Best PracticeFeatures State of Fire 2021: Frustration grows at lack of progress Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Following the third and final report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services,…
FeaturesFire & Emergency Response The turnaround of Essex Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Rick Hylton took over as Chief Fire Officer for Essex in January this year. He spoke to Political Editor Catherine…
Best PracticeFeatures Waiting for reform: LGA Fire Conference 2022 Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 After two years away, the lure of the Hilton Hotel in Gateshead was too much, and delegates gathered again at the…
FeaturesFire Prevention & Protection What about fire prevention? Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Political Editor Catherine Levin puzzles over whether fire prevention is being neglected and talks to NFCC…
FeaturesProfessional Development Ever the optimist: Chief retires leaving Mid and West Wales punching above its… Catherine Levin May 22, 2023 After 37 years of service, CFO Chris Davies is retiring. Political Editor Catherine Levin talks to him about his…
Best PracticeFeatures State of Fire 2021: Frustration grows at lack of progress Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Following the third and final report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services,…
Best PracticeFeatures Recommendations and reform: An interview with Sir Tom Winsor Catherine Levin May 22, 2023 At the end of March 2022, Sir Thomas Winsor will step down as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and…
FeaturesFire & Emergency Response Flaw exposed in the police and crime commissioner model Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Following the public backlash on his widely condemned remarks, Political Correspondent Catherine Levin investigates…
FeaturesFire Prevention & Protection Scrutinising the scrutineer: Where now for the Building Safety Bill? Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Political Editor Catherine Levin listens to the scrutiny of the Building Safety Bill and asks, is there enough…
Best PracticeFeaturesOrganisational Culture “It’s a canny challenge”: FIRE talks to Tyne and Wear’s… Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Walking his rare Dutch Herder dog and battling against the sound of wind and passing cars, Tyne and Wear Fire and…
FeaturesFire Prevention & Protection “We feel betrayed”: Four stories from the cladding scandal Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Political Editor Catherine Levin reports from last month's cladding protests where she spoke to victims of the…
Best PracticeFeatures London Fire Brigade’s Grenfell response: Working hard, but so much more to… Catherine Levin May 17, 2023 Political Editor Catherine Levin scrutinises the HMICFRS report on London Fire Brigade's response to implementing…
FeaturesOrganisational CultureProfessional Development Breaking the Fire Service glass ceiling: Getting women to the top Catherine Levin Jun 17, 2021 What will it take to break the glass ceiling in fire and rescue services? With just 20 women in principal officer…
FeaturesFire Prevention & Protection A ‘complex, three-dimensional jigsaw’ waiting to be solved Catherine Levin May 20, 2021 In a rare insight into work that has taken place since the Grenfell Tower fire of June 2017, Sir Ken Knight gave…
FeaturesFire & Emergency Response What’s top of the ‘to do’ list? FIRE talks to new fire chiefs… Catherine Levin Mar 30, 2023 Speaking to Mark Hardingham, the new Chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council, just six days into the job might…