Avon Fire & Rescue Service works closely with a
number of groups, businesses and agencies in the
community.
By working together with agencies such as the police, ambulance,
probation service, charities and community groups we can tackle
complex problems. A broader range of perspectives, knowledge,
information, strengths and skills can provide new and better ways
of delivering services.
Partnerships help us create more for less - pooling resources
can help partners achieve results in a more cost effective way and
access extra resources. Working with our partners allows us to
reach all areas of our community with vital safety information and
advice.
Partnerships
Here you can find information and links on just some of the
organisations we work with.
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The B&NES Sustainable Community
Strategy
Sets out a vision for a sustainable Bath and
North east Somerset and is lead by a series of 'drivers for change'
such as population growth and climate change.
Read more about the B&NES partnership
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Safer Bristol
A partnership which includes AF&RS, Avon and Somerset
Constabulary and Bristol City Council. Safer Bristol aims
to tackle issues such as domestic violence anti-social
behaviour, drug treatment, and burglary. Find out more about the
Safer
Bristol Day of Action 2009
Visit the Safer Bristol website
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Lifeskills - Learning for Living
A safety centre 'village' designed to help children, adults with
learning difficulties, and older people learn about safety in a fun
and practical way.
Read more
about the Lifeskills partnership
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Age Concern Bristol
We work in partnership with Age Concern Bristol to increase
the awareness and uptake of working smoke alarms amongst vulnerable
people over 60.
Visit
the Age Concern Bristol website
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The Safer Homes Van (Formerly The Bobby Van
Scheme)
An initiative set up by the
Avon and Somerset Police Community Trust in 2001, to provide
extra security for people in the community who are vulnerable or
who have been victims of a burglary, domestic violence or hate
crime.
Visit the Safer Homes Van page
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Care and Repair Bristol
AF&RS works with Care and Repair Bristol to increase awareness
and uptake of working smoke alarms amongst vulnerable homeowners
over 60 and disabled people of any age.
Visit the Care and Repair
Bristol website
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Knowle West Media Centre
Knowle West is a target area for AF&RS to reduce fires,
and anti-social behaviour which results in fires. We work in
partnership with Knowle West Media
Centre, which gives us access to existing
community structures and the opportunity to increase our risk
reduction and community safety activities in the area.
Visit the Knowle West Media Centre
website
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The Prince's Trust
AF&RS supports the delivery of the The Prince's Trust 12-week
Team Programme through the City of Bristol College.
The programme aims to develop young people by modifying
behaviour and changing attitudes.
Having a direct link to this programme, AF&RS creates
‘friends’ of the fire service who become socially aware, respect
the service's social beliefs and values, and can assist with
the service’s aim of reducing arson and accidental
ignition.
Visit the Prince's Trust website
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UNITE Student Properties
AF&RS works with UNITE student properties to improve fire
safety provisions within present and future buildings managed by
Unite and to raise the profile of the fire and rescue service
among the student population.
Visit the
Unite website
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nshousing
AF&RS has teamed up with NSHousing to deliver fire safety
advice to the landlord's 6,000 tenants in North
Somerset.
Visit the
nshousing website
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South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board
(SAB)
The SAB is a multi-agency committee set up to promote the
safeguarding of adults within South Gloucestershire. The SAB
believes that all people have the right to live their lives free
from abuse and exploitation.
Read more about the SAB and the service they
offer here
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Against Hate Crime
Anyone can report a
hate crime/incident in confidence, at the seven independent
reporting centre’s throughout South Gloucestershire.
Click here to view hate crimes reporting
centres
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The Bristol Partnership is the Local Strategic
Partnership (LSP) for Bristol. It is a group of agencies or
organisations from business, the public sector, community,
voluntary sector, higher and further education, who are working
together to make Bristol a successful city in Europe.
Read the
latest Bristol Partnership Newsletter here
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