Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service is performing to a good standard according to a report by the HMICFRS. Their assessment examines the service’s effectiveness, efficiency and how well it looks after its people. It is designed to give the public information about how their local fire and rescue service is performing in several important areas, in a way that is comparable with other services across England.
The service is particularly strong on prevention work. It delivers a wide range of activities, and effectively targets those most at risk from fire. The protection team is also well resourced and highly experienced. A new approach to risk-based inspection means that the service will inspect a much wider range of buildings to make sure that they meet fire regulations.
In terms of response, the service bases its provision on a thorough assessment of risk. Its allocation of resources corresponds clearly with the priorities set out in the IRMP. Fire stations are appropriately located, and staffing models support the service’s objectives. It could do more, however, to share lessons learned from incidents with staff in a consistent way.
The service has a strong track record of responding to national incidents and collaborating with other services to manage major incidents.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is good at providing an effective service. It is good at:
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service requires improvement to the way it looks after its people. In particular, it requires improvement at:
- The extent to which the service is effective at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks is good.
- The extent to which the service is efficient at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks is good.
- The extent to which the service looks after its people requires improvement.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is described as having good performance in keeping people safe and secure. However, the HMICFRS say it needs to improve how it looks after its people, to give a consistently good service."Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service is performing to a good standard" Following an inspection by @HMICFRS in June, we have now received their final report. Watch our short clip to find out more or click link below to view the full report https://t.co/kyqjXNUZLl pic.twitter.com/5xciyt7vLe— CFRS (@CumbriaFire) December 17, 2019
The service is particularly strong on prevention work. It delivers a wide range of activities, and effectively targets those most at risk from fire. The protection team is also well resourced and highly experienced. A new approach to risk-based inspection means that the service will inspect a much wider range of buildings to make sure that they meet fire regulations.
In terms of response, the service bases its provision on a thorough assessment of risk. Its allocation of resources corresponds clearly with the priorities set out in the IRMP. Fire stations are appropriately located, and staffing models support the service’s objectives. It could do more, however, to share lessons learned from incidents with staff in a consistent way.
The service has a strong track record of responding to national incidents and collaborating with other services to manage major incidents.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is good at providing an effective service. It is good at:
- understanding the risk of fire and other emergencies;
- preventing fires and other risks;
- protecting the public through fire regulation;
- responding to fires and other emergencies; and
- responding to national risks.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service requires improvement to the way it looks after its people. In particular, it requires improvement at:
- promoting the right values and culture;
- ensuring fairness and promoting diversity; and
- managing performance and developing leaders.
- But it is good at getting the right people with the right skills.
- Covers 2,613 square miles
- 62% of the workforce are on-call
- There are 38 stations and 53 appliances
