Annual Delivery Plan 2022 (HTML version)

Annual Delivery Plan 2022-23

• Our Mission: Protecting communities, working together, saving lives
• Our Vision: A modern, flexible, resilient fire and rescue service
• Our Values: Excellence, Honesty, Inclusive, Professionalism In Our Role, and Respect

Priority 1: Provide a fast, safe, and effective response:

• Introduce our new Response Strategy.
• Implement learning from the Manchester Arena Inquiry.
• Implement a new Service-wide MTA capability.
• Put our Fire Cover Review on a three-yearly cycle starting this year.
• Introduce a Wildfire Burns Team.
• Implement a new fitness policy.
• Introduce six new fire engines, a Scorpion vehicle, and 15 electric/hybrid vehicles.

Priority 2: Help people reduce the risk of fires and other emergencies:

• Introduce our new Prevention Strategy and Education Framework.
• Embed our new Home Fire Safety Assessments and deliver 28K visits.
• Launch a refreshed Firesetters programme and introduce an adults’ programme.
• Develop a plan to expand our Prince’s Trust and Fire Cadet programmes.

Priority 3: Help protect the built environment

• Introduce our new Protection and Business Engagement strategies.
• Plan for the introduction of the new Building Safety Regulator.
• Develop a strategy to further reduce attendance at AFAs.
• Pilot training for crews to do protection audits in low-risk premises.
• Continue to implement learning from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
• Implement a new Operational Intelligence Policy and Guidance.

Priority 4: Use resources sustainably and deliver the most value

• Introduce our new Efficiencies and Productivity Plan and deliver efficiencies of £788k.
• Implement an intranet for GMFRS.
• Complete works at Littleborough Community Fire Station and Bury Training and Safety Centre.
• Start building a new community fire station in Blackley.
• Implement a station refresh programme investing £2M.
• Complete carbon reduction schemes at five fire stations.

Priority 5: Develop a culture of excellence, equality, and inclusivity

• Implement our new EDI and Talent Management strategies.
• Launch a new Promotion Pathway and Leadership Development Framework.
• Deliver a Frontline Leaders’ course for new Crew Managers and equivalent.
• Strengthen our Engaged Leaders’ programme and implement a Cultural Sounding Board.
• Continue to build an increasingly diverse workforce.
• Launch our improved Employee Rewards and Recognition Framework.

Priority 6: Integrate our services in every locality with those of partner agencies

• Introduce our new Framework for Integrated Place Based Working, including a pilot in Wigan.
• Continue to support the Local Resilience Forum.
• Create a three-year plan for blue light collaboration.
• Launch leadership development and mutual mentoring programmes.
• Support a Greater Manchester Water Safety Summit.
• Redefine our role within the Safer Roads Partnership.