Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

 

Monday, 15 June 2026 in Washington Hall, Leadership and Development Centre, Euxton commencing at 10.30 am

 

Car parking is available on the Main Drill ground.

 

If you have any queries regarding the agenda papers or require any further information please initially contact Sam Hunter, Member Services Manageron telephone number Preston 01772 866720 and she will be pleased to assist.

 

Rooms have been made available for Political Group meetings from 0900 hours onwards, and tea/coffee will be available in the Canteen from 0845 hours.

 

Reform UK – Pendle Room

Labour Group – Lancaster House 4

Conservative Group – Lancaster House 5

Progressive Lancashire – Lancaster House 6

 

Agenda

 

Part 1 (open to press and public)

 

Chair's Announcement – Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014

Any persons present at the meeting may photograph, film or record the proceedings, during the public part of the agenda. Any member of the press and public who objects to being photographed, filmed or recorded should let it be known to the Chair who will then instruct that those persons are not photographed, filmed or recorded.

 

Monitoring Officer’s Announcements

·         Roll call

 

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1.  

Apologies for Absence

 

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2.  

Appointment of Chair (for decision)

 

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3.  

Appointment of Vice-Chair (for decision)

 

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4.  

Chair's Welcome and Introduction

 

Standing item.

 

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5.  

Disclosure of Pecuniary and non-Pecuniary Interests

 

Members are asked to consider any pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the Agenda.

 

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6.  

Composition of the Combined Fire Authority (Pages 1 - 2) (for noting)

 

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7.  

Appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees (Pages 3 - 4) (for decision)

 

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8.  

Representation on Outside Bodies (Pages 5 - 6) (for decision)

 

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9.  

Membership of Committees (Pages 7 - 8) (for noting)

 

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10.  

Programme of meetings (Pages 9 - 12) (for decision)

 

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11.  

Minutes of Previous Meeting (Pages 13 - 24)

 

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12.  

Minutes of the meeting Thursday 23 April 2026 of Member Training and Development Working Group (Pages 25 - 34)

 

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For decision:

 

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13.  

Pilot flexible day crewing at Fleetwood Fire Station (Pages 35 - 52)

 

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14.  

Appointment of Co-opted Independent Person (Audit, Risk and Governance Committee) (Pages 53 - 58)

 

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For noting:

 

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15.  

Safety, Health and Environment annual review (Pages 59 - 84)

 

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16.  

Member Champion Activity Report and Feedback (Pages 85 - 90)

 

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17.  

Fire Protection Reports (Pages 91 - 94)

 

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18.  

Operational Incidents of Interest (Pages 95 - 108)

 

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19.  

Date of Next Meeting

 

The next meeting of the Authority will be held on Monday 21 September 2026 at 1030 hours at Washington Hall, Leadership and Development Centre, Euxton.

 

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20.  

Urgent Business

 

An item of business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered as a matter of urgency. Wherever possible, the Monitoring Officer should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

 

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