Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

The service has 50 fire stations covering its area: six in the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole council areas, 20 in the rest of Dorset, three in Swindon, and 21 in the rest of Wiltshire. The service uses a variety of duty systems including wholetime firefighters, retained firefighters (on-call), and day-duty. Some stations also have fire service co-responders, supporting the work of South Western Ambulance Service. Other facilities include: ==Performance==

Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is subjected periodically to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspection investigates how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has been rated as follows: ==Allegations==

In January 2023, shortly after its latest HMICFRS inspection, ITV News made allegations against the service. It was alleged that some firefighters had taken candid pictures of dead female road traffic incident victims and shared them on a private WhatsApp group, where demeaning comments were made, including some about the dead women's underwear. As a result of the allegations, the service reported itself to Dorset Police. A thorough investigation was carried out but no evidence was found to support the allegations. In addition, ITN made claims of sexist behaviour by male officers and firefighters against a number of female firefighters. In February 2023, the service revealed that in May 2022, before the ITV News investigation, the service's assistant chief fire officer was investigated for sexual misconduct by its disciplinary committee. However, he retired before being subject to summary dismissal for gross misconduct.{{cite news | url = https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/23311171.dorset-wiltshire-fire-officer-escapes-sexual-harassment-punishment/ | title = Dorset and Wiltshire fire officer escapes sexual harassment punishment ==See also==