CFRS0181 - Fire Protection Inspector

About the role

We are looking for three fire Protection Inspectors to join our Fire Protection Team. This is a key role focused on helping to keep our communities safe by ensuring businesses and premises across Cumbria comply with fire safety legislation.

You will carry out fire safety audits in a variety of premises, including higher-risk environments, and provide expert advice to support compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Working closely with colleagues, partners and stakeholders, you will contribute to reducing risk and improving fire safety standards across the county.

This role combines inspection, investigation and communication, requiring a professional and proactive approach to fire safety enforcement and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake fire safety audits in higher-risk premises, including those with fire engineering solutions, to assess compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RR(FS)O)
• Support the preparation and issuing of Enforcement, Prohibition and Restriction Notices in line with the RR(FS)O
• Investigate breaches of fire safety legislation and prepare reports to support legal proceedings, ensuring evidence is gathered in accordance with PACE requirements
• Provide advice and guidance on fire safety to businesses and support partnership working in line with the Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP)
• Respond to complaints and concerns from members of the public within agreed timescales

We offer:

• Flexible working across the county, including a hybrid of homeworking and office working at one of our Wholetime stations
• Free parking at our fire stations
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to gym facilities
• Enrolment in either the Fire Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your terms and conditions) - link to the Pensions page here
• Access to Occupational Health service, including counselling support
• Close working relationship with the Firefighters Charity, including mental and physical health support
• A dedicated Wellbeing Hub – link here
• On-going personal development, including apprenticeship options and leadership courses
• Family friendly policies, including 45 weeks full pay for Family Leave
• Menopause Policy - link here (Word document)
• Support for Carers - can be found on our Wellbeing Hub
• Workplace adjustments for Neurodiverse and Disabled employees
• Staff Networks for a variety of different communities, including (but not limited to) Armed Forces, LGBTQ+, Menopause, Retirees

Our service is passionate about the communities we serve and dedicated to developing our workforce. If you're looking to progress in an inclusive, supportive, and dynamic fire service, we would like to hear from you!

We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our communities in Cumbria. We actively encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

We capture Equality data on our application forms to help us review barriers in our processes for any minority group. This is optional to complete and is securely removed and accessed only by the Resourcing team to review.

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Resourcing Team email: Recruitment@cumbriafire.gov.uk

Details of the Post and How to Apply

Salary: £40,777 - £41,771
Locations: Countywide
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent 
Closing Date: Friday 10^th June 2026, at 11:59pm. 
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 20^th July 2026

* This post requires a Standard DBS Check 

* Adjustments – we strongly encourage any candidate who needs adjustments to make us aware as soon as possible, either using the section on the application form or by contacting the Resourcing Team directly (email below). We will have a confidential discussion with you and we take the approach of ‘you tell us what you require, and we will do our best to facilitate’. Where we are unable to make the adjustment, we will share this asap.

Resourcing Team email: Recruitment@cumbriafire.gov.uk  

Guaranteed Interview scheme 

CFRS has a Guaranteed Interview scheme for those whose most recent employer is the armed forces, for care leavers, and for those who consider themselves disabled. If you consider yourself eligible, please include this information when submitting your application to the Resourcing team, who will handle this confidentially. We encourage candidates to let us know so we can provide the best support and access throughout the process.

TO APPLY

• Please complete the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service Application Form, linked here: https://forms.office.com/e/X2pc2y6sDR (Microsoft Forms)
• Please ensure you have properly submitted your application. You will not receive an email confirmation, however you will be taken to a page that confirms it has been submitted.
• We do not accept CVs

If you have any queries at all, please contact the Resourcing and Talent team via email: Recruitment@cumbriafire.gov.uk