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Fire Plan


Greater Manchester's Fire Plan is the service’s new four-year strategy setting out how the service will continue evolving as a modern, flexible and resilient fire and rescue service.

This is a plan by and for Greater Manchester’s people and communities. Over 4,000 residents and staff members shaped the plan throughout its year-long development, in GMFRS’ biggest ever engagement exercise.

Greater Manchester Fire Plan 2025-29 (PDF, 11,460KB)

Greater Manchester 'Plan on a Page' (PDF, 945KB)

We will focus our actions around four key ‘pillars’:

  • Prevent and Protect: Prevent emergencies by protecting people and places.

  • Respond: Deliver an outstanding emergency response.

  • People and Culture: Look after our people and foster a culture of equality, inclusivity, and excellent leadership.

  • Excellence and Value: Maximise public value through continuous improvement and sustainable use of resources.

Our plan's ambitions go far beyond what people might expect from a traditional fire service. It sets a course for GMFRS being an integral part of achieving Greater Manchester's overall vision of being a thriving city region where everyone can live a good life.

Our people are at the heart of the fire plan. Through the incredible work of our firefighters and non-operational staff we are confident we can deliver on our aims and progress on our journey to being an outstanding fire and rescue service.

The Plan has been written by Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Dave Russel (External website), Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, and is overseen by the Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, Kate Green (external website).