| Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service | |
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Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service area |
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| Coverage | |
| Area | Herefordshire and Worcestershire |
| Size | 3,908.59 km² |
| Population | 714,000 |
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| Formed | 1974 |
| HQ | Worcester |
| Staff | 332 (full time) |
| Stations | 27 |
| Co-responder | No |
| Chief Fire Officer | Mark Yates |
| Website | Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service |
| Fire authority | Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority |
The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region of England.
The service was created in 1974 when Herefordshire and Worcestershire were merged to create the county of Hereford and Worcester. The two counties were split up again in 1998 but the fire service remained, and is now run by a joint fire authority.
The Service covers an area of 3,908.59 km² with a population of 714,100. The service has 332 wholetime operational staff, 369 retained (part time) staff, 21 Fire Control staff, as well as about 98 non-uniformed support staff.
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The following fire stations are maintained within the service area[1]:
Worcester (1x Rescue Pump, 2x Pump, 1x Aerial Ladder Platform, 1x Water Rescue Vehicle and Boat)
Hereford (1x Rescue Pump, 2x Pump, 1x Aerial Ladder Platform, 1x Water Rescue Vehicle and Boat, 1x Incident Response Unit)
Redditch (1x Rescue Pump, 1x Pump, 1x Compressed Air Foam System Appliance)
Kidderminster (1x Rescue Pump, 1x Pump, 2x High Volume Pumping Unit)
Bromsgrove (1x Rescue Pump, 1 Pump, 1x Hydraulic Platform)
Malvern (1x Rescue Pump, 1x Pump, 1x Incident Command Unit, 1x Pinzgauer and Argocat)
Droitwich (1x Rescue Pump, 1x Pump, 1x Incident Support Unit, 1x Incident Response Unit, 5x USAR)
Evesham (1x Rescue Pump, 1x Pump, 1x Water Carrier, 1x Water Rescue Vehicle and Boat)
Retained stations in the service area include: Bewdley, Broadway, Bromyard, Eardisley, Ewyas Harold, Fownhope, Kingsland, Kington, Ledbury, Leintwardine, Leominster, Pebworth, Pershore, Peterchurch, Ross-on-Wye, Stourport, Tenbury Wells, Upton, and Whitchurch.
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