North Yorkshire's chief fire officer has admitted there’s “work to do” following the publication of a highly critical report that questioned the service’s ability to respond to fires.
The report was published last week by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
It found the service had deteriorated in most areas since its last full inspection in 2019.
But Jonathan Dyson says there has been significant change since the report was carried out.
The report said NYFRS’s overall effectiveness “requires improvement” and more needs to be done to keep people safe and secure.
The inspection found that the number of available fire engines sometimes falls to below minimum levels.
It also said the way the service manages its finances is “inadequate” due to the “fragility” of the budget. It described the overall financial situation as “precarious”.
While the report was largely critical of the service provided to the public, it did praise the organisation for its fire prevention work and how it responds to major incidents.
North Yorkshire's Chief Fire officer says the public are right to be concerned about the "inadequate" ratings given to some areas of the service but, Jonathan Dyson says the service is delivering on it's key functions.
Chief fire officer, Jonathan Dyson, responded to the report at a public accountability meeting for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner yesterday.
Mr Dyson added :
“We’ve work to do. There’s a reflection that it’s a bad report but the service has made improvements.
“We have a back to basics approach to ensure we are building an organisation from the foundations up. We provide competent fire fighters and a competent response and we’ll always deliver at incidents whenever the public needs us.”
The Chief Fire Officer said he was conscious of the effect of the report on Fire Service staff:
Mr Dyson was appointed by Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Zoe Metcalfe in May 2022, which was after the HMICFRS inspection took place.
Commissioner Metcalfe told the meeting:
“I’ve appointed a new senior leadership team and I’ve worked with the chief fire officer to implement a rigorous and ongoing programme of improvement to support this process and I will continue to hold the service to account. I am confident that marked improvements have already been made.
“I would like to thank staff and firefighters who continue to make communities safe and they have my full support to improve the service going forward.”
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