Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service | |
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 Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service area |
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| Coverage | |
| Area | Derbyshire, England |
| Size | Approximately 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2) |
| Population | 956,960 |
| Operations | |
| HQ | The Old Hall, Littleover, Derby |
| Stations | 31 |
| Co-responder | No |
| Chief Fire Officer | Sean Frayne |
| Deputy Chief Fire Officer | Joy Smith and Andy Waldie |
| Website | Derbyshire FRS |
| Fire authority | Derbyshire Fire Authority. |
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Derbyshire, England.
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[edit] History
The Fire Services Act 1947 created two brigades for Derbyshire - the County Borough of Derby Fire Brigade and the Derbyshire Fire Service. In 1974, local government reorganisation led to the creation of a single organisation for the county - Derbyshire Fire Service. The word 'rescue' was added to the title in the early 1990s to reflect the changing responsibilities of the service.[1]
[edit] Stations
There are 31 fire stations currently in operation with the service, consisting of:
- 19 retained stations
- 9 wholetime stations
- 3 day-crewed stations[2]
[edit] Appliances
There are a total of 58 front-line fire engines used by the Service, located at all of the stations. The specialist appliance fleet consists of (with stations they are based at in brackets):
- 3 Aerial Ladder Platforms (Buxton; Chesterfield; Kingsway)
- 2 Water Rescue Units (Chesterfield, Kingsway)
- 2 Major Rescue Units (Staveley, Nottingham Road)
- 1 Emergency Tender (Buxton)
- 2 Water/Foam Carriers (Staveley; Ilkeston)
- 1 Water Carrier (Buxton)
- 1 Forward Control Unit (Buxton)
- 1 Unimog multi-terrain vehicle (Matlock)
- 1 Command Unit (Ripley)
- 2 Incident Response Units (Alfreton)
- 1 High-Volume Pump (Ilkeston)
- 1 Environmental Unit (Alfreton)
- 1 Fire Investigation Dog Unit (HQ)
- 1 Rope Rescue Unit (Matlock) [3]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service 2010, p. 7.
- ^ Fire stations in operation (accessed 2 Feb '07)
- ^ Types of fire appliances (accessed 2 Feb '07)
[edit] References
- Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (2010). "The History of Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service", Internal Publication.
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