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Fire Safety Fire Safety Advocates Advocates
Community Community
Education Education
DepartmentDepartment
DiversityDiversity Cleveland Fire Brigade has a diverse workforce. Our following team of Advocates is one example. Bi Lingual Advocates – Pav Rehman & Naz MahmoodOlder Person Advocates – Glen Clerk & Shelly WalkerYoung Persons Advocate – Kelly BonnerDeaf Persons Advocate – Laura McQuillanDrug & Alcohol Advocate – Linzi GalbraithDisabilities Advocate – Margaret Yull
Glen ClerkGlen Clerk Pav RehmanPav Rehman
Shelly WalkerShelly Walker Naz Naz MahmoodMahmood
Kelly BonnerKelly Bonner Laura McQuillanLaura McQuillan
Margaret YullMargaret YullLinzi GalbraithLinzi Galbraith
The aim of Advocate’s The aim of Advocate’s is to reduce fire risk for is to reduce fire risk for
vulnerable peoplevulnerable people
ObjectivesObjectives In line with the objectives of the Brigade:In line with the objectives of the Brigade:
A reduction in accidental dwelling fires, A reduction in accidental dwelling fires, deaths and injuries.deaths and injuries.
An increase in smoke alarm ownership.An increase in smoke alarm ownership.
An increased level of Fire Safety An increased level of Fire Safety awareness, including how to escape from awareness, including how to escape from a fire.a fire.
A better level of safety and quality of life A better level of safety and quality of life for the members of our community.for the members of our community.
How ?How ?By promoting the HFSV initiative to all membersBy promoting the HFSV initiative to all members of our community of our community
Ensuring those identified as being more at Ensuring those identified as being more at
risk from fire can access the same service risk from fire can access the same service from CFB as other groups.from CFB as other groups.
Multi-agency workingMulti-agency working
Joint Initiatives (internal and external)Joint Initiatives (internal and external)
Working With Other Working With Other AgenciesAgencies
Partnership working has been Partnership working has been recognized as a key to the recognized as a key to the identification and delivery of risk identification and delivery of risk reduction initiatives for reduction initiatives for vulnerable individuals.vulnerable individuals.
PartnersPartners
Age Concern Children’s AgenciesAge Concern Children’s Agencies
Social Services Pension ServiceSocial Services Pension Service
Safe in Tees Valley Primary Care TrustsSafe in Tees Valley Primary Care Trusts
Care Agencies Local CouncilsCare Agencies Local Councils
Housing Authorities Drug/Alcohol Housing Authorities Drug/Alcohol Agencies Agencies
InitiativesInitiatives
Pharmacy’s (365 and Alliance)Pharmacy’s (365 and Alliance)
Housing AssociationsHousing Associations
Middlesbrough Deaf ClubMiddlesbrough Deaf Club
Hartlepool Drug InitiativeHartlepool Drug Initiative
HOW DO THE ADVOCATES LINK IN HOW DO THE ADVOCATES LINK IN WITHWITH
YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL
OROR
YOUR ORGANISATIONYOUR ORGANISATION
How the Advocates HelpHow the Advocates Help
Advocates have specialist Advocates have specialist skills in communicating skills in communicating with their client groups.with their client groups.
They can provide fire They can provide fire safety awareness, engage safety awareness, engage with people to gain with people to gain consent for the risk to be consent for the risk to be reduced, use specialist reduced, use specialist resources, issue resources, issue equipmentequipment
This can often involve This can often involve signpostingsignposting
SignpostingSignposting
Many issues identified Many issues identified through the HFSC move through the HFSC move beyond a fire risk for the beyond a fire risk for the individuals concerned and individuals concerned and may represent more of a may represent more of a social need.social need.
By constantly working with By constantly working with many partners, advocates many partners, advocates can assist in providing the can assist in providing the best response and help for best response and help for those who need it, should those who need it, should they request it.they request it.
Self Determination - Self Determination - ConsentConsent
CONSEQUENCES?CONSEQUENCES?
Questions?Questions?Questions?