Policy

Fire prevention and rescue

• From: Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser and Home Office
• Applies to: England (see policy for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

What the government’s doing about fire prevention and rescue.

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• Fire and rescue authority procurement data

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 24 August 2016

• Home Office publishes fire procurement information for the first time

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 24 August 2016

• Fire prevention plans: environmental permits

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 29 July 2016

• Fire and rescue national framework for England

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 4 July 2016

• Fire and rescue national framework: 2016 progress report

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 4 July 2016

• Frances the firefly: children's story about the dangers of fire

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 28 June 2016

• Home Secretary sets out radical fire and rescue reform programme

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 24 May 2016

• Home Secretary speech on fire reform

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 24 May 2016

• Firefighters' pension schemes: amendments

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 18 March 2016

• Legislation to allow Police and Crime Commissioners to take responsibility for their local fire service

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 26 January 2016

• Future control room improvements: fire and rescue authority schemes (December 2015 update)

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 15 January 2016

• Fire Minister urges households to test smoke alarms

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 12 January 2016

• Fire and rescue policy to move to the Home Office

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Home Office and 1 others
  • Updated: 5 January 2016

• Fire safety for people with sight, hearing or mobility issues

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety for Gypsies and Travellers

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety tips for Christmas

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety on boats

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety when celebrating

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety outdoors

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety in the winter

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety for parents and child carers

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety in shared or rented accommodation

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Make your home safe from fire

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Fire safety in the home

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 21 December 2015

• Proposals for further emergency services collaboration announced

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Home Office and 1 others
  • Updated: 11 September 2015

• First contract for new emergency services network awarded

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 27 August 2015

• Fire and rescue bulletin: 57/2015

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 3 August 2015

• 2010 to 2015 government policy: fire prevention and rescue

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser and 1 others
  • Updated: 8 May 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Fire and rescue bulletin: 56/2015

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 26 March 2015

• Combined fire and rescue authority for Dorset and Wiltshire

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 25 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Future control room services scheme and ex-fire regional control centres (March 2015 update)

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 23 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Firefighters’ pension scheme reforms

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Valuation of the firefighters’ pension scheme

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 20 March 2015

• £3 million fund means thousands more tenants will have working smoke alarms

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 19 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Budget measures will deliver thousands of homes and jobs

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 18 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Celebrating with bonfires and fireworks

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 17 March 2015

• Firefighters’ pension scheme 2015: proposals for new governance arrangements

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 13 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Tenants safer under new government measures

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 11 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Local Government Association fire conference 2015

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 10 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Firefighters' pension schemes transitional arrangements

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 10 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government