Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service
The new Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service works across 61 stations, keeping nearly two million residents safe. The service’s headquarters is in Eastleigh, and was the first shared police and fire headquarters in England.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service combined to form a new organisation on 1 April 2021.
The new Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority governs the organisation. It is made up of representatives from Hampshire County Council, Isle of Wight Council, Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council.
HMICFRS region and HMI
- His Majesty’s Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services (HMI): Roy Wilsher is HMI for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service
- HMICFRS region: The service is in HMICFRS’s Eastern fire region
HMICFRS’s role in inspecting this service
For over 160 years, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary independently assessed and reported on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces and policing, in the public interest.
In summer 2017, HMIC (now HMICFRS) took on inspections of England’s fire & rescue services, assessing and reporting on their efficiency, effectiveness and leadership.
Recent news
- Fire and Rescue Services make progress to improve culture, but more must be done to tackle unacceptable behaviour
- Terms of reference: Home Secretary’s commission for a thematic inspection of the handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services
- Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2021/22 – tranche 3
- Fire and Rescue Services improving – but more change urgently needed
- Chief Inspector: Fire and Rescue Services are improving, but more change is urgently required
Recent publications
- Standards of behaviour: The handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services
- Terms of reference: Home Secretary’s commission for a thematic inspection of the handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services
- Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2021/22 – tranche 3
- Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service
- State of Fire and Rescue – The Annual Assessment of Fire and Rescue Services in England 2021