Dorset Fire and Rescue Service

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Dorset Fire and Rescue Service
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area Dorset, South West England.
Size 2,652 square kilometres
Population 701,100 (2005)
Operations
Formed 1941
HQ Dorchester
Staff Unknown
Stations 26
Website Dorset Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Authority Dorset Fire and Rescue Authority
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Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory Fire and Rescue Service for the area of Dorset, South West England.

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[edit] History

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service was formed by mainly volunteer brigades after more services across the United Kingdom began to form. In its early days, the service was owned by local county councils. Between the years of 1948 and 1974, the FRS had eighteen part-time stations and three full time stations, this however has changed in more recent years. The borough of Bournemouth and the borough of Christchurch became part of the county of Dorset, therefore merging in to the Dorset Fire and Rescue Rervice.[1]

[edit] Fire Stations

The service now has a total of 26 fire stations, this number has increased since its very early days; however the majority of the stations in use today are operated by retained fire fighters. There are currently:

Three wholetime fire stations

Four wholetime and retained stations

One day-crewed and retained station

Eighteen retained stations

Stations

  • 01. Lyme Regis (Water Ladder Rescue, Station Utility Vehicle)
  • 02. Charmouth (Water Ladder Rescue, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 03. Bridport (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), Prime Mover, Breathing Apparatus Unit, 4x4 Landrover (x2))
  • 04. Beaminster (Water Ladder Rescue, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 05. Maiden Newton (Water Ladder Rescue, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 06. Portland (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), Station Utility Vehicle)
  • 07. Weymouth (Water Ladder Rescue (x3), Aerial Ladder Platform, Specialist Rescue Tender, 4x4 Landrover, PCV)
  • 08. Dorchester (Water Ladder Rescue, Heavy Rescue Unit, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 09. Sherborne (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), Station Utility Vehicle)
  • 10. Sturminster Newton (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), Station Utility Vehicle)
  • 11. Gillingham (Water Ladder Rescue, Environmental Support Vehicle, Station Utility Vehicle)
  • 12. Shaftesbury (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), 4x4 Landrover)
  • 13. Blandford (Water Ladder Rescue, Heavy Rescue Unit, Incident Support Unit, Incident Response Unit)
  • 14. Bere Regis (Water Ladder Rescue, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 15. Wareham (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), Water Carrier, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 16. Swanage (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), 4x4 Landrover)
  • 17. Hamworthy (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), Support Vehicle, Incident Command Vehicle, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 18. Poole (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), Prime Mover, Specialist Foam Tender, Specialist Rescue Tender (x2), Support Vehicle, PCV, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 19. Wimborne (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), 4x4 Landrover)
  • 20. Cranborne (Water Ladder Rescue, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 21. Ferndown (Water Ladder Rescue (x2 {one reserve}), 4x4 Landrover)
  • 22. Redhill (Water Ladder Rescue (x2 {one reserve}), Incident Support Unit)
  • 23. Westbourne (Water Ladder Rescue (x2 {one reserve}), Aerial Ladder Platform, PCV)
  • 24. Springbourne (Water Ladder Rescue (x2 {one reserve}), Support Vehicle, Station Utility Vehicle)
  • 25. Verwood (Water Ladder Rescue, 4x4 Landrover)
  • 26. Christchurch (Water Ladder Rescue (x2), 4x4 Heavy Rescue Unit, Breathing Apparatus Unit, Prime Mover)

[edit] Co-responder Stations

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service works in partnership with the South West Ambulance Trust to provide emergency medical cover to a small part of Dorset. The only area that has been identified as having a greater need for ambulance cover is Lyme Regis. The aim of a co-responder team is to preserve life until the arrival of either a Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) or an ambulance. Co-responder vehicles are equipped with oxygen and automated external defibrillator (AED) equipment.

Dorset Fire and Rescue has just one fire station operating as a co-responder station:

  • Lyme Regis

[edit] Headquarters

The Service Headquarters are currently located in Colliton Park, Dorchester with three other offices mainly in the Poundbury area. On July 10, 2007, Dorset Emergency Services Partnership Initiative (DESPI) signed a contract that will see the creation of a new Service Headquarters and Dorchester fire station on the developing Poundbury estate. Poole fire station will also be replaced with a new station at Marshes End, Poole.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

  1. ^ History of the service-changes and merges
  2. ^ Joint fire/police PFI scheme in Dorset. FIRE Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
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