The North West Fire Service’s youth engagement programme

Achieving a real and lasting reduction in fires, fire-related deaths and injuries in The North West requires more than just an effective emergency response service.

By working with young people in team & individual activities in partnership with other agencies has helped to achieve safer communities, by creating fire safe citizens.

A number of organisations across the North West Service has a dedicated Youth Engagement Team, who deliver a series of award-winning educational programmes, engaging with a wide range of young people, both marginalized and mainstream.

A number of organisations across the North West Service are currently planning the delivery of Streetcage projects in areas of The North West where problems with small fires are common between the hours of 4pm – 9pm each night

Aim
Giving youths the opportunity to take part in a football project that they will help design outside of the school environment.
The programme is delivered by Streetcage Sports Schools, with the aim of encouraging youths to respect the area, build links between youths and the fire brigade and help youths engage in football projects.
Activities include – Free style football, tricks based football, 1 v 1 skill based football and mini tournaments.

Objective
Further develop the strategy in order to reduce the number of young people roaming the streets during school holidays and evenings and also reduce the amount of small fires during this time to zero.
Positive engagement with young people in order to achieve safer communities

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