The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is currently undertaking a public consultation of its policy document Planning for a Safer Future (website). The survey will be open until the 19th of June 2020, and the subsequent findings considered at a Fire Authority meeting in September 2020. The detailed 62 page document, and a link to the survey, can be found at the website.
A petition has been set up which reject cuts that "will negatively impact public safety as well as firefighter safety and will also impede firefighter's ability to rescue and assist members of the public."
The petition also highlights specific cuts to Hastings, which include downgrading "The Ridge fire station from 24hr immediate response to only daytime immediate response" and cutting "dedicated crews for aerial appliances in Hastings."
Looking through the 62 pages of the consultation document, though, and the plans also appear to have a positive plan for Hastings, remember please, I am not an expert in this area, so you would need to come to your own opinion, dependent on those who have devised the plans, and those who oppose those plans, for advice. What it does include is plans for an additional fire engine at the Bohemia Road fire station. The paper argues that "Bohemia Road has a significantly higher risk profile than The Ridge" and "Bohemia Road responds to some of our most deprived areas and our analysis shows there is a strong correlation with deprivation and the number of fires that occur."
There is further analysis concerning types of incidents that each station attends, and regarding aerial appliances, but, as I said above, there is substantial detail provided, and I am not an expert, anyway, should you want to find out more, go to the Service website. Paper copies of the consultation document can be requested by writing to:
Planning for a Safer Future
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service HQ
Church Lane
Lewes BN7 2DZ
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