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FRS Assessments 2023–2025

In January 2023 we started our third full programme of inspection of fire and rescue services (FRSs) in England. We use inspection findings, analysis and our professional judgment to assess how effective and efficient FRSs are at fire safety, firefighting, and responding to road traffic collisions and other emergencies.

We also assess how well the service looks after its people. Each of the areas are then graded as outstanding, good, adequate, requires improvement or inadequate.

In the table below you can see the services we have reported on in this inspection cycle, with an overview of how they performed. If your service isn’t below, you can find its most recent report on the 2021/22 FRS assessments page.

Choose an FRS to read its full report.

Read more about how we inspect and assess fire and rescue services.

Key

  1. Outstanding
  2. Good
  3. Adequate
  4. Requires improvement
  5. Inadequate

Published on 23 April 2025

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  1. Outstanding
  2. Good
  3. Adequate
  4. Requires improvement
  5. Inadequate
Outstanding
- The service has substantially exceeded the characteristics of good performance.
Good
- The service has demonstrated substantially all the characteristics of good performance.
Adequate
- The service has demonstrated some of the characteristics of good performance, but we have identified areas where the service should make improvements.
Requires improvement
- The service has demonstrated few, if any, of the characteristics of good performance and we have identified a substantial number of areas where the service needs to make improvements.
Inadequate
- We have causes for concern and have made recommendations to the service to address them.
Fire and rescue service Understanding the risk of fire and other emergencies Preventing fires and other risks Protecting the public through fire regulation Responding to fires and other emergencies Responding to major and multi-agency incidents Making best use of resources Making the FRS affordable now and in the future Promoting the right values and culture Getting the right people with the right skills Ensuring fairness and promoting diversity Managing performance and developing leaders
Avon Inadequate Inadequate Adequate Inadequate Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Inadequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Bedfordshire Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Adequate Adequate Adequate
Buckinghamshire Requires improvement Requires improvement Inadequate Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Cambridgeshire Good Good Good Adequate Adequate Outstanding Good Good Adequate Good Requires improvement
Cheshire Adequate Adequate Good Adequate Adequate Adequate Good Good Good Good Good
Cleveland Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Good Good Good Requires improvement Adequate Adequate Adequate
Cornwall Adequate Requires improvement Adequate Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Inadequate Requires improvement
Dorset and Wiltshire Good Requires improvement Adequate Good Adequate Good Good Inadequate Good Requires improvement Requires improvement
Essex County Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate
Gloucestershire Requires improvement Adequate Inadequate Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Inadequate Requires improvement Inadequate Requires improvement
Greater Manchester Good Good Good Good Adequate Good Good Good Good Good Good
Hereford and Worcester Adequate Adequate Good Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Good Good Good
Hertfordshire Adequate Inadequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Adequate Requires improvement Adequate Good
Humberside Outstanding Outstanding Good Good Good Good Good Adequate Good Good Good
Isles of Scilly Adequate Adequate Good Good Ungraded Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Good
Leicestershire Good Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Good
Lincolnshire Adequate Adequate Requires improvement Good Good Adequate Adequate Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement
London Good Good Adequate Good Outstanding Good Good Adequate Adequate Adequate Requires improvement
Merseyside Good Outstanding Good Good Outstanding Outstanding Good Adequate Adequate Adequate Good
Norfolk Good Requires improvement Adequate Adequate Good Adequate Good Adequate Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement
Northamptonshire Adequate Requires improvement Good Adequate Good Adequate Good Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Adequate
Northumberland Adequate Good Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Good Good Good Adequate Adequate
Nottinghamshire Good Good Adequate Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
Oxfordshire Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement
Royal Berkshire Good Good Good Good Adequate Adequate Good Good Good Good Adequate
Shropshire Good Adequate Requires improvement Adequate Adequate Inadequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Staffordshire Good Adequate Adequate Good Outstanding Good Good Good Good Adequate Adequate
Suffolk Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Inadequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate
Surrey Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Good Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement
Tyne and Wear Adequate Adequate Good Adequate Good Adequate Adequate Adequate Adequate Requires improvement Adequate
Warwickshire Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Adequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
West Sussex Good Good Good Adequate Adequate Good Adequate Adequate Good Adequate Adequate
West Yorkshire Good Requires improvement Adequate Good Good Adequate Good Adequate Good Good Good
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