Dale Farm Travellers Site Incident 9550 By Martin Trevillion martin. trevillion@essex-fire. gov. uk
Dale Farm Background • Located within Basildon District • Largest Traveller Site • Planning Permissions
Incident 9550 • Crews were called to a Caravan Fire on 19 th May 2005 • Spoken to in a hostile manner • Hydrant proximities • Large amount cylinders laying around
Establishing Contact • Father John Glynn • First visit to the site • Points learned – Very high illiteracy level – Low leaflet success – Stable education
Home Fire Safety Visit • Smoke Alarms – 60% didn’t have a battery fitted – Smoke Alarms with silence button – All details put on post code CM 11 2 YH – Plots given numbers – 235 smoke alarms fitted • Verbal communication of fire safety • Attitude greatly improved • Asking Crews Fire Safety Advice
LPG Cylinders • Cylinders left on the site • Mr Graham Bannister, Basildon Council Environment • Collection Service with Wickford Gas – One on one basis – Leaflet sent out explaining
Water Supplies Hydrant 69/627 Hydrant 69/629 (Tarmacced over) (Covered by garden) • Missing Hydrants • Visit to find Hydrants • Recovering the Hydrants • Both fully commissioned Site of Primary Fire
Partnership Contacts • Traveller Education Service • Basildon District Council Environment • Father John Glynn – Our Lady of Good Council Catholic Church • Memorial Service on 19 th May 2006
DVD for Traveller’s • • • Filmed on 22 nd April 2006 Travellers involved in production 2000 copies for Traveller sites in Essex Sent out nationally Richard Sheridan received an “Outstanding Community Achievement Award”
Video
Dale Farm Community Office • Large container on Mr. Sheridan’s plot – Now fully purpose wooden building • Landline and office equipment installed by ECFRS – BT refused to install line – BT assured by command line was placed • IT installed • Single point of contact and better communications to and from the site
Outcomes of the facility • Police • Health workers • Fire Service • Basildon District Council.
Other Work Taking Place • Wickford Traveller/Gypsy Forum • Inter Agency meetings – Essex County Council • Media Engagement Rokker Radio • Basildon District Community Cohesion Group
What to take away • Establish contact with the community • Aware that the community do tamper with supplies • Difficulty in positive messages • Maintain Contact • Work Closely with the community • Importance of Fire Safety DVD’s
Reduction of Incidents
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