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News article  —  15 March 2024

We revisited Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service to review the progress it has made against our recommendations.

News article  —  13 September 2023

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service needs to urgently improve the effectiveness of its fire safety regulation.

News article  —  19 July 2023

Today we published the terms of reference for a thematic inspection of the handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services.

News article  —  20 January 2023

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

News article  —  27 July 2022

Fire and rescue services in England are improving but further change is urgently needed – particularly on culture and diversity.

News article  —  22 April 2022

Today we published three letters on Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), Warwickshire FRS and Northumberland FRS’s progress against causes of concern we gave in our inspections in 2021.

News article  —  12 January 2022

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is performing below the expected standard and needs to make improvements, a new report has found.

News article  —  15 December 2021

Fire and rescue services in England have made improvements in some areas, but more change is urgently required.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the practical implications of outdated and inflexible working arrangements in the fire service, reinforcing the need for national reform, a new report has said.