Independent Inspection of the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service
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Appendix C - Full List of Issues Raised by Stations
| Poor IT Systems | 99% |
| Strong commitment of staff and pride in organisation | 97% |
| Firefighter Pay & Conditions | 94% |
| Instability in structures/too many temp positions | 91% |
| Concern at availability of resources/personnel churn | 84% |
| Lack of leadership | 84% |
| Poor training structure | 84% |
| Frustration in recruitment processes | 82% |
| Training course availability – poor | 82% |
| Inconsistency in decision making and/or policy interpretation | 81% |
| Low morale & goodwill eroded, feeling undervalued | 79% |
| MODAS – very poor and unreliable | 78% |
| Engagement with senior managers/board members – poor | 78% |
| Gartan management policy – poor | 76% |
| Equipment issue and repair/replacement – extended turnaround | 76% |
| Good appliances/operational equipment/PPE | 76% |
| Overall service wide communications – poor | 75% |
| Experience/credibility/quality of instructors at LDC | 73% |
| Lack of workforce planning | 69% |
| Unrealistic On-Call Firefighter workloads | 69% |
| Good community safety activity being delivered | 69% |
| Frustration in promotion processes | 63% |
| On-Call Project – lack of progress or update | 63% |
| Confusion/frustration with On-Call availability contracts | 63% |
| Lack of career/personal development opportunities | 57% |
| WT/RDS & WT overtime rules/application of policy | 54% |
| Inconsistency in material being delivered | 54% |
| Payroll Systems – slow to implement pay uplifts & lack of detail on payslip | 52% |
| Building/asset condition and/or support – poor | 52% |
| Support EMR but with appropriate policy, procedure, etc. | 48% |
| Fire kit – 2nd hand being issued | 46% |
| RDS to WT pathways and competency processes | 45% |
| ATP not working/fit for purpose | 45% |
| LDC Cookstown – concerns around suitability/use | 40% |
| Additional responsibilities payments | 39% |
| Fire kit laundering – extended turnaround | 37% |
| On-Call Firefighter pension buy back confusion/lack of access to support/info | 36% |
| Risk Critical Information inspections being completed | 33% |
| WT/On-Call FF training processes | 31% |
| Ops 7 Policy – movement of FF in Development | 30% |
| Poor training records/process | 30% |
| Specialist capabilities – concerns about location/availability | 30% |
| Appliance/fleet – concerns about replacement programme | 24% |
| Concerns about station location and/or duty systems | 24% |
| Frustration with access to OH services | 21% |
| Operational assurance process available & understood | 18% |
| Area and District meetings adding value | 16% |
| FBU officials – management conflict of interest | 13% |
| Gym facilities – inconsistency in provision | 13% |
| Issue of Queen’s Jubilee Medal/LSGC Medal- not received yet | 13% |
| CSU equipment challenges | 7% |
| Beehive – good system | 3% |