Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service

The Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is a fire and rescue service covering the county of Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. The NFRS are responsible for the entire 1468 square-mile (2,364 km²) area with a population of around 723,000.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service

Operational area
Country	England, UK
County	Northamptonshire
Address	Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 8BW
Agency overview
Annual calls	13,174 (2017-18)[1]
Commissioner	Stephen Mold
Chief Fire Officer	Darren Dovey
Facilities and equipment
Stations	22
Website
http://www.northantsfire.gov.uk

History

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was founded in 1974 when the former Northamptonshire Fire Brigade and Northampton Borough Fire Brigade (both formed in 1948 by the Fire Services Act 1947) merged.

Organisation

The NFRS is currently overseen by the Northamptonshire County Council, however as of 1 January 2019; the fire service and county police service will have a merged commissioner's office.[2]

Further information about merge: Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service currently have 22 fire stations,[3] 1 headquarters and 1 administration hub[4] (shared with Northamptonshire Police).

Fire Stations

Station Callsign	Station Name	Duty System	Appliances
FE M01	The Mounts	Wholetime	1x WrL, 1x COV
FE M02	Towcester	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrC
FE M03	Woodford Halse	Retained	1x WrL
FE M04	Daventry	Day Crewed/Retained	2x WrL, 1x CIV
FE M05	Long Buckby	Retained	1x WrL, 1x IIV
FE M06	Guilsborough	Retained	1x WrL, 1x CRV
FE M07	Brixworth	Retained	1x WrL, 1x IIV
FE M08	Brackely	Retained	1x WrL, 1x CIV, 1x IIV
FE M09	Moulton	Wholetime/Retained/	1x LWrL, 1x CARP, 1x PM* for: 1x BASU, 1x WelFU, 1x GPP
FE M10/M28	Mereway	Wholetime	1x WrL, 1x TRV, 1x WRU+IrbT, 1x JCU
FE M11	Kettering	Wholetime/Retained	1x WrL, 1x LWrL, 1x IIV, 1x PM* for Pods: 1x WrC, 1x BFU
FE M12	Corby	Wholetime	1x WrL, 1x CARP, 1x PM+HVP*, 1xPM+HVHL*, 1xPM+MDcU*
FE M13	Rothwell	Retained	1x WrL
FE M14	Oundle	Retained	1x WrL
FE M15	Thrapston	Retained	1x WrL, 1x IIV, 1x CRV
FE M16	Raunds	Retained	1x WrL, 1x IIV, 1 x ESCP, 1 x CRV
FE M17	Burton Latimer	Retained	1x WrL, 1x CRV
FE M18	Desborough	Retained	1x WrL, 1x IIV
FE M19	Earls Barton	Retained	1x WrL
FE M20/M28	Wellingborough	Wholetime/Retained	1x WrL, 1x LWrL, 1x WRU/ARU, 1x WRU+IrbT
FE M21	Irthlingborough	Retained	1x WrL
FE M22	Rushden	Day Crewed/Retained	1x WrL, 1x LWrL

Vehicles and Appliances

Vehicles and Appliances Assigned to Stations

Code Name	Full Name	Callsign	Count	Notes
WrL	Pump	P1/P2	23 assigned to 22 stations
LWrL	Light Pump	P3	4 assigned to 4 stations
CARP	Combined Aerial Rescue Pump	P6	2 assigned to 2 stations
RIV	Rapid Intervention Vehicle	L1	Unassigned	Retired
CIV	Cobra Intervention Vehicle	L1/ L2	2 assigned to 2 stations
WrC	Water Carrier	W1	2 assigned to 2 stations
HVP	High Volume Pump	T8	1 assigned to Corby (M12)	Government issued
HVHL	Double Hose Layer Unit	T9	1 assigned to Corby (M12)	Government issued
IIV	Initial Intervention Vehicle	R1	6 assigned to 6 stations
TRV	Technical Rescue Vehicle	R1	1 assigned to Mereway (M10)
WRU	Water Rescue Unit	B1	3 assigned to 2 stations
IrbT	Inshore Rescue Boat	B2	1 assigned to 2 stations
ARU	Animal Rescue Unit	R1	1 assigned to Wellingborough (M20)
CRV	Co-Responder Vehicle	V1	2 assigned to 2 stations
ICCU	Incident Command & Control Unit	C1	Unassigned	Retired
JCU	Joint Command Unit	J1	Assigned to Mereway (M10)	Shared with Northamptonshire Police
ESCP	Emergency Services Cadets Pump	N/A	1 assigned to Raunds(M16)
COV	Community Outreach Vehicle	C1	1 assigned to The Mounts (M01)	Shared with Northamptonshire Police
PM	Prime Mover	T2/T8/T9	5 assigned to 3 stations

NFRS Vehicles and Appliances (Used for Training, Administration and Support)

Full Name	Count	Notes
Pumps	5 unassigned	Used for major incidents, backups, training and spares.
Hose Carries	2 unassigned	Used for major incidents and training.
Crew Carrier	22 assigned to 22 stations	Used for major incidents.
Fire Investigation Dog Van	1 unassigned	Used for fire investigations.
Unmarked Officer Car	3 assigned to Area Managers 22 assigned to Station Managers	Used for officer transport to incidents and scenes.
Hydrant Maintenance Vehicle	Unknown	Used to maintain hydrants across Northamptonshire.
Appliance Maintenance Vehicle	Unknown	Used to maintain fleet of NFRS vehicles and appliances.
General Purpose Support Vehicle	Unknown	Used as a general purpose repairs and maintenance.
Large Crew Transport Van	Unknown	Used for transport to major incidents and training.

Vehicles that are Unassigned or have an Unknown Location

Code Name	Full Name	Callsign	Notes
WrC	Water Carrier		Used to transport large amounts of water to incidents
BFU	Bulk Foam Unit		Used to transport large amounts of foam to incidents
BASU	Breathing Apparatus Support Unit		Used to transport extra cylinders and masks
WelFU	Welfare Unit		Used at incidents and events to provide relief to crews
GPP	General Purpose Pod		Used to transport equipment to incidents
MDcU	Mass Decontaminaiton Unit		Used for Emergency CBRN Response

See also

• List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty

References

1. https://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/northamptonshire-fire-and-rescue-service/Pages/default.aspx
2. "Inside | Office of Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner". Office of Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
3. "Fire stations". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
4. "Take a look around new police base near Kettering". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 November 2018.