Fire and Rescue Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ageing fire stations on fire and rescue service operations.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
Decisions about how Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) are run, and how their resources are allocated are a matter for Chief Fire Officers and their democratically elected Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs). They are responsible for meeting the needs of local communities in accordance their Community Risk Management Plans (CRMPs).
His Majesty’s Inspectorate for Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) carries out inspections for each FRS in England to give the public a clear, independent and impartial assessment of performance in each service.
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