Final FRS inspections 2018/19 reports published

Fifteen fire and rescue services reports have been released today. This marks the final 15 services inspected in HMICFRS’s first programme of FRS inspections. The first 14 reports were published in December 2018, and the next 16 in June 2019.

Services were assessed against the following areas:

• How effective they are in keeping people safe from fire and other risks;
• How efficient they are in keeping safe from fire and other risks; and
• How well they look after their people.

The results are summarised below:

• Inspectorate raises concerns over some aspects of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

• Cleveland Fire Brigade is performing to a good standard

• County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is performing to a good standard

• Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is performing to a good standard

• Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service rated as ‘good’ by Inspectorate

• Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service needs to make improvements

• Inspection reveals a mixed picture for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

• Essex County Fire and Rescue Service requires improvement, says Inspectorate

• Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service needs urgent improvements

• London Fire Brigade needs to make improvements

• North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service needs to make improvements

• Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service performing well

• Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service rated ‘good’ by Inspectorate

• Inspectorate rates South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service as ‘good’

• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is performing to a good standard

HMICFRS is an independent inspectorate, inspecting policing and fire and rescue services in the public interest. It assesses and reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces and fire and rescue services.