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The culture in fire and rescue services is showing some early signs of improvement, but too much unacceptable behaviour remains.

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Today we published the terms of reference for a thematic inspection of the handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services.

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Fire and rescue services in England are improving but further change is urgently needed – particularly on culture and diversity.

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Fire and rescue services in England have made improvements in some areas, but more change is urgently required.

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Today we published a letter from Sir Thomas Winsor to the London Fire Commissioner and the Chief Fire Officer of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service about the suggested pay increase connected to marauding terrorist attacks.

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Today we published a letter on Devon and Somerset’s Fire and Rescue Service’s progress against a cause of concern we gave in our inspection in 2019.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the practical implications of outdated and inflexible working arrangements in the fire service, reinforcing the need for national reform, a new report has said.

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Dedicated fire and rescue staff stepped up to support the communities they serve during the COVID-19 pandemic, but working arrangements between fire and rescue service National Employers and the Fire Brigades Union prevented some firefighters from maximising the support they could provide to the public, a report published today has found.

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In March 2020 we suspended all inspection work requiring appreciable contributions from police forces and fire and rescue services, to enable them to focus on the COVID-19 response. We resumed inspections in September.

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HMICFRS has suspended all inspection work requiring contributions from police forces and fire and rescue services, to enable them to focus on their vital work during the Coronavirus epidemic.