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Firefighters in Tyne and Wear have shaved vital seconds off the time it takes them to reach serious incidents by getting ready before a call-out.
A pre-alert system was introduced for responders almost two years ago to give crews a heads up of suspected blazes.
Firefighters are alerted as soon as a 999 call is answered.
Under national response standards, crews are supposed to be dispatched within a minute of being notified of the most serious incidents and arrive six minutes later.
The average response time to "primary fires" among English fire brigades in 2019-20 was eight minutes and 43 seconds, making the Tyne and Wear Fire service the fastest in the country, with an average response time of six minutes 29 seconds.
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Quote Message: If a 999 call comes in from an area, firefighters are being alerted to that while the caller is still on the call, so they’re in the pre-alert phase ready to deploy." from Phil Clark TWFRS
If a 999 call comes in from an area, firefighters are being alerted to that while the caller is still on the call, so they’re in the pre-alert phase ready to deploy."
The boss of a Teesside social club which started selling pizzas and parmos when lockdown restrictions closed the bar says his takeaway business could turn over £500,000 this year.
John Taylor started Eston Labour Grub, an offshoot of Eston Labour Club, last October by converting a storeroom and bin store into a takeaway with its own shop front and customer waiting area.
Last month it was retrospectively granted permission for change of use by Redcar and Cleveland Council.
A report by council planning officers said the takeaway use had been operating for a number of months without any complaints.
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Quote Message: We are in a fortunate position in that we had already earmarked to spend the refurbishment money and have done the takeaway, and the money from that ensures the club is safeguarded so we can pay the bills and any associated costs while we are closed." from John Taylor Eston Labour Grub
We are in a fortunate position in that we had already earmarked to spend the refurbishment money and have done the takeaway, and the money from that ensures the club is safeguarded so we can pay the bills and any associated costs while we are closed."
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Tyne and Wear firefighters get ready while 999 caller is on line
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James Harrison
Firefighters in Tyne and Wear have shaved vital seconds off the time it takes them to reach serious incidents by getting ready before a call-out.
A pre-alert system was introduced for responders almost two years ago to give crews a heads up of suspected blazes.
Firefighters are alerted as soon as a 999 call is answered.
Under national response standards, crews are supposed to be dispatched within a minute of being notified of the most serious incidents and arrive six minutes later.
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Stuart Arnold
The boss of a Teesside social club which started selling pizzas and parmos when lockdown restrictions closed the bar says his takeaway business could turn over £500,000 this year.
John Taylor started Eston Labour Grub, an offshoot of Eston Labour Club, last October by converting a storeroom and bin store into a takeaway with its own shop front and customer waiting area.
Last month it was retrospectively granted permission for change of use by Redcar and Cleveland Council.
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