Fire and rescue services in Engage

Avon Fire and Rescue Service

2023

The service still doesn’t have an effective system to make sure it gathers and records relevant and up-to-date risk information.
Prevention activity isn’t a sufficiently high priority for the service, and there is no prevention strategy, which should drive its day-to-day activities.
The service’s mobilisation system isn’t reliable and crashes during 999 calls, which results in the public receiving a slower response to emergencies.
The service needs to do more to improve its culture.

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

2023

The service hasn’t done enough since its last inspection to:

address the inspectorate’s concerns and areas for improvement;
adequately identify and prioritise those most at risk from fire;
provide clear direction to make sure that its teams can prioritise work according to risk; and
improve equality, diversity and inclusion.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service

2022

The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to embed its values and associated behaviours and promote a positive workplace culture.
The service hasn’t done enough since the last inspection to improve understanding and awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and remove barriers to embedding EDI in the service.

London Fire Brigade

2022

There is cumulative evidence from our last inspection and afterwards of unacceptable behaviour within the brigade, including discrimination and bullying. The values and behaviours the brigade aspires to are not always demonstrated by senior leaders. The brigade needs to do more to demonstrate progress in improving its culture.

Last updated: 24 February 2023