Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area Hampshire
Operations
Formed 1 April 1948
HQ Eastleigh
Stations 51
Co-responder 18 stations
Chief Fire Officer John Bonney
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Dave Curry
Website Hampshire FRS
Fire authority Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. The service's chief fire officer is John Bonney.[1][2]

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History

The Service was formed on 4 April 1948 as a result of the Fire Services Act 1947.

Previously, a new law had been passed requiring all local authorities to make provision for firefighting under the Fire Brigades Act 1938. Many meetings and discussions were held prior to the services creation in 1948 by the Hampshire fire service committees, to discuss who would be appointed the role of chief fire officer and how the service would be structured.

With ongoing expansion, the service was under increasing pressure to open a service HQ. The FRS was originally hoping to use and acquire North Hill house located in Winchester for usage as the headquarters. However the building was owned by the Admiralty at the time and therefore the service was not allowed to buy the premises. In May 1948; the admiralty gave up the premises and allowed the service to operate it. However twenty years later in 1968, the service HQ moved to a floor of Ashburton Court, as well as the control room.

In 1997, Hampshire County Council lost control of the FRS, transferring responsibility to the newly formed Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority.[3]

Stations

Service headquarters is located on Leigh Road in Eastleigh.

The Service operates 51 fire stations, 38 of which operate on a retained duty system and 13 are wholetime.

A comprehensive list of the stations follows:[4] Where stations are marked as having wholetime/retained duty system, some appliances in that station operate under the wholetime system and others operate under the retained system.

Number Station Fire ground Duty system Appliances Date built
36 Alresford New Alresford and surrounding areas Retained Water Tender Ladder, Light 4x4 Tender 1939
05 Alton Alton Retained Water Tender Ladder, 2x Water Tender, Light 4x4 Tender 1981
31 Andover Andover Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Light 4x4 Pump
01 Basingstoke Basingstoke, and surrounding area Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, 2x Water Tender, Light 4x4 Pump, Aerial Ladder Platform, Water/Foam Carrier, Special Equipment Unit 1966
49 Beaulieu Beaulieu Retained Water Tender 1953
40 Bishop's Waltham Bishop's Waltham, Swanmore, Upham, Durley Retained Water Tender Ladder 1960
03 Bordon Bordon Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier, Heavy 4x4 Tender 1987
38 Botley Botley Retained Water Tender 1972
50 Brockenhurst Brockenhurst, Sway and surrounding forests Retained Water Tender 1967
52 Burley Burley, Bransgore, Holmsley, Thorney Hill, Avon Tyrell, Picket Post Retained Water Tender, Light 4x4 Tender 1952
23 Cosham Cosham Wholetime 2x Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Special Equipment Unit 1952
41 Droxford Droxford Retained Water Tender
32 Eastleigh Eastleigh, Chandler's Ford, Valley Park, Twyford, Mansbridge, Otterbourne, Hursley, Bishopstoke, Fair Oak, Southampton Airport Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, 2x Water Tender, Light 4x4 Pump, Water/Foam Carrier, Multi-Role Vehicle 1964
26 Emsworth Emsworth and West Sussex border areas Retained Water Tender
17 Fareham Fareham, North Gosport, Bridgemary and Peel Common Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Light 4x4 Tender, Water Carrier 1972
04 Fleet Fleet Retained Water Tender Ladder, Light 4x4 Tender 1967
47 Fordingbridge Fordingbridge, Sandleheath, Damerham, Martin, Rockbourne, Whitsbury, Breamore, Woodgreen, Hale, Stuckton, Gorley and Wiltshire and Dorset border areas Retained Water Tender Ladder, Light 4x4 Pump, Water Carrier 1967
18 Gosport Gosport Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender 1954
07 Grayshott Grayshott Retained Water Tender
55 Hamble Hamble-le-Rice Retained Water Tender, Light 4x4 Pump
58 Hardley Blackfield, Calshot, Dibden Purlieu, Exbury, Fawley, Langley Retained Water Tender, Light 4x4 Pump 1976
08 Hartley Wintney Hartley Wintney and surrounding areas Retained Water Tender Ladder, Light 4x4 Tender 1965
16 Havant Havant Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Light 4x4 Tender, Multi-Role Vehicle 1955
21 Hayling Island Hayling Island Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender
56 Hightown Itchen, West End, Hedge End, Sholing, Weston, Townhill, Thornhill Wholetime Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender 1996
25 Horndean Horndean Retained Water Tender 1960
44 Hythe Hythe, Dibden, Marchwood Retained Water Tender Ladder, Light 4x4 Tender 1947
09 Kingsclere Kingsclere Retained Water Tender Ladder
13 Liphook Liphook Retained Water Tender Ladder, Light 4x4 Tender
43 Lymington Lymington Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender 1970
48 Lyndhurst Lyndhurst Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier, Heavy 4x4 Tender
51 New Milton New Milton, Ashley, Hordle, Bashley, Tiptoe, Barton on Sea Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender 1974
10 Odiham Odiham, Hook and surrounding areas Retained Water Tender 1970
11 Overton Overton Retained Water Tender 1965
29 Petersfield Petersfield and surrounding area Retained Water Tender ladder, Water Tender 1956
28 Portchester Portchester and surrounding area Retained Water Tender
53 Redbridge Southampton, Lordswood, Western Docks, River Test, Broadlands Lakes Wholetime Water Tender Ladder, Aerial Ladder Platform, Small Fires Unit 1960
45 Ringwood Ringwood and surrounding area Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Light 4x4 Tender 1973
33 Romsey Romsey Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender 1965
02 Rushmoor Rushmoor Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, 2x Water Tender, Light 4x4 Tender, Multi-Role Vehicle 1990
24 Southsea Southsea, Portsea, Somerstown, Milton, Eastney, Landport, Buckland, Mile End, Fratton Wholetime 2x Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Aerial Ladder Platform 1978
54 St. Mary's Southampton Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, 2x Water Tender, Special Equipment Unit 2001
34 Stockbridge Stockbridge Retained Water Tender Ladder, Light 4x4 Tender
35 Sutton Scotney Sutton Scotney, Wonston, Micheldever, Stoke Charity, Barton Stacey, South Wonston Retained Water Tender 1972
12 Tadley Tadley Retained Water Tender 1974
46 Totton Totton and Eling Retained Water Tender 1960s
19 Waterlooville Waterlooville Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender 1982
06 Whitchurch Whitchurch Retained Water Tender Ladder
22 Wickham Wickham and surrounding area Retained Water Tender
30 Winchester Winchester and surrounding areas Wholetime/Retained Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Special Equipment Unit 2010/2011
14 Yateley Yateley Retained Water Tender

Co-responder stations

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service works in partnership with the South Central Ambulance Service to provide emergency medical cover to a small part of Hampshire. The 14 areas have been identified as having a greater need for ambulance cover. 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. 18 Hampshire fire stations are operating as co-responders:

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See also

References

  1. ^ Chief Fire officer of FRS
  2. ^ Statutory FRS/area covered
  3. ^ History of the service (creation/major changes)
  4. ^ http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/theservice/organisation/yourlocalstation/yourlocalstationaz.htm

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