§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on what dates in the past six months fire pumping appliances at Coleraine Fire Station have been found to the mechanically unsound and unsuitable for use in attending fire calls. [106999]
§ Mr. BrowneOver the past six months, the two fire appliances stationed at Coleraine Fire Station have been 'off run' due to mechanical defects on a total of five occasions. The longest of these was 37 days and a replacement vehicle was available for the period.
§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether there has been a change in policy on response levels for the Fire Brigade; and whether response times were met at Coleraine Fire Station on(a) 4 March and (b) 7 March. [107000]
§ Mr. BrowneThe Northern Ireland Fire Brigade applies nationally defined standards of fire cover, categorised as A, B, C & D, where A is the highest risk.
On 4 March 2003 fire appliances from Coleraine Fire Station were required to attend one Category C incident, which required an appliance to be at the scene within 8–10 minutes. On this occasion the response time was not met and the appliance arrived 13 minutes from the time of alert.
On the 7 March 2003 there were a total of four incidents, all Category C requiring attendance by appliances from Coleraine Fire Station. On each occasion the first appliance arrived within 8 minutes from the time of the alert.
§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what mechanical work has been undertaken to the fire pumping appliances located at Coleraine Fire Station in the six months to 7 March 2003. [107001]
§ Mr. BrowneOver the past six months to 7 March 2003, the following repairs were required to the two appliances stationed at Coleraine:
Vehicle: PDZ 4239 Date Repair 10 September 2002 Repairs to relay 23 September 2002 Air leak 18 October 2002 Air leak 18 November 2002 Brakes defective 19 November 2002 Service 20 November 2002 List from service 21 January 2003 to 26 February 2003 Accident damage repairs 3 March 2003 Wailer defective 4 March 2003 Fail to start 7 March 2003 Renew Wiring 249W
Vehicle: NDZ 2505 Date Repair 23 September 2002 Wiring defective 3 October 2002 Hose reel blown off (nozzle) 22 October 2002 Defective searchlight 29 October 2002 Defective indicator
Vehicle: NDZ 2505 Date Repair 9 November 2002 Main pump defective 15 November 2002 Lead defective 20 November 2002 Searchlight and locker light defective 4 December 2002 Service 5 December 2002 List from service 18 December 2002 Fitted new hazard switch 9 January 2003 Door strap and horn defective 29 January 2003 Searchlight defective 4 March 2003 Fail to start