Essex County Fire and Rescue Service HMICFRS
In July 2017, HMICFRS extended its remit to include inspections of England’s fire and rescue service. They assess and report on the efficiency, effectiveness and people of the 44 fire and rescue services in England. To learn more about their methodology, judgment criteria and other information about these inspections, please see the How we inspect section.
HMICFRS’s assessment of Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
About the service
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is one of the largest fire and rescue services in the country, serving a county which includes Stansted and Southend airports, Harwich seaport, Lakeside shopping centre, Coryton oil refinery, power stations, docks at Tilbury and parts of the M25 and M11 motorways. Essex has one of the largest sections of coastline (350 miles) in the country.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service provides prevention, protection and emergency response services from 50 fire stations and an Urban Search and Rescue facility.
The organisation is administered from its headquarters in Kelvedon, where the service also has a mobilising control centre. The service is governed by Essex Police Fire and Crime Commissioner, Fire and Rescue Authority, which is responsible for fire & rescue services covering an area over 1,400 square miles and a population of 1.8 million.
The Fire and Rescue Service assessments give information about how Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has performed in several important areas. You can view the HMICFRS reports here: Essex - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)
