Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service Rated ‘Good’ By Inspector
Written by HFM News on 20th January 2023
Firefighters and other staff have been praised after inspectors rated Leicestershire Fire and Rescue service as ‘good’.
A report published today shows the organisation has made good progress since a previous inspection five years ago, when it was told it required improvement.
Firefighters at an incident in Market Harborough Pic: HFM
Roy Wilsher, HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services, said work was still needed to improve some areas of the service though.
He said: “I am pleased with the performance of Leicestershire Fire and Rescue service in keeping people safe and secure from fires and other risks, although it needs to improve in some areas to provide a consistently good service.
“For example, the service has a large backlog of home safety checks. We found no effective plan to deal with this.”
Callum Faint, chief fire and rescue officer at Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “I would like to acknowledge the continued hard work of all of our staff and firefighters who have worked tirelessly since the last inspection to improve our service.
“We have made massive steps forward in many areas and the positive nature of the inspection report reflects this.
“Of course, there are further improvements to be made and we look forward to continuing our work to achieve these.”
