Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Derbyshire
, England
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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.
s currently in operation with the service, consisting of:
used by the Service, located at all of the stations. The specialist appliance fleet consists of (with stations they are based at in brackets):
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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History
The Fire Services Act 1947Fire Services Act 1947
-General Arrangement of the Act:-Scotland:The FRSA 2004 extended only to England and Wales, thus leaving the FSA 1947 in force in Scotland. Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the FSA 2005, which left ss...
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.
Stations
There are 31 fire stationFire station
A fire station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus , personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire extinguishing equipment...
s currently in operation with the service, consisting of:
- 19 retained stations
- 9 wholetime stations
- 3 day-crewed stations
Appliances
There are a total of 58 front-line fire enginesFire appliances in the United Kingdom
Fire appliances used by the fire service in the United Kingdom fit into several distinct categories and perform a wide range of general and specialised roles....
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; Kingsway)
- 2 Water Rescue Units (Chesterfield, Kingsway)
- 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 UnimogUnimogUnimog is a range of multi-purpose auto four wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The name Unimog is pronounced in German and is an acronym for the German "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät being the German word for machine or device...
multi-terrain vehicle (Matlock) - 1 Command Unit (RipleyRipley, DerbyshireRipley is a town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England.- Earliest history :Not much information is available as to when Ripley was founded, but it existed at the time of the Domesday Book, when it was held by a man called Levenot....
) - 2 Incident Response Units (AlfretonAlfretonAlfreton is a town and civil parish in Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, adjoining the Bolsover and North East Derbyshire districts. It was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the Alfreton Ward was 7,928 at the 2001 Census...
) - 1 High-Volume Pump (Ilkeston)
- 1 Environmental Unit (Alfreton)
- 1 Fire Investigation Dog Unit (HQ)
- 1 Rope Rescue Unit (Matlock)
See also
- Fire service in the United KingdomFire service in the United KingdomThe fire services in the United Kingdom operate under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
- FiReControlFiReControlFiReControl was a project, initiated in the UK in March 2004, to reduce the number of control rooms used to handle emergency calls for fire services and authorities. Presently there are 46 control rooms in England that handle calls from the local public for emergency assistance via the 999 system...
- Fire apparatusFire apparatusA fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting fires by transporting firefighters to the scene and providing them with access to the fire, along with water or other equipment...
- FirefighterFirefighterFirefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
- Fire engine
- FireFireFire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....