HMICFRS

Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2025–2027: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Published 17 June 2026 Fire & Rescue Inspection 7 areas for improvement

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Areas for improvement 7

Area for improvement A1

Status: Open

Addressed to: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Area for improvement (HMICFRS's words)
The service should make sure it has an effective quality assurance process so staff carry out audits to an appropriate standard.

Area for improvement A2

Status: Open

Addressed to: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Area for improvement (HMICFRS's words)
The service should make sure it has an effective system to learn from operational incidents.

Area for improvement A3

Status: Open

Addressed to: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Area for improvement (HMICFRS's words)
The service should improve how it records learning from incidents and exercises to improve operational performance

Area for improvement A4

Status: Open

Addressed to: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Area for improvement (HMICFRS's words)
The service should make sure it has an effective method to share fire survival information with multiple callers and that it has a dedicated communication link in place.

Area for improvement A5

Status: Open

Addressed to: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Area for improvement (HMICFRS's words)
The service should make sure it effectively monitors, reviews and evaluates the benefits and outcomes of any collaboration activity.

Area for improvement A6

Status: Open

Addressed to: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Area for improvement (HMICFRS's words)
The service should make sure its fleet and estates management programmes are linked to the community risk management plan and it understands the impact future changes to those programmes may have on its service to the public.

Area for improvement A7

Status: Open

Addressed to: Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service

Area for improvement (HMICFRS's words)
The service needs to improve its estates