Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area	Hampshire
Operations
Formed	1 April 1948
HQ	Eastleigh
Stations	51
Co-responder	18 stations
Chief Fire Officer	John Bonney
Deputy Chief Fire Officer	Dave Curry
Website	Hampshire FRS
Fire authority	Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. The service's chief fire officer is John Bonney.

History

The Service was formed on 4 April 1948 as a result of the Fire Services Act 1947.

Previously, a new law had been passed requiring all local authorities to make provision for firefighting under the Fire Brigades Act 1938. Many meetings and discussions were held prior to the services creation in 1948 by the Hampshire fire service committees, to discuss who would be appointed the role of chief fire officer and how the service would be structured.

With ongoing expansion, the service was under increasing pressure to open a service HQ. The FRS was originally hoping to use and acquire North Hill house located in Winchester for usage as the headquarters. However the building was owned by the Admiralty at the time and therefore the service was not allowed to buy the premises. In May 1948; the admiralty gave up the premises and allowed the service to operate it. However twenty years later in 1968, the service HQ moved to a floor of Ashburton Court, as well as the control room.

In 1997, Hampshire County Council lost control of the FRS, transferring responsibility to the newly formed Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Stations

Service headquarters is located on Leigh Road in Eastleigh.

The Service operates 51 fire stations, 38 of which operate on a retained duty system and 13 are wholetime.

A comprehensive list of the stations follows: Where stations are marked as having wholetime/retained duty system, some appliances in that station operate under the wholetime system and others operate under the retained system.

Number	Station	Fire ground	Duty system	Appliances	Date built
36	Alresford	New Alresford and surrounding areas	Retained	1 WtL, 1 LR/4x4	1939
05	Alton	Alton	Retained	1 WtL, 2 WT, 1 LR/4x4	1981
31	Andover	Andover	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT, 1 LR/4x4
01	Basingstoke	Basingstoke, and surrounding area	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 2 WT, 1 LR/4x4, 1 ALP, 1 WfC, 1 SEU	1966
49	Beaulieu	Beaulieu	Retained	1 WT	1953
40	Bishop's Waltham	Bishop's Waltham, Swanmore, Upham, Durley	Retained	1 WtL	1960
03	Bordon	Bordon	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WC, 1 H/4x4	1987
38	Botley	Botley	Retained	1 WT	1972
50	Brockenhurst	Brockenhurst, Sway and surrounding forests	Retained	1 WT	1967
52	Burley	Burley, Bransgore, Holmsley, Thorney Hill, Avon Tyrell, Picket Post	Retained	1 WT, LR/4x4	1952
23	Cosham	Cosham	Wholetime	2 WtL, 1 WT, 1 SEU	1952
41	Droxford	Droxford	Retained	1 WT
32	Eastleigh	Eastleigh, Chandler's Ford, Valley Park, Twyford, Mansbridge, Otterbourne, Hursley, Bishopstoke, Fair Oak, Southampton Airport	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 2x WT, 1 LR/4x4, 1 WfC, 1 MRV	1964
26	Emsworth	Emsworth and West Sussex border areas	Retained	1 WT
17	Fareham	Fareham, North Gosport, Bridgemary and Peel Common	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT, 1 LR/4x4, 1 WC	1972
04	Fleet	Fleet	Retained	1 WtL, 1 LR/4x4	1967
47	Fordingbridge	Fordingbridge, Sandleheath, Damerham, Martin, Rockbourne, Whitsbury, Breamore, Woodgreen, Hale, Stuckton, Gorley and Wiltshire and Dorset border areas	Retained	1 WtL, 1 LR/4x4, 1 WC	1967
18	Gosport	Gosport	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT	1954
07	Grayshott	Grayshott	Retained	1 WT
55	Hamble	Hamble-le-Rice	Retained	1 WT, 1 LR/4x4
58	Hardley	Blackfield, Calshot, Dibden Purlieu, Exbury, Fawley, Langley	Retained	1 WT, 1 LR/4x4	1976
08	Hartley Wintney	Hartley Wintney and surrounding areas	Retained	1 WtL, 1 LR/4x4	1965
16	Havant	Havant	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT, 1 LR/4x4, 1 MRV	1955
21	Hayling Island	Hayling Island	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT
56	Hightown	Itchen, West End, Hedge End, Sholing, Weston, Townhill, Thornhill	Wholetime	1 WtL, 1 WT	1996
25	Horndean	Horndean	Retained	1 WT	1960
44	Hythe	Hythe, Dibden, Marchwood	Retained	1 WtL, 1 LR/4x4	1947
09	Kingsclere	Kingsclere	Retained	1 WtL
13	Liphook	Liphook	Retained	1 WtL, 1 LR/4x4
43	Lymington	Lymington	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT	1970
48	Lyndhurst	Lyndhurst	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WC, H/4x4
51	New Milton	New Milton, Ashley, Hordle, Bashley, Tiptoe, Barton on Sea	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT	1974
10	Odiham	Odiham, Hook and surrounding areas	Retained	1 WT	1970
11	Overton	Overton	Retained	1 WT	1965
29	Petersfield	Petersfield and surrounding area	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT	1956
28	Portchester	Portchester and surrounding area	Retained	1 WT
53	Redbridge	Southampton, Lordswood, Western Docks, River Test, Broadlands Lakes	Wholetime	1 WtL, 1 ALP, 1 SFU	1960
45	Ringwood	Ringwood and surrounding area	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT, 1 LR/4x4	1973
33	Romsey	Romsey	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT	1965
02	Rushmoor	Rushmoor	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 2 WT, 1 LR/4x4, 1 MRV	1990
24	Southsea	Southsea, Portsea, Somerstown, Milton, Eastney, Landport, Buckland, Mile End, Fratton	Wholetime	2 WtL, 1 WT, 1 ALP	1978
54	St. Mary's	Southampton	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 2 WT, 1 SEU	2001
34	Stockbridge	Stockbridge	Retained	1 WtL, 1 LR/4x4
35	Sutton Scotney	Sutton Scotney, Wonston, Micheldever, Stoke Charity, Barton Stacey, South Wonston	Retained	1 WT	1972
12	Tadley	Tadley	Retained	1 WT	1974
46	Totton	Totton and Eling	Retained	1 WT	1960s
19	Waterlooville	Waterlooville	Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT	1982
06	Whitchurch	Whitchurch	Retained	1 WtL
22	Wickham	Wickham and surrounding area	Retained	1 WT
30	Winchester	Winchester and surrounding areas	Wholetime/Retained	1 WtL, 1 WT, 1 SEU	2010/2011
14	Yateley	Yateley	Retained	1 WT

Appliances

• Water Tender Ladder
• Light 4x4 Tender
• Water Tender
• Aerial Ladder Platform
• Water/Foam Carrier
• Special Equipment Unit
• Water Carrier
• Heavy 4x4 Tender
• Multi-Role Vehicle
• Small Fires Unit

Co-responder stations

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service works in partnership with the South Central Ambulance Service to provide emergency medical cover to a small part of Hampshire. The 14 areas have been identified as having a greater need for ambulance cover. The aim of a co-responder team is to preserve life until the arrival of either a Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) or an ambulance. Co-responder vehicles are equipped with oxygen and automated external defibrillator (AED) equipment. 18 Hampshire fire stations are operating as co-responders:

• Alresford
• Andover
• Bordon
• Botley
• Brockenhurst
• Emsworth
• Hamble
• Hartley Wintney
• Horndean
• Hythe
• Liphook
• Lymington
• New Milton
• Petersfield
• Ringwood
• Romsey
• Stockbridge
• Wickham

Gallery

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  St Mary's fire station, Southampton

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  A fire in Eastleigh

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  Sutton Scotney Water Tender

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  Aerial Ladder Platform based at Southsea

See also

• Fire service in the United Kingdom
• Fire engine
• Fire apparatus
• FiReControl
• Fire