Her Majesty's Fire Service Inspectorate for Scotland or HM Fire Service Inspectorate is an autonomous agency of the Scottish Government - based in St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, its function is to: "improve the efficiency, effectiveness and standards of the fire and rescue services in Scotland"
, it is also known simply as HMFSI, it is not a firefighting body. The HMFSI can however enquire into any matter concerning the operation of a fire and rescue service. The current HMFSI Chief Inspector of Fire Services is Jeff Ord, it is general practice for Chief Inspectors to have previously served as Firemaster or Chief Fire Officer

Chief Fire Officer

A Chief Fire Officer or CFO is the highest ranking Officer in the UK Fire & Rescue Service. There are currently 59 Chief Fire Officers serving in the United Kingdom in charge of County Fire Services....

 - Ord is a former CFO of South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of South Yorkshire, England. The service is split into four districts covering the areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield-Stations:...

 and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service, he is ultimately responsible for the seven separate fire and rescue services in Scotland and he is also a graduate member of the Institution of Fire Engineers

Institution of Fire Engineers

The Institution of Fire Engineers is a worldwide body that provides research, training, conferences and professional qualifications for firefighters and civilians who work in fields related to fire fighting, the science of fire fighting and prevention, and related technology.-Structure:Founded in...

 and holds the Queen's Fire Service Medal

Queen's Fire Service Medal

The Queen's Fire Service Medal is awarded to members of the fire services in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations for distinguished service or gallantry. It was introduced on 19 May 1954 when it replaced the King's Fire Service Medal...

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HMFSI's remit

The HMFSI's main responsibilities include the following:

• Obtaining information on the part of the Scottish Ministers about the manner in that fire and rescue authorities are performing their functions
• Advising Ministers, the Fire and Civil Contingencies Division, fire and rescue authorities and fire and rescue services of professional and technical matters generally
• Providing advice to other government departments, professional associations, the Scottish Fire Service College, Audit Scotland
  Audit Scotland
  Audit Scotland is an independent public body in Scotland which was established in 2000 and is responsible for auditing most of Scotland's public organisations. These include the Scottish Government, local councils and NHS Scotland....
  
   and the Health and Safety Executive
  Health and Safety Executive
  The Health and Safety Executive is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. It is the body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in England and Wales and Scotland...
  
  
• Inspection of fire and rescue services and public reporting thereon
• Annually reporting upon the fire and rescue service in Scotland
• Attendance at public inquiries
• Assessment of fire safety activities including encouragement of contributions to community fire safety
• Developing of guidance and good practice for operational planning and training procedures;
• Helping to develop performance indicators for the fire and rescue service
• Fire safety enforcement in Crown premises
• Management of internal Inspectorate resources

See also

• Scottish Government
• Fire service in the United Kingdom
  Fire service in the United Kingdom
  The fire services in the United Kingdom operate under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
  
  
• Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
  Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser
  Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services for England and Wales, is responsible for the inspection and auditing of all Local Authority Fire Services in England and Wales to ensure they meet strict performance criteria and targets laid out by the Government ....
  
  
• Fire and Rescue Authority (Scotland)
  Fire and Rescue Authority (Scotland)
  A Fire and Rescue Authority is a body constituted under the Fire Act 2005 for the purposes of providing and managing fire-fighting and rescue services within a Council Area or group of such areas in Scotland.-Constitution:...
  
  

External links

• Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland: Report for 2004-2005
• The Scottish Government: Fire