Publications
A number of reports and documents relating to the work of HM Fire Service Inspectorate are available. The most recent ones are listed below, including reports of the 2004-05 Performance Inspections, the 2004-05 Annual Report, and the report "Working With Young People in the Community." Links to other publications are provided at the foot of this page.
Some of the documents in this section are provided in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). PDF files can be read using the Adobe Acrobat Reader ® software, which can be freely downloaded from www.adobe.com.
Annual Report 2006-07
Annual Report 2006-2007 (pdf)
A review of the issues faced by the Fire and Rescue Services throughout Scotland in 2006-07
Annual Report 2005-06
Annual Report 2005-06 (web and pdf)
A review of the issues faced by the Fire and Rescue Services throughout Scotland in 2005-06
Previous Annual Reports from 1999-2000 onwards are available on the Annual Reports page.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Cultural Audit Survey 2005
Report on a survey jointly commissioned by Her Majesty's Fire Inspectorate for Scotland and the 8 Fire and Rescue Services for Scotland
www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/2006/10/19110023
Re-inspection Reports 2004-05
Performance Inspection Reports 2004-05
The eight Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland were inspected by HM Fire Service Inspectorate between October 2004 and February 2005, in order to assess their performance and continuing progress towards implementation of the Modernising Agenda. The reports of these inspections are as follows:
Community Fire Safety and Community Planning: Guides for Fire and Rescue Services
Scottish Fire and Rescue Services: CFS Business Development Plan
Scottish Fire and Rescue Services: Guide to Community Planning
Community Fire Safety (CFS) is a vital field of endeavour for Fire and Rescue Services, in keeping with the strategy of achieving improved public safety through fire prevention. It is complemented by Community Planning (CP), the process of cooperation between Fire Authorities / Joint Fire Boards and other organisations in the public, voluntary, and private sectors in order to secure greater well-being for their communities.
The two documents above are intended to provide guidance to Fire and Rescue Services with regard to CFS and CP; they may also be of interest to other people involved in these areas.
Fire Safety in Care Homes
Joint Statement by HM Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland and the Care Commission regarding Fire Safety Practices in Care HomesThis joint statement on fire safety in care homes is the latest initiative in a range of actions which have been taken by the Executive, and also in some instances in partnership with the Care Commission and Fire and Rescue Authorities.
Other Recent Publications
Scottish Fire and Rescue Services Youth Development Plan
The Fire and Rescue Service: Working With Young People in the Community (pdf) (2003)
This report was jointly produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), the Fire Service Inspectorate for England and Wales, and the Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland. It reviews progress in working with young people and identifies examples of good practice which can be shared.
Strathclyde 2003 Principal Inspection
Report of the Principal Inspection of Strathclyde Fire Brigade, carried out in August 2003.
Part-time Firefighters
A follow-up report to the Retained, Auxiliary and Volunteer Firefighters research published in April 2002. This report details the findings of a programme of research conducted to investigate ways in which part-time firefighters can become more integrated within the Scottish Fire Service.
Other reports are available under the category links below. The full range of documents available on the Scottish Executive website can be found in its publications section.
Publications by Category
Older online publications can be found on the following pages:
HM Fire Service Inspectorate Annual Reports
Brigade Principal Inspection Reports
Thematic Reports
Other Publications