Derbyshire fire & rescue service provides a wide range of services to the people who live and work in the county, as well as those who visit.
The service covers over 1,000 square miles, which includes a variety of urban and rural communities with a population of approximately 1,050,000. The county contains part of the National Forest and a substantial portion of the Peak District National Park.
The service employs over 800 people and has a total of 31 fire stations based in strategic areas to cover the local area, with the headquarters in Ripley (shared with Derbyshire Constabulary).
The service’s governing body is the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority which provides strategic leadership, monitors the costs incurred by the service and sets the budget.
For over 160 years, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary independently assessed and reported on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces and policing, in the public interest.
In summer 2017, HMIC (now HMICFRS) took on inspections of England’s fire & rescue services, assessing and reporting on their efficiency, effectiveness and leadership.
