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Our ambition is to make West Yorkshire safer by providing an excellent Fire and Rescue Service in partnership to reduce death, injury, and economic loss. Learn about estimated people with dementia in the area and the cost of fire deaths. Our partnership includes the Dementia Alliance, Mental Health services, District Nurses, Housing Associations, Memory Clinics, and Training. Read our case study on how Prevention Crews and Occupant/Housing Protection have reduced false alarms.
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Dementia Mohammed Ali Kirklees District Prevention
Our Ambition: Making West Yorkshire Safer Our Aim: Provide an excellent Fire and Rescue Service working in partnership to reduce death, injury and economic loss and contribute to community well being.
Local authority Estimated people with dementia (2012) diagnosed undiagnosed • West Yorkshire 23,623 12,589 11,034Leeds 7,793 4,299 3,494Bradford 5,527 2,968 2,559Calderdale 2,247 1,141 1,106Kirklees 4,344 2,235 2,109 Wakefield 3,712 1,946 1,766 http://www.dementiaprevalencecalculator.org.uk/
Cost of Fire Death • Estimated costs to the UK economy that can be associated to a fatal fire death is £1.4 million, (Economic Cost of Fire: Estimates for 2004) • http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/Data/Adult%20Social%20Care%20Select%20Committee/20120518/Agenda/Item%2008%20-%20Fatal%20Fire%20Deaths%20Report.pdf
Partnerships Dementia Alliance Mental Health District Nurses Housing Association Adult Services Memory Clinics
Case Study Crews Prevention Occupant / Housing Protection FS FS Housing False Alarms Reduced