Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of what was the county of Humberside (1974–1996), but now consists of the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire in northern England.

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

Operational area
Country	England
County	Humberside
Agency overview
Established	1974 (1974)
Employees	992 Operational, 33 Control Room & 254 Support Staff
Chief Fire Officer	Chris Blacksell
EMS level	BLS
Facilities and equipment
Divisions	4[1]
Stations	31
Engines	46 (9 Reserves)
Rescues	2
Website
Official website

History

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1974 as a result of the new Government laws stating that all areas must have an official fire service. When Humberside County Council, was abolished in 1995, a parliamentary combination order came into effect, establishing Humberside Fire Authority (the current ruling body of Humberside Fire Brigade) with control of all brigade personnel, equipment and premises. This is a combined fire authority, which is financed by the constituent councils of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Kingston upon Hull City Council, North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council.

In 1987 Humberside Fire Brigade changed its name to Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.[2] This was to reflect the role they now play in many aspects of fire safety as they do much more than just putting out fires.[3]

In 2007 Humberside Fire and Rescue Service featured on a BBC One show entitled Women on Fire. Cameras followed two female firefighters during a 16-day intensive training course to allow them to become retained firefighters for Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.[4]

Recent events

On 1 January 2013 plans were submitted to Hull City Council expressing Humberside Fire and Rescue Service's intention to replace Clough Road fire station, to build a new £3.9 million facility on the same site. In April 2013 planning permission was granted by Hull City Council. The new station became operational in July 2015.[5] In a similar fashion, due to the ongoing expansion of Hull New Theatre, Hull Central fire station was closed, having been mostly demolished beforehand, and operations were moved to a new station on Spring Street in 2017.[6]

In January 2017 work on a £9 million Integrated Care Centre (ICC) began which will include a new fire station for East Hull. The site for this is that of the former David Lister School off Rosmead Street. The site is due to open in 2018.[7]

Service Headquarters (SHQ)

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service's headquarters are on the western outskirts of Hull in Summergroves Way near the boundary with Hessle. This building houses the majority of the Service's administration and support services including Stores, IT, Health & Safety, Training etc.

Fire Stations/Appliances

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) operates from 30 fire stations. These stations are strategically situated around the region to ensure suitable coverage around the region. 8 of these stations are Wholetime, 3 stations are Wholetime/Retained, and 19 station are Retained. The 30 Stations are divided into four Community Protection Units (CPU's) each one covering a different area of Humberside.[8] Below are various tables that list the Station Callsign, location, Duty System and Appliances at each of the stations.

East Riding of Yorkshire

Station Callsign:	Station Name:	Duty System:	Appliances:
DH04	Beverley	Retained/Cross Crewed*	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR, 2x PM* for: 1x HVP, 1x HVHL, 1x MDD
DH05	Brough	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, ICU, 1x EFR
DH06	Market Weighton	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH07	Pocklington	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH10	Bridlington	Wholetime/Retained	2x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x ALP, 1x EFR
DH11	Driffield	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH13	Hornsea	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH14	Withernsea	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH15	Patrington	Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH16	Preston	Retained	1x WrT
DH24	Goole	Wholetime/Retained	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH25	Snaith	Retained	1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH30	Howden	Retained	1x WrT, 1x EFR

Kingston upon Hull

Station Callsign:	Station Name:	Duty System:	Appliances:
DH01	Central	Wholetime	1x WrL, 1x DIM
DH02	Hull North, Clough Road	Wholetime/Cross Crewed*	1x WrL, 1x SFU, 1x RSU*
DH03	Hull West, Calvert Lane	Wholetime/Cross Crewed*	1x WrL, 1x WrT, 1x ALP, 1x ICCU*
DH08	Hull East, Southcoats Lane	Wholetime	1x WrL, 1x PM* for: 1x TRU, 1x EPU
DH09	Bransholme	Wholetime/Cross Crewed*	1x WrT, 1x WIU+IrB, 1x ESU*

North East Lincolnshire

Station Callsign:	Station Name:	Duty System:	Appliances:
DH17	Grimsby, Peaks Lane	Wholetime/Cross Crewed*	1x WrL, 2x WrT, 1x WIU, 1x IrB, 1x ALP,
DH19	Cleethorpes	Retained	1x SFU
DH20	Immingham East	Wholetime/Cross Crewed*	1 x WrL 1x WrT, 1x DIM*, 1x PM+TRU*, 1x IRU*
DH21	Waltham	Retained	1x SFU

North Lincolnshire

Station Callsign:	Station Name:	Duty System:	Appliances:
DH22	Barton	Retained/Cross Crewed*	1x WrT, 1x WSU* 1x EFR,
DH23	Scunthorpe	Wholetime/Retained	1x WrL, 2x WrT, 1x ARP, 1x RSU*, 1x WIU+IrB
DH26	Crowle	Retained	1x WrT, 1x EFR
DH27	Epworth	Retained	1x WrT
DH28	Kirton in Lindsey	Retained	1x WrT, 1X EFR
DH31	Brigg	Retained	1x WrT
DH32	Immingham West	now used as Training Centre for Recruits, non operational

Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns

• Water Ladder (WrL): P1
• Water Tender (WrT): P1/P4/P5
• Small Fire Unit (SFU): L1
• Aerial Rescue Pump (ARP): A1
• Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A1
• Water Support Unit (WSU): W1
• Rescue Support Unit (RSU): R1
• Water Incident Unit + Inshore Rescue Boat (WIU+IrB): M1
• Equipment Support Unit (ESU): S1
• Incident Command & Control Unit (ICCU): C1
• Emergency First Responder Vehicle (EFR): V1
• Prime Mover (PM): T2/T6/T7

Pods:

• Technical Rescue Unit (TRU)
• Environmental Protection Unit (EPU)
• High Volume Pump (HVP)
• Double Hose Laying Unit (HVHL)
• Bulk Foam Unit (BFU)

CBRN Response:

• Detection, Identification & Monitoring (DIM): H8
• Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9
• Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Disrobe (PM+MDD): T6

Gallery

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  Service Headquarters
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  H01 Former Central Station
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  H03 Calvert Lane Station
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  H04 Beverley Station
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  H05 Brough Station
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  H06 Market Weighton Station
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  H07 Pocklington Station
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  H08 East Hull Station
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  H09 Bransholme Station
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  H10 Bridlington Station
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  H11 Driffield Station
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  H13 Hornsea fire station
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  H14 Withernsea
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  H15 Patrington Station
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  H16 Preston Station
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  H17 Peaks Lane Station
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  H18 Cromwell Road Station
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  H19 Cleethorpes Station
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  H20 Immingham East Station
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  H21 Waltham Station
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  H22 Barton upon Humber Station
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  H23 Scunthorpe Station
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  H24 Goole Station
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  H25 Snaith Station
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  H26 Crowle Station
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  H27 Epworth Station
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  H28 Kirton in Lindsey Station
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  H29 Winterton Station
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  H30 Howden Station
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  H32 Immingham West Station
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  H31 Brigg Station, Rear Door

See also

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

References

1. "Your Local Area". Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
2. "HFRS Response". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2013-01-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Women on fire". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
5. "Inside Hull's new £3.9m fire station in Clough Road". Hull Daily Mail. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
6. "Take a look around as Hull's new Central Fire Station opens". Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
7. "Work begins on Integrated Care Centre which will house new East Hull fire station". Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
8. "Your Local Area". Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved 19 April 2013.