CFA: Decrease in the number of house fires
CFA reported 234 house fires this quarter. This marks an 18 per cent increase from the previous quarter and is a negative change (Figure 5 below).
CFA advises that house fires can be caused by a range of factors that may not directly relate to CFA-specific activities, such as environmental conditions, socio-demographic variables, construction types, and building materials, influence the prevalence of house fires.
While fire prevention initiatives are important, CFA notes that their effects may take time to materialise and may not always align with short-term quarterly results.
Figure 5: Decrease in the number of house fires
FRV: Increase in support and maintenance of firefighters’ physical and psychological health
FRV reported a significant increase in the measure of injuries and near misses per 1000 FTE this quarter. This quarter’s result is also the highest recorded result to date (Figure 6 below).
FRV advises that this was due to a surge in reports, including ‘non-injury’ psychological exposure reports, following the 7th alarm Derrimut factory fire in July 2024. FRV notes that the increase in reports represents a positive trend because it enables proactive peer support and other interventions, as needed.
Despite the significant increase in injuries and near misses this quarter, FSIM notes that there was only a slight corresponding increase in the Lost Time Injury Severity rate measure this quarter.
Figure 6: Increase in support and maintenance of firefighters’ physical and psychological health
CFA: Increase in hazard reporting
CFA recorded a result of 103 hazards reported this quarter. This represents a significant increase of 30 per cent over the quarterly baseline of 79 and a 23 per cent increase compared to the previous quarter.
FSIM notes that this quarter’s result is the highest on record and marks the first time CFA has met its quarterly baseline result since Q3, 2022-23.
CFA advised that this quarter’s result could be attributed to its efforts to raise staff and volunteers' awareness of the importance of hazard reporting.
Figure 7: Increase in hazard reporting
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