
“We have a Colour Sergeant from
the Irish Guards participating in
the team programme and many
of the team members have
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PRINCE HARRY VISITS SALFORD FIRE STATION
Prince Harry comes to Salford
SALFORD Fire Station played
host to a very special visitor on
October 20 – Prince Harry.
The Royal was in Greater
Manchester to support a rugby
festival and made a special request
to visit the station to meet crew
and young people who responded
to civil disorder back in 2011.
Around 30 people attended
– a mix of firefighters, cadets
and volunteers – and Prince
Harry even dropped in on the
Prince’s Trust team who were
busy doing a first-aid course.
Salford’s Station Manager, Steve
Forster, said: “People very much
enjoyed Prince Harry’s visit,
especially as he remembered
people from last time. He gave
everyone a good deal of his time
and seemed genuinely interested.”
Prince Harry talked to the crew
about fitness as he said he
went to the States and had
done a firefighter fitness test.
Blue Watch asked him to come
back and join them for a shift.
Volunteer Co-ordinators Nic
Wharmby, Bev Brindle, Graham
Brennan and Helen Jones had
the experience of meeting the
prince, along with GMFRS
volunteer Luke Stanton.
Nic said: “We really enjoyed
meeting Prince Harry and it was
really nice that he remembered
us from 2011 when he came
after the civil unrest.
“He is a down-to-earth guy and
seems really interested in GMFRS
and the work of the volunteers.”
The Royal was also impressed
with Volunteer Co-ordinator Bev
Brindle’s shoes and said they
were the shiniest he had seen!
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STAFF WERE RECOGNISED FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND PRESENTED WITH CERTIFICATES
Colleague Recognition Event
STAFF from across the organisation
were recognised for their hard work
at an event in the headquarters
canteen on Friday, December 19.
Certificates were presented
by CFO Steve McGuirk and
DCFO Jim Owen after which
recipients and guests enjoyed
festive tea and cakes.
Extended Leadership Team
(ELT) members nominated the
following to receive an award:
Cath Boddy, Salvation
Army Volunteer
Dave Brearley, Plant Engineer,
and Ian Bennett, Site Supervisor
Michelle Buist, Cleaner,
Bolton and Wigan Borough
Sue Dewar and Heather Peers,
Systems Support Officers
Alex Flahive, Multimedia
and Photography Officer
Louise France, Prince’s Trust
Co-ordinator, Bolton Borough
Sacha Girling and Jane
McClean, Community Safety
Advisors, Stockport and Tameside
Simon Griffiths, Facilities Officer
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Stephen Heron, Crewing
Officer, Central Crewing
Steve Jordan, Green Watch
Manager, Withington Fire Station
Kat Key, Adminstrator, Prevention
and Protection Directorate
Mick Lawlor, Civil
Contingencies Manager
Tom McCracken, Firefighter,
Marple Fire Station
Alan Morris, Firefighter, New
Command Unit Trainer
Lucy Motsi, Cleaner, Training
and Development Centre
Nigel Perkins, White Watch
Manager, Sale Fire Station
Lee Pilkington, Blue
Watch Firefighter, Bolton
Central Fire Station
Marg Potter, Resource
and Talent Advisor
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Dave Price, Maintenance
Electrician
Grant Rawlinson, Leading
Hand Body and Andy
Geoghegan, Body Builder
Paul Redmond, Systems
Administrator, Information
Systems, CPI
Dan Sims, Senior
Communications Officer,
Corporate Communications
Donna Vickers, Youth
Engagment Co-ordinator
Sue and Paul Watts, Cleaners,
Bolton, Wigan, Salford
and Trafford Boroughs
Jane Whittle, Interim Water Officer
Steve Wilcock, Green Watch
Manager, Bury Fire Station
Leadership Team (LT) members
also recognised the following
ELT members for their excellent
performance during 2014:
Sally Rhodes, Talent and
Performance Advisor
Tracey Nuttall, Policy
and Performance
Improvement Manager
Tina Tyas, Senior
Procurement Officer
Mark Doggett, Fire Investigator
Lee Smart, Fire Safety Manager,
Stockport and Tameside
Stephen Collings, Senior
Development Analyst
Tim Cheshire, Estates
and Facilities Manager
Steve Fairchild, Fleet
Support Manager
Alan Ashworth, Station
Manager, Moss Side
Jon Aspinall, Operations
Support Manager
Anthony Hilton,
Procurement Manager
Bob Pownell, Station
Manager, Stalybridge and
Mossley Fire Stations
Lesley Allen, Other
Emergencies Co-ordinator
Reg Dempster, Community
Safety Manager, Bolton Borough
Louise Atkinson,
Campaigns Co-ordinator
Dave Baxter, Fire Protection
Technical Manager
Deb Massey, Deputy
Administration Manager,
Prevention and Protection
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Letters of congratulation
handed to teenage girl
THREE teenage girls received
a congratulation letter and
were personally thanked after
they helped an elderly lady
out of a house fire last year.
Marisa Barton, Lauren Jones
and Beth Edge went to Bolton
North on the evening of Monday,
October 13, to meet Blue Watch
and Borough Manager Steve
Sheridan – who thanked them
for their brave actions and gave
each of them a framed letter.
Borough Manager Steve Sheridan
said: “On the evening of Monday,
September 23, 2013, a group of
six young people were walking
along Blackburn Road when
they smelled burning and saw
smoke coming from a house.
“They called 999 and alerted
Dorothy to the fire before making
their way inside the smoke-filled
kitchen. They then assisted
her outside, removed the chip
pan that had been on fire and
waited until firefighters arrived.
“Bolton North’s Blue Watch went
to the incident and said if it hadn’t
been for the help of the brave
youngsters then the outcome
could have been much worse.
“I’d like to recognise the brave
actions of Lauren, Marisa and
Beth – they truly are a credit
to our community and you
should be very proud.”
On Monday, August 18, a
recognition event took place at
Bolton North – where 92-yearold Dorothy Booth met three
of the youngsters who came
to her rescue when her chip
pan caught fire, along with Blue
Watch who went to the fire.
Sadly, Dorothy passed away
following an unrelated short
illness on Christmas Eve.
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Radio DJs get visit from
Smokey the smoke alarm
WHEN two radio DJs were heard
complaining about their smoke
alarms live on air – the GMFRS
Corporate Communications team
jumped at the chance to do
some quirky publicity around the
importance of smoke detectors.
Key 103’s breakfast show duo
Mike Toolan and Chelsea Norris
were discussing how he’d hit his
smoke alarm with a hammer to
stop it beeping while she had
covered hers up with a tea-towel.
Station Manager Pete Lamb
heard the discussion and told
Corporate Communictaions.
Using a smoke alarm costume
(aptly named Smokey),
the team’s Multimedia and
Photography Officer Alex
Flahive and Home Safety Coordinator Phil Greenwood
turned up at the Key 103 studio
in Castlefield, Manchester, on
Monday, November 24.
They waited outside the
studio doors then ambushed
Mike on his break.
Phil said: “We had a conversation
around fire safety, the importance
of working smoke alarms and
Home Safety Checks, which they
recorded to play later in the show.
“During our conversation Chelsea
said jokingly that Mike had upset
her friends in the fire service and
that I was invited in to ‘tell him off’.
“I told them we’d had a serious
fire the previous night where a
man nearly died from smoke
inhalation after taking his alarms
down – Mike’s face dropped.”
Mike posed for photographs
with Smokey and Phil and both
presenters tweeted about the
stunt to help GMFRS spread the
message of smoke alarms to
their thousands of followers.
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REPRESENTATIVES FROM GMFRS AND WOW! ACCEPT THE TOP AWARD
GMFRS WOW! community
wins top award
GMFRS scooped an award for
its services to the community
at the international WOW!
Awards – all thanks to the
public for nominating our staff
throughout the past 12 months.
The Service fought off tough
competition from Durham
Constabulary, Homes for Haringey
and Inverclyde Leisure to win the
‘Serving the Community – Best
Organisation’ award at The WOW!
Awards 2014 Gala Ceremony in
London on Monday, November 24.
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Members of the public nominate
individuals and teams from
GMFRS for WOW! Awards to
recognise the great work they have
done – from life-saving actions
to informative education visits
and amazing community work.
The nominees are then
presented with certificates at a
presentation evening organised
by the Events Team within
Corporate Communications.
These nominations caught the eye
of an independent panel of judges
made up of experts from high
profile British organisations, media
and academia, who selected
GMFRS as their chosen winner.
They described the organisation
as “truly inspirational,
demonstrating an astonishing
vision, creativity and innovation in
very difficult times – amazing!”
ACFO Peter O’Reilly said: “We
are privileged to have been
nominated – our purpose is to
protect and improve the quality
of life for people in Greater
Manchester and this certainly
demonstrates that our community
feel we are achieving that.”
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What a great pantomime…
oh yes it was!
SCORES of children and their
families flocked to Bolton Central
Fire Station in November for
the annual GMFRS Sports and
Welfare Association pantomime.
The Corporate Communications
team worked with Station
Manager Steve Parkinson to
put on Cinderella on Sunday,
November 30, thanks to
funding from the Association.
Children and adults alike
joined in with the songs and
roared with laughter at the
antics of the Ugly Sisters,
Buttons and other characters
such as Paxo the chicken!
Around 180 people attended
the event and were treated to
special Christmas cupcakes
and mince pies as they watched
firefighters rescue Father
Christmas from the drill tower
so he could give a special preChristmas gift to every child.
THE CAST OF CINDERELLA AT BOLTON CENTRAL FIRE STATION
Station Manager Steve Parkinson
said: “It was great to host the
pantomime and see all the children
enjoying the show and treats.
“But the real stars were Green
Watch, Cadets and Volunteers
who all got stuck in to help
make sure it was a success.
“The Fire Fighters Charity
also benefited from the event
thanks to Cath Palmer and her
stall which raised £120.”
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Group Manager receives health
challenge award on behalf
of winning team Ignis Tri
GROUP Manager Tony Holt
was presented with the Global
Corporate Challenge (GCC)
Outstanding Achievement Award
by GCC sponsor DCFO Jim Owen
at the Colleague Recognition
event on Friday, December 19.
The GCC is a health and
performance programme aimed
at businesses and organisation
to get staff moving.
GMFRS won the trophy for
clocking up 136,394km at an
average of 14,246 steps a day.
As captain of Ignis Tri, Tony
Holt accepted the award on
behalf of his leading team.
Along with team mates Chris
Rainford, Garry Jones, Allan
Dowell, Graham Rands, Paul
Norris and Angus Robinson
they completed 18.5 million
steps or 11,851km.
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