County Durham and
Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority is a combined authority
created by the Durham Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order
1996.
Membership comprises
of 21 elected councillors from Durham County Council and 4 from
Darlington Borough Council. The Authority has statutory duty to
enforce fire safety legislation and to reduce the risk of fire
causing death, serious injury and property related losses to the
community.
The Authority must
also make provision for rescuing people in the event of road
traffic collisions and for protecting people from serious harm in
the event of road traffic collisions.
The Authority has a
number of broad roles and functions which includes the
determination of policy and strategy relating to the objectives of
the authority and its priorities. They also approve the
authority’s revenue and capital budget strategy, budgets,
approve the statement of accounts and agree the level of
precept.
Further information is
available on the Combined Fire
Authority - County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
(ddfire.gov.uk) website.
What’s New
The County Durham and
Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority are currently looking to
recruit an Independent Member to their Audit and Finance
Committee.
Advert for an Independent Member of The Audit and Finance Committee
May 2022 | County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
(ddfire.gov.uk)