Winter Road Safety

The weather can change drastically in the winter months and you need to be prepared in order to keep yourself and other road users safe. Adverse weather and longer periods of darkness make driving more hazardous, which in turn leads to an increase in risks on the roads.

Winter Road Safety

Christmas Charity Events

Keep up to date with our Christmas Charity events this December, including: Rudolph, Trumpton, The Mini Fire Engine and Hinckley Fire Station Rudolph Fund.

Christmas Charity Events

Our Peformance

We have a set of key performance indicators that monitor our performance against our Service aims, and also gives you more information about how we are doing and where things are happening. These include attendance times, numbers of emergency incidents and so on. We set ourselves annual targets, and monitor progress against these, as well as bench marking against previous years and other Services.

Our Peformance

Our Aims

Strategies

At the heart of everything we do as a Service and what we are all working towards is our purpose: Safer People, Safer Places. Our strategies and aims are:

Safer Communities - Fewer incidents with reduced consequences

Response - Respond effectively to incidents

Finance and Resources - Deliver value for money quality services

People - An engaged and productive workforce

Governance - Provide assurance

Safer Communities

The Aim: Fewer incidents with reduced consequences

• Targeted prevention, protection and resilience activities

• Manage business and community risk effectively

• Effective partnership working.

Response

The Aim: Respond effectively to incidents

• Manage calls to fires and other emergency incidents

• Provide 24/7 response to local, regional and international incidents

• Supply the appropriate resources and attend incidents to meet the needs of our communities

• Meet our communities' expectations in resolving emergencies.

Finance and Resources

The Aim: Deliver value for money quality services

• A well-managed and transparent budget

• Robust and effective procurement activities

• Reliable, secure and effective ICT systems

• Fit for purpose estate, vehicles and operational equipment.

People

The Aim: An engaged and productive workforce

• Striving to improve the service we deliver

• Listening and engaging with our employees and our communities

• Ensuring our people know that their health and wellbeing is important to us

• Being uncompromising in our commitment to diversity and an inclusive, cohesive workforce.

Governance

The Aim: Provide Assurance

• Well-informed communities

• Well-informed staff

• We'll know what our communities think

• We'll know what our staff think.

Strategies
Safer Communities
Response
Finance and Resources
People
Governance

Latest Incidents

You can find our latest incidents here. If you are unable to find a particular incident or require additional information, please contact a member of the Corporate Communications team via Corporate.Communications@leics-fire.gov.uk

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Home Fire Safety Checks

A Home Fire Safety Check is a free visit to your home by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and its partners. During the visit we will provide advice on how to prevent fires and what to do in the event of a fire. This will last approximately 30 minutes. As part of this service, smoke alarms may be fitted and subsequent maintenance and replacement of these becomes the responsibility of the homeowner.

To find out whether you are eligible for a Home Fire Safety Check, click the button below and fill in the online form.

Latest News

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Launches New State-of-the-Art Mobilising System

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Launches New State-of-the-Art Mobilising System

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) is proud to announce the successful launch of its new 999 call handling and mobilisation system. Following 16 months of intensive technical and physical work,...

Posted: Thu, 17th Oct 2024

House Fire on Bedale Drive, Leicester

House Fire on Bedale Drive, Leicester

Issued on: Wednesday, 11 September 2024

House Fire on Bedale Drive, Leicester

On Tuesday 10 September at 04:02, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) were called to reports of a house fire on Bedale...

Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2024

Eastern Fire and Rescue Station Refurbishment Project Announced

Eastern Fire and Rescue Station Refurbishment Project Announced

Issued on: Tuesday, 27 August 2024

Eastern Fire and Rescue Station Refurbishment Project Announced

We are pleased to announce that Eastern Fire and Rescue Station, located on Hastings Road, Leicester, is...

Posted: Tue, 27th Aug 2024