| 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 1000 sq. miles |
| Population | 956,960 |
| Operations | |
| HQ | Littleover, Derby |
| Stations | 52 |
| Co-responder | No |
| Chief Fire Officer | Brian Tregunna |
| Website | Derbyshire FRS |
| Fire authority | Derbyshire Fire Authority. |
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of Derbyshire, England
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History
The service was formed as a result of the Fire Services Act 1947. In 1974, all of the borough fire services had to be formed into central county services. The service was at the time under the control of local authorities.[1]
Stations
There are 31 fire stations currently in operation with the service. Currently there are:
- 19 Retained fire stations
- 9 Wholetime stations
- 3 Day-staffed stations[2]
Fire appliances
There are a total of 58 fire appliances used by the service, these are spread across all of the 31 fire stations. Currently there are (with stations they are based at in brackets):
- Front line fire appliances (All Stations)
- 3 High rise vehicles (Buxton, Chsterfield & Kingsway)
- 3 Emergency tenders/BA (Buxton, Chesterfield & Kingsway)
- 3 Foam/water carriers (Buxton & Ilkeston)
- 1 Unimog multi-terrain vehicle (Matlock)
- 1 Mobile incident command unit (Ripley)
- 1 Incident Response Unit (Alfreton)
- 1 High Volume Pumping Unit (Buxton)
- 1 Environmental unit (Alfreton)
- 1 Rope rescue unit (Matlock) [3]
See also
References
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