AQW 54527/11-16
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 19/02/2016
Answered On Date: 10/03/2016
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of times Fire Stations in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Limavady; (iii) Portrush; (iv) Portstewart; (v) Kilrea; and (vi) Dungiven have not met their Gartan availability target times in the last two years.
Answer:
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service introduced the GARTAN Electronic Retained Availability system in April 2014. The table below details the number of identified breaches of Retained Duty System availability targets at Coleraine, Limavady, Portrush, Portstewart, Kilrea and Dungiven Stations during the period April 2014 to January 2016. Station | 1st Appliance | 2nd Appliance | Total | Coleraine | 18 | 470 | 488 | Limavady | 495 | 1,428 | 1,923 | Portrush | 14 | 726 | 740 | Portstewart | 148 | 1,345 | 1,493 | *Kilrea | 263 | N/A | 263 | *Dungiven | 120 | N/A | 120 |
* Station with one appliance NIFRS’ Regional Control Centre continually monitors Retained availability. Where there is inadequate Retained availability which may result in a failure to respond, crews are mobilised immediately from neighbouring Stations.
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