Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

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**Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service**
Coverage
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service area
Area	Greater Manchester
Size	496 miles²
Population	2,500,000
Operations
Formed
HQ	Swinton, Greater Manchester
Staff	2,641
Stations	41
Chief Fire Officer	Barry Dixon

Website	Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service
Fire Authority	Greater Manchester Fire Authority

The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. It is administered by a joint authority of the ten Metropolitan Boroughs of Greater Manchester, known as the "Fire and Rescue Authority". Five members are appointed by Manchester City Council, two each by Bury and Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Councils, and three each by the remaining seven boroughs.^[1]

Greater Manchester is the second largest fire service in the United Kingdom, covering an area of approximately 496 square miles.^[2]

It had, until fairly recently, been called the Greater Manchester County Fire Service. The change in name reflects the growing roles the service now does and many services across the UK are changing their names to "Fire and Rescue Service" too. This change was inspired by new primary legislation for England and Wales, The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.^[3]

The Fire Services' Headquarters is located on 146 Bolton Road, Swinton in Salford.

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[edit] References

^ Local Government Act 1985 (1985 c.51), schedule 10, part II
^ What We Do, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Website. URL accessed December 10, 2006.
^ The Fire and Resuce Services Act 2004, Pub TSO, (accessed 19 Oct 2006)