Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2021/22 – Round 2, Tranche 2
Summary
This is our second full assessment of fire and rescue services in England. Our focus is on the service they provide to the public, and the way they use the resources available.
We have reported on 15 services in this tranche. Each inspection assesses how effective and efficient the service is, how it protects the public against fires and other emergencies and how it responds to the same. We also assess how well each service looks after the people who work there.
In carrying out our inspections of all 44 fire and rescue services in England, we answer three main questions:
- How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
- How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
- How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people?
This report gives an overview of the main findings from our second tranche of inspections of 15 fire and rescue services in England.
It is the second of three tranches, which make up our second full round of inspections. It is published alongside individual reports for those services, which contain more detail.
It builds on our findings from the first tranche of 13 service inspections, which we reported on in December 2021 and January 2022.
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Fire and Rescue Services improving – but more change urgently needed
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Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Humberside Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – London Fire Brigade
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – Tyne and Wear Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2021/22 – West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service needs to continue working to improve
London Fire Brigade still has much to do
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service congratulated for excellent performance
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has improved, but more work is needed
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service’s performance has deteriorated
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service needs to urgently improve