Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Derbyshire, England.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
Country United Kingdom
Country England
County Derbyshire
Agency overview
Chief Fire OfficerGavin Tomlinson
Facilities and equipment
Stations31
Website
Official website

History

The Fire Services Act 1947 created two brigades for Derbyshire - the County Borough of Derby Fire Brigade and the Derbyshire Fire Service. In 1974, local government reorganisation led to the creation of a single organisation for the county - Derbyshire Fire Service. The word 'rescue' was added to the title in the early 1990s to reflect the changing responsibilities of the service.[1]

Stations

There are 31 fire stations currently in operation with the service, consisting of:

Station Name Duty System Appliances
BuxtonWholetime/On-Call1x WLP, 1x MoG, 1x WrC, 1x WrU, 1x CsU
ChesterfieldWholetime1x WLP, 1x ALP
StaveleyWholetime/On-Call2x WLP, 1x PM+Pods (MRU, BA, Foam & IS)
AlfretonWholetime/On-Call2x WLP, 1x TRMoG
IlkestonWholetime/On-Call2x WLP, 1x WrC, 1x PM+HVP
KingswayWholetime1x WLP, 1x WRU
Nottingham RoadWholetime1x WLP, 1x PM+MRU
Ascot DriveWholetime1x WLP, 1x ALP
Long EatonWholetime/On-Call2x WLP, 1x WCU, 1x ICU
GlossopWeekday Plus/On-Call1x WLP, 1x MoG, 1x ATV
MatlockWeekday Plus/On-Call1x WLP, 1x MoG
SwadlincoteDay Crewed/On-Call2x WLP
New MillsOn-Call1x WLP
Whaley BridgeOn-Call1x WLP
Chapel En Le FrithOn-Call1x WLP
BradwellOn-Call1x WLP
HathersageOn-Call1x WLP
DronfieldOn-Call1x WLP
ClowneOn-Call1x WLP
BakewellOn-Call1x WLP
BolsoverOn-Call1x WLP
ShirebrookOn-Call1x WLP
Clay CrossOn-Call2x WLP, 1x WrC
AshbourneOn-Call2x WLP
WirksworthOn-Call1x WLP
CrichOn-Call1x WLP
RipleyOn-Call1x WLP
BelperOn-Call1x WLP, 1x NU+Pods (WP & BA)
HeanorOn-Call1x WLP
DuffieldOn-Call1x WLP
MelbourneOn-Call1x WLP

Appliances
  • Water Ladder Pump (WLP)
  • Unimog Pump (MoG)
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP)
  • Water Carrier (WrC)
  • Water Rescue Unit (WRU)
  • Command Support Unit (CsU)
  • Incident Command Unit (ICU)
  • Technical Rescue Unimog (TRMoG)
  • All Terrain Vehicle (ATV)
  • Welfare Catering Unit (WCU)

Pods
  • Prime Mover (PM+)
  • Netras Unit (NU+)
  • Major Rescue Unit Pod (MRU)
  • Breathing Apparatus Pod (BA)
  • Bulk Foam Pod (Foam)
  • Incident Support Pod (IS)
  • High Volume Pump (HVP)
  • Welfare Pod (WP)

Notable Incidents
  • Derbyshire Fire and Rescue service were heavily involved in the coordination and response to the near-dam collapse incident at Toddbrook Reservoir, Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire. The service operated its strategic response out of a holding area based at Buxton fire station and its operational response from a forward command post at a sports field at the side of the reservoir. On 1 August 2019, a major incident was declared and 1,500 residents were evacuated from parts of Whaley Bridge, Furness Vale and New Mills after concrete slabs on the 1969 overflow spillway were partially dislodged by high volumes of water following several days of heavy rain. The Environment Agency issued a 'danger to life' warning due to the possibility of the dam collapsing. High-volume pumps were deployed to take water from the reservoir to prevent it from overflowing and reduce pressure on the dam. An RAF Chinook helicopter dropped 400 tonnes of aggregate into the damaged area and specialist contractors added concrete grouting between the bags of ballast to bind them together to support the spillway.
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See also

Notes
  1. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service 2010, p. 7.

References
  • Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (2010). "The History of Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service", Internal Publication.
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