CFRS0181 – Fire Protection Inspector

Locations: Countywide
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 10th June 2026, at 11:59pm.
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 20th July 2026

About the role

We are looking for a fire Protection Inspector 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)
• 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
• On-going personal development, including apprenticeship options and leadership courses
• Family friendly policies, including 45 weeks full pay for Family Leave
  Menopause Policy
• 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.