Transcript Inland Water Related Emergency Database (INREM) Aim: • To provide a central point of information for all inland water incidents Objectives: – Improve analysis.

Inland Water Related Emergency Database (INREM)
Aim:
• To provide a central point of information for
all inland water incidents
Objectives:
– Improve analysis of causation and
trends
– Identify problem areas
– Improve targeting and promotion of
water safety initiatives
How:
• On the coast there is a coordinated approach
to provision, rescue and data collection the Sea
Related Emergency Database (SEAREM)
SEAREM ‘Model’
SEAREM
Database
Hosted by the
RNLI
Maritime and
Coastguard Agency
(MCA)
Irish Coastguard
Agency
Data
RNLI
Data
DASA
Data
INREM Framework
RNLI
Hosting the INREM
Database
ACPO / S
Police
MCA
UK
ASA
Ambulance
CACFOA RLSS Mountain Rescue Lowland Rescue RNLI
Fire Service Inland Lifeguards UK
UK Inland Lifeboats
AINA
Water UK
Phase 1
• Pilot Study 2001 – 2002
• 3 Main Areas
–The Lake District
–Thames Valley
–Strathclyde Area
• Covering approximately 1/5 of the
Emergency Services, Operators, Owners,
Voluntary Services, Government
Agencies and National Governing Bodies
Phase 1 Findings
• Reporting Systems Varied
• Differing data storage systems
• Data quality
• Definitions and Codings
• Level of data collection
• Internal and external communications
between organisations
• Grey area of responsibility for coordination between Police and MCA
Case Study Cumbria 1
Cumbria Police Force
NPA / Lakeland
District Council /
AINA
57
Cumbria Fire and Rescue
11
203
Total
324
Mountain Rescue Council
3
21
Cumbria Ambulance
29
Combine Underwater
Dive Unit
Case Study Cumbria 2
Phase 2
Application 2002 - 2003
• National Scoping
• Creation of an INREM Working Group
• Group Development of core minimum data set
• Initiation of SAP database
• National Sign up to INREM (SAR Coordinators,
Units, Owners and Operators)
• National support from National Governing Bodies of
Watersports
Core Minimum Data Set
• Year / Date / Time of the Incident Start
• Year / Date / Time of the Incident Finish
• Position (OS, Postcode, GPS)
• Name of SAR Coordinator
• Units Dispatched
• Details of the casualty
– Age
– Gender
– Area of Residence
• Incident classification
• History of incident
• Result of the Incident
• Other Organisations involved
Phase 3
2003 - 2004
• Establish national data collection process into the
INREM database
• Analysis of INREM database system set up – IT
based
• Publish and promulgate INREM Report to
contributing organisations
• Monitor and evaluate INREM functions
Norfolk Broads Example
What will INREM do?
– The value of SEAREM
– Create a knowledge base of incidents on inland
water
– Assess / highlight key inland water safety issues
– Steer strategic choices for prevention strategies
• Slipway Teams
• Water Safety Awareness Campaigns
– Highlight areas for ‘potential’ allocation of
resources
– Allow further innovation to occur
– Sea – Beach – Inland waters