Last month, the FRSA met with representatives from the Welsh Government and senior officers from all three Welsh Fire and Rescue Services as part of an On-Call Working Group.

This task and finish group is scheduled to meet several more times until May 2026. The goal is to formulate a set of recommendations to address the recruitment and retention challenges within the On-Call duty system, ensuring they are ready for the new administration to implement.

We will provide members with the details of the recommendations when they are finalised next year, in the meantime, we welcome the views of our members in all three fire and rescue services in Wales which can be achieved through our local representatives.