Our Service

Our Fire Authority comprises a total of twelve elected members from Bedford Borough Council, Luton Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) are proud to serve one of the most diverse counties in England.  Our aim is to embed positive practices that value all communities and staff by being effective, efficient, and responsive to their needs.

The plan sets out the key challenges and risks facing our communities and how we intend to meet and reduce these risks over the next four years and beyond. We seek to show how we will use our resources, delivered through our core services of prevention, protection, and emergency response, to target the most vulnerable and help keep our communities in Bedfordshire safe. 

Responding to fires and other emergencies quickly and effectively is our priority. We aim to provide a timely response, improve our specialist capabilities, and work with partners to prepare for emergencies. 

Aiming to prevent fires and other emergencies, we engage with our communities to inform and update our Community Risk Analysis and support our Community Risk Management Plan. We deliver Home Fire Safety Visits to the most vulnerable. 

We protect businesses and business owners by supporting them with fire safety, risk assessments, and regulations. We continue to invest in our Fire Safety team by developing the competence of those undertaking protection work.

The HMICFRS has today (18 August 2023) published a report following a six-week visit to Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.