HMI Reports

This inspection is the third assessment of Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service’s effectiveness and efficiency,…

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has made improvements and has therefore been removed from an enhanced level…

FROM HMICFRS: Published on: 7 March 2025 Publication types: Cause of concern, Letter and Revisit…

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service hasn’t made enough progress since its previous inspection and there are serious…

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has made progress in some areas since its previous inspection, but there are…

The document outlines the comprehensive inspection programme and framework designed for all 44 fire and rescue…

FIRE magazine publisher, Fire Knowledge, is pleased to announce a digitally focused service from the new year and…

Features Editor Lorna King continues her investigation into service culture

Andy Cooke, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services, reports on the pressing need for reform as…

The Government needs to reform the fire sector as a matter of urgency, or else firefighters will not be able to…

During the following 11 months, the Service worked hard to address the areas raised by the Inspectorate and was…

In the first of his exclusive columns for FIRE magazine, Andy Cooke, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire and…

Andy Cooke has taken over from Sir Thomas Winsor as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and…

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

Inspectors assessed how effectively and efficiently the service prevents and protects the public against fires and…