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Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
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The Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. It is administered by a joint authority of 13 members, 9 appointed by Wiltshire County Council and 4 by Swindon Borough Council. They serve for an annual term.[1]
The service is also one of the few to have trained in cave and quarry rescue, having to cover the underground area of Corsham. The fire and rescue service's headquarters is located at Manor House, Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire.
Fire Stations
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has a total of 25 fire stations (three wholetime, three day-crewed and eighteen retained stations). One is a nucleus fire station.
A full list of fire stations and front-line appliances can be found here
Wiltshire Wholetime
- Salisbury (Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Emergency Support Unit, Aerial Ladder Platform, Control Unit, Foam Unit), Swindon (Water Tender Ladder (x2), Aerial Ladder Platform, Damage Control Unit, Chemical Incident Unit), Stratton St Margaret (Water Tender Ladder (x2))
Wiltshire Day-Crewed / Retained
- Chippenham (Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Emergency Support Unit, Control Unit, Rope Rescue Unit), Trowbridge (Water Tender Ladder (x2), Emergency Support Unit, Pump Platform, Rope Rescue Unit), Westlea, Swindon (Water Tender Ladder, Emergency Support Unit)
Wiltshire Retained
- Bradford on Avon (Water Tender Ladder), Calne (Water Tender Ladder), Cooper Avon, Melksham (Water Tender, Water Rescue Unit), Corsham (Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender), Cricklade (Water Tender Ladder), Devizes (Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender, Water Carrier), Ludgershall (Water Tender Ladder, Land Rover Pump), Malmesbury (Water Tender Ladder), Marlborough (Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender), Melksham (Water Tender Ladder), Mere (Water Tender Ladder), Pewsey (Water Tender Ladder), Ramsbury (Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier), Tisbury (Water Tender Ladder), Warminster (Water Tender Ladder (x2), Damage Control Unit, Chemical Incident Unit), Westbury (Water Tender Ladder, Land Rover Pump), Wilton (Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier), Wootton Bassett (Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier)
Wiltshire Nucleus
- Amesbury (Water Tender Ladder, Water Tender)
Other Facilities
- Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Devizes
- Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service Training & Development Centre, Devizes
- Emergency Services Communication Centre, Devizes
See also
References
- ^ Combined Fire Authority. "About Us". Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
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