That the proposals for the improved deployment of single fire engine fire stations running through the boroughs of Epsom & Ewell and Reigate & Banstead, including the delivery of two new fire stations in Salfords and the Burgh Heath area be approved.
Reasons for Decisions
1. To mitigate the impact of changes at Horley as a result of the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Authority’s decision to withdraw their fire engine.
2. To improve the fire engine response coverage in Surrey. This is measured through modelling analysis and performance data.
3. To improve the fire service provision across Surrey.
[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Communities Select Committee]
N.B. Comments from the Communities Select Committee together with the Cabinet response were tabled at the meeting. Appendix 5 and 6 respectively