Update on the East Sussex Fire Authority meeting, held on 13 June 2024:

East Sussex Fire Authority members considered the Options Appraisal for Mayfield Community Fire Station.

They are now preparing to run a public consultation on the following options:

Option 1 – Maintain Mayfield as a single appliance On-Call fire station and uplift the availability to the Service’s minimum standard of 50% from the current 6% availability.

Option 2 – Closure and sale of the fire station, keep the fire appliance and reinvest the revenue staff costs. This would enable the Service to reduce risk more effectively through an improved response capability.

Option 3 – Closure and sale of the fire station and appliance, and reinvest staff costs. This would enable a redistribution of staffing resource to reduce risk more effectively through an improved response capability.

Option 4 – Closure and sale of the fire station and appliance, and removal of the On-Call section as an additional saving to meet budget shortfall if required.

The consultation will run from 5 July 2024 until 27 September 2024, with the findings considered at a Fire Authority meeting on 5 December 2024.

You can find the agenda here: Agenda for Fire Authority on Thursday, 13th June, 2024, 10.30 am – Modern Council (moderngov.co.uk)