TY - BOOK AU - Murphy,Peter AU - Lakoma,Katarzyna AU - Eckersley,Peter AU - Glennon,Russ TI - Rebuilding the fire and rescue services: policy delivery and assurance T2 - Emerald points SN - 9781838677572 AV - HV551.5.G7 M87 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Bingley, U.K. PB - Emerald Publishing Limited KW - Emergency management KW - Law and legislation KW - England KW - First responders KW - Fire departments KW - Political Science KW - Public Policy KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Fire services KW - bicssc N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references; Chapter 1: Alarm bells ringing: introduction -- Chapter 2: The gold standard: an evaluative model -- Chapter 3: A sinking platform: the data dilemma -- Chapter 4: Two steps forward and one back: the 2018 national framework -- Chapter 5: So near and yet so far: a rigorous and independent inspectorate? -- Chapter 6: A glass half-full or a glass half-empty: conclusions, reflections and reactions N2 - Contemporary reforms of the fire and rescue service result from two excoriating reports from the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee that demonstrated the inadequacy of contemporary policy, service delivery and public assurance for fire and rescue services in England. This book focuses on the key reforms proposed by Theresa May when she was Home Secretary in response to these reports and critically examines the new National Framework and the new external Inspectorate that were created as a result. Rebuilding the Fire and Rescue Services will prove invaluable for both academics and practitioners in order to build a more efficient and effective performance regime for this essential emergency service. It demonstrates the context, the parameters, the agencies and the inter-relationships that operate within the areas of policy development, service delivery and public assurance in the service. It shows how the new national framework and the new inspectorate can be improved. Most of all it shows the need for robust data and intelligence at both the national and local levels UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/9781838677558 ER -