Frequently Asked Questions

A Community Risk Profile (CRP) is a comprehensive assessment used by all Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) to identify and evaluate the various risks within the community they serve.

This profile helps each fire and rescue service to understand the current and potential future risks that could impact the people living, working, and visiting the area. Key sections in a CRP include:

• Risk identification: Identifying all foreseeable fire and rescue-related risks, such as accidental dwelling fires, road traffic collisions, and water-related incidents.
• Demographic analysis: Examining population density, age, and other demographic factors to understand who is at risk.
• Geographical factors: Assessing the physical characteristics of the area, including urban and rural differences.
• Signs of deprivation: Analysing socio-economic factors to identify areas with higher vulnerability.
• Historical data: Reviewing past incidents to predict and prepare for future risks.
• Climate and environmental risks: Considering the impact of climate change and other environmental factors.

The CRP is essential for developing a Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP), which outlines how the fire and rescue service will allocate resources and implement strategies to lessen identified risks effectively.

The CRMP is a legislative requirement of the fire and rescue service. It is vital that the CRP is shaped by the experiences and perceptions of those people living within the communities of each fire and rescue service. This community approach, ensures resources can be allocated to reduce and also respond to risks as effectively and efficiently as possible.

A Community Risk Management Plan covers at least a three year period, is reviewed regularly and outlines how Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service will tackle and lower the risks our communities face. The CRMP is developed and informed by our Community Risk Profile (CRP).

A CRMP includes:

• Up to date risk analyses including an assessment of all foreseeable fire and rescue related risks that could affect the county.
• Demonstrating how prevention, protection and response activities will best be used to prevent fires and other incidents. As well as lowering the impact of identified risks on our communities, through working either individually or collectively with other emergency services, in a way that makes best use of available resources.
• Outlining the fire and rescue service’s outcomes including the allocation of resources for the lowering of risks.
• Setting out the service’s management strategy and risk based programme.
• An effective and transparent consultation throughout its development and at all review stages with the community, its workforce and representative bodies and partners; and be easily accessible and publicly available.

When we develop a CRMP we engage with multiple partners and use a variety of sources to review existing risks and identify new ones. We conduct a thorough risk analysis of previous incidents, fire safety audits, safe and well visits, and future risks that could lead to emergency incidents in the future. All of this information is used to create our Community Risk Profiles (CRPs). The CRP’s inform our decision making regarding the most suitable prevention, protection and emergency response arrangements to manage risk to an acceptable level. 

Yes, please email communications@gloucestershire.gov.uk, telephone 01452 - 427554 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm) or you can ask for them at Shire Hall Main Reception in Gloucester.