Topics to be discussed by Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams and Deputy Chief Fire Officer Glynn Luznyj at a public meeting on Thursday (7 May) will include Fire & Rescue service reform, shortfalls in funding and a continued scrutiny of performance.
During the Fire Public Performance Meeting, which will be broadcast live online from 10am, the Commissioner will ask the Deputy Chief Fire Officer about the progress Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service is making in delivering the priorities in his Fire & Rescue Plan.
They will also discuss the upcoming inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and updates from the previous phase of inspections.
The meeting will highlight some of the Service’s key activities between October 2025 and March 2026, including:
- Attending 4,383 incidents, compared to 4,127 in the same period last year
- Carrying out 264 Fire Safety Audits at premises including care homes, hotels, tall buildings and hospitals
- Completing 7,499 Safe and Well visits to ensure vulnerable residents remain safe at home
- Attending 443 road traffic incidents, compared to 383 in the same period last year
- Delivering the Safe+Sound weekly online programme to 393,113 devices, of which 182,126 were from Staffordshire
Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams said: “Part of my role as Commissioner is to monitor the Fire & Rescue Service’s performance on behalf of the communities of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
“I would encourage anyone wanting to hear more about the work the Service is doing to follow Thursday’s meeting, which will be live streamed online and available to watch in full afterwards.”
Find out more, read the full Fire & Rescue Public Performance pack, and watch the meeting online from 10am on Thursday 7 May here: https://staffordshire-pfcc.gov.uk/meeting/public-performance-meeting-fire/