North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
File:North Wales Fire and Rescue Service badge.jpg | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Part |  Wales |
| Region | North Wales |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1996 |
| Chief Fire Officer | Simon Smith |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 44 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru) is the fire and rescue service covering the predominantly rural principal areas of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham in the north of Wales.
The service was created in 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 which reformed Welsh local government, by a merger of the previous Clwyd and Gwynedd fire services. It covers an area of 2,400 square miles (6,200 km2) with around 670,000 people. The Service employs over 1000 staff in operational and support roles.[1]
The fire authority which administers the service is a joint board made up of councillors from Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham councils.
Fire stations/appliances
North Wales Fire & Rescue Service is the only fire service in the UK to not use sirens. All of their fire engines have either two tone horns or Martinhorns fitted
| Station callsign | Station name | Duty system | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| WN01 | Caernarfon | Day crewed/retained/cross crewed* | 2x WrL, 1x HVP |
| WN02 | Bangor | Day crewed/retained/cross crewed* | 2x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x WIU+IrbT*, 1x IRU* |
| WN03 | Holyhead | Day crewed/cross crewed* | 2x WrL, 1x EPU, 1x ET* |
| WN04 | Dolgellau | Nucleus/cross crewed* | 1x WrL, 1x DrP, 1 crv |
| WN05 | Aberdyfi | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN06 | Abersoch | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN07 | Amlwch | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN08 | Bala | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN09 | Barmouth | Retained | 1x WrL, |
| WN10 | Beaumaris | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN11 | Benllech | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN12 | Blaenau Festiniog | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x L6P |
| WN13 | Harlech | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x L2P |
| WN14 | Llanberis | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN15 | Llangefni | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x Drp |
| WN16 | Menai Bridge | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN17 | Nefyn | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN18 | Porthmadog | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN19 | Pwllheli | Retained | 2x WrL, 1xcrv |
| WN20 | Rhosneigr | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN21 | Tywyn | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN22 | Llandudno | Day crewed/retained/cross crewed* | 2x WrL, 1x GPV*, 2x PM*, pods: 1x HVP, 1x HLU |
| WN23 | Colwyn Bay | Day crewed/cross crewed* | 2x WrL |
| WN24 | Rhyl | Wholetime/retained/cross crewed* | 2x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x GPV, 1x ICU* |
| WN25 | Abergele | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN26 | Betws-Y-Coed | Retained/cross crewed* | 1x WrL, 1x WIU+IrbT* |
| WN27 | Cerrig-Y-Drudion | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN28 | Conwy | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN29 | Corwen | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN30 | Denbigh | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN31 | Llanfairfechan | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN32 | Llangollen | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN33 | Llanrwst | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN34 | Prestatyn | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN35 | Ruthin | Retained/cross crewed* | 1x WrL, 1x WIU+IrbT* |
| WN36 | St. Asaph | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN37 | Wrexham | Wholetime/cross crewed* | 3x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x ET*, 1x EPU*, 1x GPV |
| WN38 | Deeside | Wholetime/retained/cross crewed* | 2x WrL, 1x WIU+IrbT*, 1x FoC*, |
| WN39 | Buckley | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN40 | Chirk | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x DrP |
| WN41 | Flint | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN42 | Holywell | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN43 | Johnstown | Retained | 1x WrL |
| WN44 | Mold | Retained | 1x WrL, |
Fire appliance glossary
- Water Ladder (WrL): P1 / P2 / P3
- Dual Role Pump (DrP): M1
- Light 2x2 Pump (L2P): L1
- Light 6x6 Pump (L6P): L1
- Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A1
- Water Incident Unit + Inshore Rescue Boat (WIU+IrbT): B1
- Incident Command Unit (ICU): C1
- Environmental Protection Unit (EPU): H1
- Emergency Tender (ET): R1
- Foam Carrier (FoC): S1
- Incident Support Unit (ISU): S1
- General Purpose Vehicle (GPV): T1 / T7
- Prime Mover (PM): T8 / T9
Pods:
- High Volume Pump (HVP)
- Hose Layer Unit (HLU)
CBRN Response
- Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9
See also
External links
References
- ^ About Us Archived 2 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine From official website