hampshire and isle of wight fire service

Official website of Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. The new body overseeing fire and rescue services was due to begin operating in April 2020.

This will produce £370,000 more for the fire budget.

Responding to emergencies is reactive, and while the service must be able to provide this response extremely well, it also carries out work to try to reduce the need for a response in the first instance.The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service works closely with council services including community wellbeing and social care, and children and young people services, as well as partner agencies including the police, Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust to collectively deliver local initiatives and agreements.For over 160 years, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary independently assessed and reported on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces and policing, in the public interest.In summer 2017, HMIC (now HMICFRS) took on inspections of England’s fire & rescue services, assessing and reporting on their efficiency, effectiveness and leadership.© Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue ServicesThis website uses cookies to improve your experience. "It seems to me, even though we have given away all the capital assets regarding the fire service, that actually we Island residents are paying an extra amount for it," he said.

Last year, it was decided Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority would become a combined fire authority serving both sides of the Solent, fully serving its role from April 2021.

In 2014/15, it attended 1,226 incidents including 190 property fires, chimney and vehicle fires, 139 small fires and 64 road traffic collisions.While providing the capacity to respond to foreseeable fire and emergency incidents across the island is a statutory requirement and to many, the main purpose of a fire and rescue service, its role is much broader than simply putting out fires. ISLE OF WIGHT FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Public Consultation on the Options for Merger or Collaboration with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Facilitator and Author Dale Hall, MD, ORS Opinion Research Services Ltd The Strand Swansea SA1 1AF Tel: … Plans to create a combined fire authority for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been delayed.

Every single person contributes to making our communities safer and we want you to be one of them. Cllr Debbie Andre, leader of the Island Independent Group, said she could understand the rationale behind precept but could not vote for it. ISLE of Wight residents will have to pay more for a new tax for the new combined Hampshire/IW fire authority — but their mainland counterparts will not, for now. Plans to create a combined fire authority for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been delayed.

We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Isle of Wight taxpayers to pay more for new fire service FOLLOW THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE. Last Updated: This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. "This is the only way we can fund it, this is the only way we can upskill our own officers and the Hampshire officers. The latest Authority meetings Catch the latest HFRA and Shadow Authority meetings which took place on Wednesday 22 July over on our YouTube channel;

Deputy Local Senior Officer - Isle of Wight Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service.

Welcome to the Hampshire Constabulary website. Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire authorities merger plan approved Wight fire control switch from Surrey to Hampshire agreed Hampshire fire service cuts to save £4.1m approved Isle of Wight and Hampshire fire services 'to work together' Isle of Wight and Surrey fire control centres merge

Leave this site. Cllr Dave Stewart, leader of the council, reminded councillors we "can't have our cake and eat it" as all the liabilities moved over to the new fire authority as well as the assets. [1] Later in February 2009, plans were announced for a three-year £8 million replacement programme changing part-time stations to full-time.

"This is about increasing safety and resilience for this Island and for our people and actually it is a really small price to pay to have increased resources, increased fire engines, increased training and a better service." Cllr Michael Lilley said he was confused by the proposal and that it was not fair for the Island. Later in February 2009, plans were announced for a three-year £8 million replacement programme changing part-time stations to full-time. The extra investment would also minimise chances of a future merger with On a 2009 assessment by a government watchdog, the service was found to be performing well, getting a three star rating out of four, after a poor rating in 2005.The Isle of Wight has a total of ten fire stations, one wholetime/retained, one day crew/retained and eight solely retained.Fire services in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies The Isle of Wight's fire is to be managed from mainland UK.

Cllr Reg Barry said the Conservative councillors had wanted to 'get rid of' the Island's service since they took control in 2017. Welcome. He said: "Not only are they getting rid of it, the Isle of Wight people are going to have to pay more for it, I think that is a shame but nothing can be done. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. ISLE of Wight residents will have to pay more for a new tax for the new combined Hampshire/IW fire authority — but their mainland counterparts will not, for now. "The additional 12 months that this will run for will provide an opportunity for us to more closely align our services in advance of the combined fire authority going live than was otherwise going to be possible," he said.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sitesThe first minister accepts her government "did not get it right" with the system for calculating pupils' grades.