Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area	Devon and Somerset, excluding Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset
Size	10,000 square km 700,000 households.
Population	1,600,000
Operations
Formed	2007 (Combined) 1948 (Somerset) 1973 (Devon)
HQ	Clyst St George
Staff	2255
Stations	82
Chief Fire Officer	Paul Young
Website	Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Authority

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service or FRS covering the counties of Somerset and Devon, including the unitary authorities of Plymouth and Torbay, in the south west of England

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was founded on 1 April 2007 following the merger of Devon Fire and Rescue Service with Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. The Somerset service, previously known as Somerset Fire Brigade, was formed on 1 April 1948. Somerset is organised operationally into three areas: North, South and West. Devon Fire Brigade was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of Exeter City Brigade, Plymouth City Brigade and Devon County Brigade, and became Devon Fire and Rescue Service in 1987. Devon is organised operationally into four divisions: North, South, East and West. The service's headquarters are located at Clyst St George near Exeter.

The service has employs 2,255 staff including 798 whole time firefighters and control room staff, 1,208 retained firefighters and 249 non-uniformed staff.

Contents 1 Fire stations 1.1 Devon whole time 1.2 Devon whole time / retained 1.3 Devon retained 1.4 Somerset whole time / retained 1.5 Somerset retained 2 See also 3 External link

[edit] Fire stations

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service operates 82 fire stations, of which 3 are crewed day and night (whole time), and the remainder are crewed by a combination of full time firefighters or retained firefighters who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within five minutes of a call being received. The breakdown of stations is as follows:

• 5 whole time stations (all in Plymouth)
• 9 whole time/retained stations
• 67 Retained stations (the largest number in England)
• 1 volunteer station (Kingston)

[edit] Devon whole time

• Camels Head
• Crownhill
• Plympton
• Plymstock
• Green Bank

All of the above are in the Plymouth area.

[edit] Devon whole time / retained

• South division: Paignton, Torquay
• East division: Exeter, Exmouth
• North division: Barnstaple, Ilfracombe

[edit] Devon retained

• West division: Ivybridge, Bere Alston, Kingsbridge, Modbury, Princetown, Salcombe, Yelverton, Tavistock
• South division: Ashburton, Bovey Tracey, Brixham, Buckfastleigh, Chagford, Dartmouth, Dawlish, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Totnes
• North division: Appledore, Bideford, Braunton, Chulmleigh, Combe Martin, Hartland, Hatherleigh, Holsworthy, Lynton, South Molton, Torrington, Witheridge, Woolacombe
• East division: Axminster, Bampton, Budleigh Salterton, Colyton, Crediton, Cullompton, Honiton, North Tawton, Okehampton, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth, Tiverton, Topsham

Kingston, in the west division, is the service's only volunteer fire station.

[edit] Somerset whole time / retained

• Bridgwater
• Taunton
• Yeovil

[edit] Somerset retained

• North area:Burnham-on-Sea, Cheddar, Frome, Glastonbury, Nether Stowey, Shepton Mallet, Wells
• West area: Dulverton, Minehead, Porlock, Wellington, Williton, Wiveliscombe
• South area: Castle Cary, Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, Martock, Somerton, Street, Wincanton

[edit] See also

• Fire service in the United Kingdom

[edit] External link

• Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
• Devon Fire and Rescue Service
• Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue corporate plan