Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the English county of Cheshire, consisting of the unitary authorities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington. It operates 29 fire stations. The service is led by the Chief Fire Officer, currently Mark Cashin,[1] and the Service Management Team. It is managed by the Cheshire Fire Authority, which is composed of councillors from the local communities of Cheshire, Halton and Warrington. They make decisions on issues such as policy, finance and resources.

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service
Operational area
Country United Kingdom
Country England
County Cheshire
Agency overview
Established1 April 1948 (1948-04-01)
Employees989
Facilities and equipment
Stations29
Website
Official website

The service
The City of Chester Dennis F7 entered service in 1949.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service employs over 980 staff and looks after a population of 984,300 people spread across an area of 2,334 square kilometres. It has 28 fire stations and a headquarters in Winsford. The region features several large urban areas such as Warrington and Chester, an extensive transport infrastructure and one of the highest concentrations of petrochemical industries in the country. It is in close proximity to two major airports: Manchester and Liverpool.

The service responds to emergency incidents - known as Emergency Response (ER) across the four unitary council areas of:

  • Halton
  • Warrington
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West and Chester

Fire stations/appliances
Cheshire Safety Day

A total of 28 fire stations are strategically sited throughout the county. These are broken down as:

  • 7 wholetime-only shift fire stations crewed 24/7
  • 2 wholetime shift fire stations crewed 24/7, with an additional on-call crew
  • 6 day-crewed stations (3 nucleus) crewed during the day and by on-call staff at night
  • 13 stations crewed by on-call personnel 24/7

More info on Each Station can be found on the Cheshire Fire Website : https://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/about-us/local-fire-stations

Station callsign Station name Duty system Appliances
E01WarringtonWholetime/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x WRU*
E02BirchwoodNucleus1x WrL
E03Stockton HeathRetained1x WrL
E04WidnesWholetime1x WrL
E05RuncornWholetime & Retained2x WrL
E06FrodshamRetained1x WrL
E07 Powey Lane (Mollington) Wholetime/Cross Crewed* 1x WrL,1x FoT*,2x PM*, 1x HVP Pod, 1x DHB Pod, 2x HMEPU Pods, 1x MDD Pod
E08Ellesmere PortWholetime2x WrL
E09ChesterWholetime/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x WRU*
E10TarporleyRetained1x WrL
E11MalpasRetained1x WrL
E12NantwichRetained1x WrL, 1x LWrL, 1x EFR
E13AudlemRetained1x WrL, 1x L4P
E14AlsagerRetained1x WrL
E15CreweWholetime2x WrL, 1x BACU*
E16SandbachRetained1x WrL, 1x RRRU
E17Holmes ChapelRetained1x WrL, 1x RRRU
E18CongletonDay Crewed1x WrL
E19MacclesfieldNucleus & Retained2x WrL, 1x HP
E20BollingtonRetained/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x ARU*
E22PoyntonRetained1x WrL
E23WilmslowNucleus1x WrL
E24KnutsfordRetained1x WrL
E25NorthwichWholetime2x WrL, 1x ICU*, 1x WFU*
E26MiddlewichRetained1x WrL
E27WinsfordWholetime2x WrL, 1x MRU*, 1xICU*
E28 Lymm Wholetime/Cross Crewed* 1x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x RRU*
E29 Penketh Wholetime & Retained 2x WrL

Fire appliance glossary/callsigns
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service badged Gallet helmet
  • Water Ladder (WrL): E01P1, E02P1, E03P1, E04P1, E05P1, E05P2, E06P1, E07P1, E08P1, E08P2, E09P1, E10P1, E11P1, E12P1, E13P1, E14P1, E15P1, E15P2, E16P1, E17P1, E18P1, E19P1, E19P2, E20P1, E22P1, E23P1, E24P1, E25P1, E25P2, E26P1, E27P1, E27P2, E28P1, E29P1, E29P2
  • Light Water Ladder (LWrL): E12P2
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): E09A1, E28A1
  • Hydraulic Platform (HPV): E19A1
  • Water Incident Unit (WIU): E01B2, E09B2
  • Incident Command Unit (ICU): E25C1
  • Light 4x4 Pump (L4P): E13T1
  • Rapid Response Rescue Unit (RRRU): E16R1, E17R1
  • Animal Rescue Unit (ARU): E20R3
  • Rope Rescue Unit (RRU): E28R4
  • Major Rescue Unit (MRU): E27R7
  • Foam Tender (FoT): E07S2
  • Breathing Apparatus Command Unit (BACU): E15S5
  • Welfare Unit (WFU): E25S7
  • Co Responder (COR): E12V1
  • Prime Movers (PM): E07T8, E07T9
  • Hazmat and Environmental Protection Unit Pods (HMEPU): E07N851, E07N852
  • High Volume Pump Pod (HVP): E07N991
  • Double Hose Box Pod (DHB): E07N981
  • Mass Decontamination Disrobe Pod (MDD): E07591

See also

References
  1. "New Fire Chief announced for Cheshire". cheshirefire.gov.uk.
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