Kent Provides 'best Value For Money'

摘要

In particular Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority was judged to be improving strongly in terms of its use of resources and service delivery and received the highest rating for value for money.rn"This is a real cause for celebration" said CFO Bill Feeley. "Once again Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority has been rated the top service in the country. That really is something that everyone in the county can be proud of. We have achieved this with a lot of hard work by our dedicated team of firefightersrnand staff, but it is also thanks to the people of Kent, who have listened to our calls to improve fire safety in their homes.rn"As a result the number of fires in the county has fallen by 36 per cent and the number of deliberate fires by 42 per cent in the last five years. But we are not complacent, and there is still a lot of work to do. We were pleased that the Audit Commission recognised our efforts to reach vulnerable groups such as older, blind and deaf people including training some of our firefighters in sign language. We must continue to promote fire safety and to get the message out about how we can help with home fire safety visits and fitting smoke alarms."rnBryan Cope, Chairman of the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority, said: "I am particularly pleased that the Audit Commission has recognised our hard work to build a cost effective service for Kent and that we received top marks for value for money. The Commission noted that we deliver 'high levels of performance at comparatively low cost' and 'avoid unnecessary spending'.