5 January 2009

There’s just a fortnight to go if you would like to tell Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority what you think of its blueprint for the next three years.

More than 200 people have taken the opportunity, either online or at one of a number of public and staff meetings, to comment on proposals in the draft Integrated Risk Management Plan since the 12-week consultation period started on 27 October.

The 76-page document, which covers the period 2009 to 2012, highlights the ways in which Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service’s prevention, protection and response strategy will dovetail with other emergency and local authority services in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.

Chief Fire Officer Damian Smith said: “We are entering the last two weeks of the consultation period, so if you haven’t already let us know your views, now’s the time.”

The consultation period ends on 21 January 2009. Feedback from the public, local organisations, staff and trade unions will be used to help finalise the document before it is submitted to Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority on 13 February.