West Midlands Fire Authority

As the government forges ahead with its devolution agenda in England, West Midlands Fire Service will move under the combined authority mayor meaning the demise of West Midlands Fire Authority which has been dogged by controversy since death of fire chief Wayne Brown in January 2024.

The government has confirmed the start of a ‘Best Value Inspection’ of West Midlands Fire Authority, naming Fenella Morris KC as lead inspector to look at governance concerns, whether the Fire Authority addressed a ‘culture of fear’ and how whistleblowing, grievance and disciplinary processes were used.

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority confirms expert board to lead and scrutinise its Corporate Governance Improvement Plan.

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (WMFRA), with the support of the Local Government Association (LGA), is set to establish a Corporate Governance Improvement Board, underpinning its commitment to strong and effective governance of West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS).

Moving quickly after the preferred candidate withdrew from the race to become the next chief of West Midlands Fire Service, the Fire Authority announced today that Simon Tuhill has accepted its offer to lead the service.

In a surprising turn of events, the candidate to take on the role of Chief Fire Officer for the troubled West Midlands Fire Service has withdrawn his acceptance and decided to remain as chief of neighbouring Warwickshire.

After a period of uncertainty about the leadership of one of the country’s largest fire services, West Midlands Fire Authority has appointed Ben Brook as its new Chief Fire Officer, he returns to the service after a period leading neighbouring Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service.

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) has made public a letter to staff from the Vice Chair of the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (WMFRA).

After the resignations of both the fire authority chair and the interim chief, West Midlands Fire Service will now have to contend with government inspectors, whose letter published late last week, showed their deep concerns about the tumult ahead of today’s fire authority meeting.

The chair of West Midlands Fire Authority has announced his resignation with immediate effect, after questions about his military service…