Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service
Fire & Rescue Inspection.
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS)
Assessments by HMICFRS are designed for the public to see how each fire and rescue service is performing. The assessment looks at Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service’s performance in relation to other fire services across the UK.
The inspection programme includes an assessment of:
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Effectiveness
including prevention, protection, resilience, and response
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Efficiency
including how well the fire service provides value for money, allocates resources to match risk, and collaborates with the police and ambulance services
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People
including how well it promotes its values and culture, trains its staff and ensures they have the necessary skills, ensures fairness and diversity in the workforce, and develops leadership and service capability
Our Inspection Results
Here you will find the results of Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service inspections.
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HMICFRS Values and Culture in fire and rescue services report
In March 2023, HMICFRS produced the 'Values and culture in fire and rescue services’ report which contained 35 recommendations.​​
Twenty of these recommendations were directed at Fire and Rescue Services, and are the ones addressed and commented on in this progress report.​​
The remaining 15 recommendations were directed at external bodies such as the Local Government Association, the Home Office and National Fire Chiefs Council. As a result, we are unable to progress these locally.
​In our 2024 review, we have completed 18 of the recommendations assigned to us as Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, and continue to make progress against the 2 outstanding actions.
Progress can be viewed here
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