The service should ensure its firefighters have good access to relevant site-specific risk information.
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2023–2025: County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
Published 14 August 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection0 recommendations6 areas for improvement
Coverage
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Areas for improvement
The service should implement a formal process that routinely checks the quality of home fire safety visits so that it can assure itself staff complete them to a consistent standard.
The service should make sure it has robust processes in place to carry out equality impact assessments and review any actions agreed as a result.
The service should make sure all staff understand the benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion and their role in promoting these values.
The service needs to do more to increase staff diversity.
The service needs to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds into middle and senior-level positions.