I am extremely pleased to introduce you to our new website. From here we can now offer you everything you need to know about your Fire & Rescue Service - from how it is managed to advice on keeping safe in your homes, at work and out in the community. All this can now be accessed on line at your convenience.

We are in a period of enormous change for the Fire and Rescue Service and have already achieved a great deal in recent years in improving the services that we are providing for the diverse communities of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We are traditionally known for offering an excellent response to emergency incidents, but we do so much more than fighting fires; a high proportion of our work involves rescuing people from road traffic collisions, dealing with chemical incidents and preparing to deal with major emergencies from widespread flooding to terrorist incidents.

We provide a programme of training and education for schools, safety inspections of public buildings and places of work, and our firefighters go out into the community, meeting people in their own homes to undertake home safety checks.

I am proud to be the Chief Executive of Leicestershire Fire Rescue Service with a team of highly trained and well equipped staff, whether they are frontline or in a specialised support role, our aim is to provide a service we can all be proud of.

By working together as a community we can all live and work in a much safer environment. I hope you can take the time to explore this site, I am sure you will find it most informative and I look forward to your comments. Feedback from members of the public provides valuable information, allowing us to continually evaluate the service we provide.

Dave Webb
Chief Fire and Rescue Officer, Chief Executive Officer.