Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

HMICFRS region and HMI

His Majesty’s Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services (HMI): Roy Wilsher is temporary HMI for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
HMICFRS region: The service is in HMICFRS’s Western fire region

HMICFRS’s assessment of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Our Fire and Rescue Service assessments give you information about how your local fire and rescue service has performed in several important areas. In our latest assessments of Dorset & Wiltshire FRS, we made the following graded judgments:

Good	Adequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Understanding the risk of fire and other emergencies	Protecting the public through fire regulation	Preventing fires and other risks	Promoting the right values and culture
Responding to fires and other emergencies	Responding to major and multi-agency incidents	Ensuring fairness and promoting diversity
Making best use of resources		Managing performance and developing leaders
Making the FRS affordable now and in the future
Getting the right people with the right skills

About the service

The combined Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service serves the local authority areas of Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole, Swindon and Wiltshire.

In addition to tackling fires and helping people involved in road traffic collisions, the service responds to emergencies. Its specialist teams provide rope, water and animal rescue capability, and it assists with flooding incidents.

The service aims to reduce the risk of incidents happening in the first place, and works with partners to assist the most vulnerable. Its protection department checks that businesses and commercial premises adhere to fire safety legislation.

The service has 50 stations serving its local communities.