Governance, Monitoring & Assurance

Various governance bodies and systems are required to deliver an efficient fire and rescue service to our communities.

Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority

This is often referred to as the Combined Fire Authority (CFA) and is responsible for ensuring we have the people, equipment and training needed to carry out our duties in relation to fire prevention; fire safety; firefighting and rescue; road traffic collision extrication and rescue and other emergency rescue activities such as responding to flooding or terrorism.

The authority consists of 18 elected councillors from Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council. The group is made up of six councillors from Nottingham City Council, 12 councillors from Nottinghamshire County Council, and Nottinghamshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner.

There are six committees that report to the Fire Authority. Collectively these committees and the authority make decisions on key matters such as policy, strategy and budget. Meetings of the CFA and its committees are open to the public. Further information can be found on Nottingham City Council’s website.