Best PracticeNews NFCC publishes the Culture Action Plan FIRE Magazine Nov 6, 2023 The NFCC consulted UK Fire and Rescue Services and wider national partners on the draft action plan and received…
Best PracticeNews NFCC welcomes Government announcement on 18 metre second staircase threshold FIRE Magazine Nov 6, 2023 In December 2022, NFCC launched the Single Staircases Position Statement, calling on the Government to adopt this…
Best PracticeNews Public Urged to ‘Respect the Water’ FIRE Magazine Nov 6, 2023 The accidental drownings form part of the total water-related fatalities in the UK – for 2022 the total number of…
Best PracticeFire Protection EquipmentNews Leading the way in firefighter safety TWFRS Authority Jun 1, 2023 Representatives from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the Service to learn about their investments in…
Best Practice The Fire Standards Board launch two new professional Standards NFCC May 31, 2023 The development of the Fire Control Standard was driven by recent major incident events such as Grenfell and the…
Best PracticeNews Data Literacy Conference in Scotland Scottish Fire & Rescue Service May 31, 2023 The agenda for the 17th and 18th May are the same so you can choose which day you want to attend, whilst the final…
Best PracticeNews 133 women from 28 fire and rescue services to climb Snowdon in aid of The Fire… The Fire Fighters Charity May 31, 2023 The Fire Fighters Charity supports the health and wellbeing of serving and retired fire and rescue service…
InsightsBest PracticeFire & Emergency Response Mental health and wellbeing support in the Fire and Rescue Service Fire Editor Aug 21, 2023 Former National Fire Chiefs Council Chair Roy Wilsher reported on the additional work fire and rescue services…
Best PracticeHealth and WellbeingNews Staff report bullying, harassment and discrimination in every fire and rescue… HMIFRS May 31, 2023 Inspectors found examples of racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour in a quarter of fire and rescue services…
Best PracticeNews Pay deal agreed in Fire Service in win for collective bargaining Fire Brigade Union May 31, 2023 The pay settlement is for 7% backdated to July 2022, plus an additional 5% from July 2023.
Best PracticeNews First UK firefighters tested for cancer in new life-saving research Fire Brigade Union May 31, 2023 Tyne and Wear Deputy Chief Fire Officer welcomed this research as a ‘huge step forward’ for firefighter safety.
Best PracticeFeatures Government needs to reform Fire Service “as a matter of urgency” Andy Cooke May 29, 2023 Andy Cooke, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services, reports on the pressing need for reform as…
Best PracticeNews Inspectors rate Kent Fire and Rescue Service ‘good’ with… Fire Editor Jan 27, 2023 Kent has emerged as one of the top performing fire and rescue services in the country, following an independent…
Best PracticeNews Cleveland Fire Brigade Rated Top Performing Fire Service in the North East &… Fire Editor Jan 27, 2023 The HMICFRS team inspected Cleveland Fire Brigade between May and July 2022, assessing areas covering operational…
Best PracticeNews Government needs to urgently reform the fire service, says Chief Inspector Fire Editor Jan 27, 2023 The Government needs to reform the fire sector as a matter of urgency, or else firefighters will not be able to…