Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service
| Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service | |
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 Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service area |
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| Coverage | |
| Area | Warwickshire |
| Size | 1,975.33 km² |
| Population | 512,700 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1948 |
| HQ | Leamington Spa |
| Staff | 550 |
| Stations | 17 |
| Co-responder | No |
| Chief Fire Officer | Graeme Smith |
| Deputy Chief Fire Officer | Gary Phillips |
| Website | Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service |
| Fire authority | Warwickshire County Council |
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service serving the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England.
The service covers an area of 1,975.33 km² and a population of around 512,700 people. It employs 550 staff and has 17 fire stations with 32 fire engines.
The service is administered by Warwickshire County Council. Its headquarters are based in Leamington Spa.
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[edit] History
The service was created in 1948[1] by the Fire Services Act 1947 and was originally called Warwick County Fire Brigade.
It did not cover the cities of Coventry or Birmingham, which had their own fire brigades. In 1974 the service lost area to the newly created West Midlands Fire Service.
[edit] 2007 warehouse fire
On 2 November 2007, crews mobilised to a major fire at a vegetable packing plant operated by Wealmoor Ltd, on an industrial estate in the village of Atherstone on Stour. Up to 100 firefighters and five ambulance crews were called to the scene and up to 16 fire engines were used to tackle the blaze. Part of the structure collapsed under the intensity of the fire.[2]
Four firefighters of the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service were killed: Ian Reid who died in hospital, and Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, and John Averis whose bodies were recovered from the debris.[3]
In February 2011, it was announced that two Watch Managers and one Station Manager, who were all at one time in command of the incident, are to face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence over the deaths of the men. Warwickshire County Council also faced a charge of failing to ensure safety at work[4] and pleaded guilty at a hearing in Wolverhampton in January 2012.[5]
[edit] Fire stations
- Full-time stations:
- Day-crewed stations:
- Retained stations:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service Press Release - 50 Years Of The County Fire Service Warwickshire - 24 November 1998
- ^ "Firefighter dies tackling blaze". BBC News. 3 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7076175.stm.
- ^ "Four Firefighters believed dead". BBC News. 3 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7076401.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Charges over Warwickshire firefighters' deaths". BBC News. 28 February 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12598130.
- ^ "Firefighter warehouse deaths: Warwickshire council pleads guilty". BBC News. 20 January 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-16651862. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Studley fire station to close". BBC News. 31 August 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-14730355. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Brinklow fire station farewell". BBC News. 31 August 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-14730355. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Tribute as fire station closes". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 22 October 1999. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tribute+as+fire+station+closes.-a060245376. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Former fire station to be centre of village life". Government News. 30 March 2004. http://www.gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/former_fire_station_to_be_centre_of_village/73731.html. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Warwick fire station closes". BBC News. 31 August 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-14730355. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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