Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Authority is committed to ensuring that Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has an efficient and effective fire service which makes life safer for everyone

The HIWFRA is the supervisory body responsible for ensuring that the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (HIWFRS) performs efficiently and in the best interest of the public and community it serves.

The fire authority meet six times a year.

Combination order

The HIWFRA combination order 1996 is the piece of legislation that sets out how the three constituent authorities of Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Council will work together to be what was the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

This was updated on December 22 2017 and the original Combination Order now sits alongside these amendments.

Fire authority members

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Authority is made up of 11 elected members from the following constituent authorities:

Details about the members and structure of the Fire Authority.

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