Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Country |  England |
| County |  Derbyshire |
| Agency overview | |
| Chief Fire Officer | Terry McDermott |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 31 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Derbyshire, England.
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]
Stations
There are 31 fire stations currently in operation with the service, consisting of:
- 19 retained stations
- 10 wholetime stations
- 2 day-crewed stations[2]
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; Ascot Drive)
- 3 Water Rescue Units (Chesterfield, Kingsway, Buxton)
- 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]
See also
Notes
- ^ Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service 2010, p. 7.
- ^ Fire stations in operation
- ^ Types of fire appliances (accessed 2 Feb '07)
References
- Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (2010). "The History of Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service", Internal Publication.