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 Officer	Gavin Tomlinson
Facilities and equipment
Stations	31
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
Buxton	Wholetime/On-Call	1x WLP, 1x MoG, 1x WrC, 1x WrU, 1x CsU
Chesterfield	Wholetime	1x WLP, 1x ALP
Staveley	Wholetime/On-Call	2x WLP, 1x PM+Pods (MRU, BA, Foam & IS)
Alfreton	Wholetime/On-Call	2x WLP, 1x TRMoG
Ilkeston	Wholetime/On-Call	2x WLP, 1x WrC, 1x PM+HVP
Kingsway	Wholetime	1x WLP, 1x WRU
Nottingham Road	Wholetime	1x WLP, 1x PM+MRU
Ascot Drive	Wholetime	1x WLP, 1x ALP
Long Eaton	Wholetime/On-Call	2x WLP, 1x WCU, 1x ICU
Glossop	Weekday Plus/On-Call	1x WLP, 1x MoG, 1x ATV
Matlock	Weekday Plus/On-Call	1x WLP, 1x MoG
Swadlincote	Day Crewed/On-Call	2x WLP
New Mills	On-Call	1x WLP
Whaley Bridge	On-Call	1x WLP
Chapel En Le Frith	On-Call	1x WLP
Bradwell	On-Call	1x WLP
Hathersage	On-Call	1x WLP
Dronfield	On-Call	1x WLP
Clowne	On-Call	1x WLP
Bakewell	On-Call	1x WLP
Bolsover	On-Call	1x WLP
Shirebrook	On-Call	1x WLP
Clay Cross	On-Call	2x WLP, 1x WrC
Ashbourne	On-Call	2x WLP
Wirksworth	On-Call	1x WLP
Crich	On-Call	1x WLP
Ripley	On-Call	1x WLP
Belper	On-Call	1x WLP, 1x NU+Pods (WP & BA)
Heanor	On-Call	1x WLP
Duffield	On-Call	1x WLP
Melbourne	On-Call	1x 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.

See also

• Fire service in the United Kingdom
• Fire Control
• Fire apparatus
• Firefighter
• Fire engine
• Fire
• List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty

Notes

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

References

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