Chief Fire Officer, David Webb, Leicestershire Fire & Rescue, Rutland County Council, Consultation
Cllr William Cross, Tory Clown, Puts on his show for Leicestershire Chief Fire Officer
Cllr William Cross, Tory Clown, Puts on his show for Leicestershire Chief Fire Officer
BBC East Midlands Today Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service Oakham Cuts Video
BBC East Midlands Today Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service Oakham Cuts Video
Cllr Gene Plews, Rutland County Councillor, Questions Leicestershire Chief Fire Officer, Video
Cllr Gene Plews, Rutland County Councillor, Questions Leicestershire Chief Fire Officer,
Cllr Plews started his questioning with a question that had previously been asked.
The questioning in general at last nights meeting was pointless and the questioning
was coming to an end so I stopped filming the councillor and went home. I probably
missed him asking the chief fire officer if he has considered arming his men and woman.
Cllr Plews started his questioning with a question that had previously been asked.
The questioning in general at last nights meeting was pointless and the questioning
was coming to an end so I stopped filming the councillor and went home. I probably
missed him asking the chief fire officer if he has considered arming his men and woman.
Cllr James Lammie, Conservative Questioning, Leicestershire Fire Officer at Rutland County Council, Rudeness, Video
Cllr James Lammie, Conservative Questioning, Leicestershire Fire Officer at Rutland County Council, Rudeness
A senior representative from Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service (LFRS) attended a meeting of the Council’s Places Scrutiny Panel last night to discuss proposed cuts in Rutland.
Cllr Lammie asked question of which he had the answers in front of him.
Although there were many times Rutland County Councillors were rude to the
Fire Officer, a number of times he can been seen paying no attention to the Councillors.
At one point a councillor had to repeat a question because just like in this video
he can be seen looking away and chatting to his colleague.
I wonder what was the purpose of this meeting.
Was it just to tick a box on the Leicestershire Fire & Rescues consultation sheet before
they implement their desired cuts?
Leicestershire Fire Service, Consultation, Not Prepared to Hold a Public Meeting, Service Cuts, They are happy to Pay £40 to carefully selected people, Video
Leicestershire Fire Service publicly funded, Consultation, Not Prepared to Hold a Public Meeting, Service Cuts, They are happy to Pay £40 to carefully selected people, Video
Rutland County Councillor Alan Walters asks Fire Officers Question.
The public could have attended this meeting and followed the complicated process
of asking questions and deputations relating to the item on the agenda.
BBC East Midland Today gave publicity, but in true Rutland Tory Fashion the council
never gave out the time or location of the meeting.
Attendance was less than 5.
Roger Begy OBE Tory Leader gave a incredible performance during the TV interview. I thought we
were going to require another emergency service!
Not many councillors asked sensible questions, often asking questions, where the answers were
given the presentation by the fire officer. Some even repeated question asked by others.
Other asked questions answered in a paper report they had been previously given. The public were not given a copy of this report, copies of the agenda were also unavailable. So much for new laws
preventing hidden documents at meetings, Rutland County Council is fast become as dysfunctional as
Oakham Town Council.
The Fire Officer was attacked and called a liar. Called a liar for stating new homes
are safe and don't burn down in ten minutes once construction is complete.
A shocking but not unusual performance from our mainly Tory Council! If I was Leicestershire
Fire Service I would want to give up Rutland.
The public could have attended this meeting and followed the complicated process
of asking questions and deputations relating to the item on the agenda.
BBC East Midland Today gave publicity, but in true Rutland Tory Fashion the council
never gave out the time or location of the meeting.
Attendance was less than 5.
Roger Begy OBE Tory Leader gave a incredible performance during the TV interview. I thought we
were going to require another emergency service!
Not many councillors asked sensible questions, often asking questions, where the answers were
given the presentation by the fire officer. Some even repeated question asked by others.
Other asked questions answered in a paper report they had been previously given. The public were not given a copy of this report, copies of the agenda were also unavailable. So much for new laws
preventing hidden documents at meetings, Rutland County Council is fast become as dysfunctional as
Oakham Town Council.
The Fire Officer was attacked and called a liar. Called a liar for stating new homes
are safe and don't burn down in ten minutes once construction is complete.
A shocking but not unusual performance from our mainly Tory Council! If I was Leicestershire
Fire Service I would want to give up Rutland.
Rutland County Councils Report interestingly they only mention one proper point made by a Councillor the same one I thought was a good point.
Fire Service Discuss Cuts at Scrutiny Meeting
Friday 28th November 2014
A senior representative from Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service (LFRS) attended a meeting of the Council’s Places Scrutiny Panel last night to discuss proposed cuts in Rutland.
Dave Webb, Chief Fire and Rescue Officer for the service spoke to Members for more than two hours about changes put forward within the Service’s new Integrated Risk Management Plan.
The proposals, which are currently out for public consultation, would see a fire engine crewed by 12 on-call staff removed from Oakham Fire & Rescue Station and are based on outputs from a new LFRS Community Risk Model.
Members were told that Rutland represents the lowest overall risk of all community areas covered by LFRS and that the Service needed to make cuts to tackle a £7m deficit.
Following a short presentation, Chief Fire Officer Webb took questions from the Scrutiny Panel. Members asked what consideration had been given to future growth in the county when drawing up current proposals. They also queried the costs that would be incurred by LFRS if more cover was needed from neighbouring Fire Services and sought clarification on what back office cuts had been considered.
Chief Officer Webb said that LFRS must strive to run the most efficient public service possible and confirmed that, while they are looking at back office cuts, most spending goes towards frontline services.
The public consultation around proposed changes to LFRS is ongoing until 31st December 2014. A report will then be presented to the Fire Authority, who will make a decision on which changes to implement in February 2015.
For more information about the consultation or to have your say, please visit: www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/irmp
