Managing Change, Reshaping and Internal Consultations

The managing change procedure will be applied in situations where Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service finds it necessary to make structural or organisational changes or redundancies.

• Managing Change Policy
• Appendix 1 CFRS EIA Template
• Appendix 2 Statement of Change Template
• Appendix 3 Briefing the TUs Checklist
• Appendix 4 First Employee Meeting Checklist
• Appendix 5 Feasibility Study Template
• Appendix 6 Assessed Assimilation: Employee Submission Form
• Appendix 7 Selection for Redundancy
• Appendix 8 Meeting to Confirm Selection for Redundancy and Appeal
• Appendix 9 Manager/Employee 1:1 Meeting Checklist
• Appendix 10 Additional Information on Notification of Redundancy

• Statement of Change
• Consultation Presentation

If you have any queries or concerns, please email jennie.schamp@cumbriafire.gov.uk, scott.cameron@cumbriafire.gov.uk or HR@cumbriafire.gov.uk 

This proposal involves a change to the structure of the current driver training team and amendment to working hours across the year to include occasional night and weekend working. 

• Statement of Change (including Appendix 1-3) 
  • Appendix 4 - Driver Training Manager
  • Appendix 5 - Lead Driver Trainer
  • Appendix 6 - Driver Trainer, Operational Training
  • Appendix 7 - Assistant Driver Trainer
  • Appendix 8 - Trainee Driver Trainer
  • Appendix 9 - Addendum to contract 
• First Consultation Meeting Presentation 
• Assessed Assimilation Form 

If you have an concerns or questions about this change, please email them to HR@cumbriafire.gov.uk 

It is proposed to change the way in which annual leave is booked and taken by retained staff. The change will allow retained employees to book annual leave by the hour instead of booking blocks of 24 hours. The aim of this proposal is to increase flexibility for employees and to increase the retained appliance available throughout the county. This has been trialed since 1st January 2026 to 30th June 2026 at Whitehaven, Ulverston, Penrith, Maryport, Millom and Ambleside.

• Statement of Change
• First Presentation 
• Mid-point Presentation

This is the consultation document which has been in circulated around TUs and employees with appendices

Leave Policy for Duel Contract Review for Kendal and Barrow

Proposal to provide Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service with a Fire Protection Out of Hour response, supported by a formal contractual arrangement with corporate staff in the Protection Team. 

• Statement of Change 

• First Consultation Presentation

• FAQs December 2025

• FAQs January 2026

• FAQs February 2026 

Please email brian.ing@cumbriafire.gov.uk or HR@cumbriafire.gov.uk with any queries.

CFRS will soon be changing HR admin system from iTrent to Firewatch. Firewatch allows one structure of leave years to be in place. Therefore, as of 1st January 2026, all corporate employees' leave year will run from 1st January to 31st December rather that the previous birthday-to-birthday system. 

• Statement of Change
• Presentation
• Frequently Asked Questions

If you have an concerns or enquiries about this change, please email them to HR@cumbriafire.gov.uk