Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area	Wiltshire
Size
Population	2,000,000
Operations
Formed
HQ	Devizes, Wiltshire
Staff
Stations	25
Chief Fire Officer	Andy Goves
Website	Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Authority	Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority

The Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. It is administered by a joint authority of 13 members, 9 appointed by Wiltshire County Council and 4 by Swindon Borough Council. They serve for an annual term.^[1]

The service is also one of the few to have trained in cave and quarry rescue, having to cover the underground area of Corsham. The fire and rescue service's headquarters is located at Manor House, Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire.

Contents 1 Fire stations 1.1 Full time 1.2 Day crewed 1.3 Retained 1.4 Nucleus 2 Other Facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External link

[edit] Fire stations

Wiltshire has a total of 25 fire stations,^[2] of these:

• Three are whole-time shift fire stations crewed 24/7
• Three are day-crewed stations, crewed during the day but with retained part-time staff at night
• Eighteen are retained part-time stations
• One is a nucleus station.

[edit] Full time

• Salisbury
• Swindon
• Stratton St Margaret

[edit] Day crewed

• Chippenham
• Trowbridge
• Westlea, Swindon

[edit] Retained

• Bradford on Avon
• Calne
• Cooper Avon, Melksham
• Corsham
• Cricklade
• Devizes
• Ludgershall
• Malmesbury
• Marlborough
• Melksham
• Mere
• Pewsey
• Ramsbury
• Tisbury
• Warminster
• Westbury
• Wilton
• Wootton Bassett

[edit] Nucleus

Nucleus Fire Stations consist of a core staff of wholetime firefighters that work day shifts, fire cover is then provided on a retained basis during the night and at weekends. The main difference between Nucleus and Day Crewed Stations is that Nucleus work a regular working week, 9am-5pm (Monday to Friday).

• Amesbury

[edit] Other Facilities

• Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Devizes
• Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service Training & Development Centre, Devizes
• Emergency Services Communication Centre, Devizes

[edit] See also

• Fire service in the United Kingdom

[edit] References

1. ^ Combined Fire Authority. About Us. Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
2. ^ Find Your Local Station. Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.

[edit] External link

• Official website