Corporate plans
This section contains information about our corporate plans to deliver and manage our services in order to achieve our vision of ‘Making Derbyshire Safer’.
This section contains information about our corporate plans to deliver and manage our services in order to achieve our vision of ‘Making Derbyshire Safer’.
Each year we produce a Strategic Planning Cycle which details what we will do throughout the year to prepare and create our corporate plan, the Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP).
Prior to the IRMP being published, the Service consult with the communities and stakeholders to inform them of our intended objectives / outcomes. This is then formally approved at the Fire & Rescue Authority and published in April each year.
Strategic Planning Cycle pdf 623.00 KB
Strategic Planning Cycle 2018 19 updated 03 July 2018 pdf 242.37 KB
Our Plan 2020-23 pdf 6,817.22 KB
IRMP 2017-2021 pdf 4,187.88 KB
DFRS Integrated Risk Management Plan 2016-2017 pdf 2,741.29 KB
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People Strategy 2018 pdf 5,309.39 KB
Procurement Strategy - 2015 to 2019 pdf 404.04 KB
On Call Strategy 2017-21 pdf 1,234.82 KB
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2019-23 pdf 1,319.20 KB
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2019-23 Presentation pdf 2,052.63 KB
DFRA Budget 2018-2022 pdf 605.51 KB
DFRA Budget 2018-2022 - Appendix 1 pdf 193.29 KB
DFRA Budget 2018-2022 - Appendix 2a & 2b pdf 11.06 KB
DFRA Budget 2018-2022 - Appendix 3 pdf 453.17 KB
DFRA Budget 2018-2022 - Appendix 4 pdf 25.81 KB
Property Asset Management Plan 2018-2028 pdf 706.97 KB
Corporate risk management is the basis for the business planning function of Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Authority.
All organisations face risks that can impact on their operations. Corporate Risk Management is the approach we take to identify, assess and manage risk. Each risk has an agreed tolerance level and has a nominated risk lead officer who updates the risk ratings and risk control measures in real time. Variance in ratings comes from departmental and strategic meetings where internal and external influences are discussed. Risks can move in and out of the register according to their rating.
Risks are monitored by DFRS Strategic Leadership Team and the Service Management Team and are reported to the Fire & Rescue Authority members twice a year at the Governance and Performance Working Group meetings.
We produce an annual report that reports back to the Fire & Rescue Authority and the general public on how well the Service has performed in meeting its priorities and objectives over the last twelve months, a summary of the Service's financial situation, and an explanation of the structure of the Service and its governing body, the Fire & Rescue Authority.
Our Year 2019-20 pdf 3,078.95 KB
Our Year 2018-19 pdf 2,532.43 KB
Annual Report 2017-18 pdf 1,369.17 KB
The National Framework document requires all Fire & Rescue Services to provide annual assurance to their communities on the following four key areas:
Please refer to the Annual Governance Statement in the Governance Arrangement section.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service HMICFRS Report 2018-19 pdf 649.91 KB
HMICFRS Action Plan pdf 849.29 KB
HMICFRS COVID-19 inspection: Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
FRS National Framework 2018 pdf 318.79 KB
During the latter part of January 2017, we welcomed the Local Government Association (LGA) and Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) Operational Assessment Peer Review team to Derbyshire. We are now pleased to publish the findings of the review in the report below.
Derbyshire FRS Fire Peer Challenge Report 2017 pdf 654.21 KB
DFRS Fire Peer Challenge Report 2014 pdf 271.82 KB
See our annual health and safety report by clicking the link below.
Safety And Risk Management Annual Report 2018-19 pdf 399.65 KB
“Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service will work together collaboratively, sharing knowledge, best practice and resources to generate efficiencies and improved effectiveness, providing better outcomes for the communities of Derbyshire”.
In December 2014, the Chair of Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Authority (DFRA) and the Police and Crime Commissioner Derbyshire (PCCD) signed a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) agreement that would enable them to build a new joint headquarters for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and Derbyshire Constabulary. The building was completed in August 2016 which was on target and on budget. This was an historical date for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service. We moved into the new building with the Police between September and November 2016 with little interruption to our work.
The building provides a modern, fit for purpose work environment with up to date IT equipment, welfare and business facilities. Having been in the building for a couple of years, Fire and Police have built strong working relationships marking the start of a new journey and commitment to ongoing collaboration between the two emergency blue light Services.
Following on from the success of the Joint Headquarters, a brand new state of the art Joint Training Centre (JTC) was built in December 2017.
The JTC is the launch pad for the next generation of our firefighters and police officers, providing a learning environment worthy of our excellent teams from both operational and support backgrounds. A wide range of facilities are available enabling both organisations to learn new skills and also refine and refresh current ones. The JTC will provide a platform for ongoing collaboration between Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, as we explore joint training possibilities to ensure we continue to deliver the best possible service to the communities of Derbyshire.
In April 2017, a joint statement was issued by the Chief Fire Officer and the Chief Constable, stating that collaboration between Fire & Police will be supported, led and driven where there is a clear improvement to some or all of the following:
In pursuit of effective collaboration both Services will ensure to:
Areas of collaboration to explore will focus on, but not be limited to:
A Strategic Police and Fire Collaboration Governance Board was established to manage, monitor and be the decision-maker to deliver these projects.