Fire and rescue news

News article  —  15 December 2021

Avon Fire and Rescue Service has made good progress, but more work is needed to improve its overall performance, a new report has found.

News article  —  15 December 2021

HMICFRS has today published the first set of reports from our latest inspection of all fire and rescue services in England.

News article  —  28 September 2021

Today we published a letter from Sir Thomas Winsor to the London Fire Commissioner and the Chief Fire Officer of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service about the suggested pay increase connected to marauding terrorist attacks.

News article  —  24 June 2021

Today we published a letter on Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2018.

News article  —  21 May 2021

Today we published a letter on West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2018.

News article  —  12 May 2021

Today we published a letter on Devon and Somerset’s Fire and Rescue Service’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2019.

News article  —  19 March 2021

Today we published two letters on Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) and Northamptonshire FRS’s progress against causes of concern we gave in our inspection in 2019.

News article  —  17 March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the practical implications of outdated and inflexible working arrangements in the fire service, reinforcing the need for national reform, a new report has said.

News article  —  12 February 2021

The London Fire Brigade still has more work to do to fully address its failings from the Grenfell Tower fire, a new report has found.

News article  —  12 February 2021

Today we published a letter on the London Fire Brigade’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2019.