Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington

The Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington met on Tuesday, 25 June 2024, to discuss several key issues, including the review of the constitution, members' allowances for 2024-25, and the Community Risk Management Plan 2024-27. Decisions we...

24 May 2024

Strategic Planning Day, Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington - Friday 24 May 2024 10.00 am

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15 Mar 2024

Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington - Friday 15 March 2024 10.00 am

CANCELLED

This meeting has been cancelled.

About

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.