Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
| County |  Buckinghamshire |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 April 1997 (1997-04-01) |
| Employees | 683 |
| Chief Fire Officer | Jason Thelwell |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 20 |
| USAR | Yes |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, is the Local Authority Fire Service serving the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. It comprises the four districts of Buckinghamshire – Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe – and the unitary authority of Milton Keynes.
The Combined Fire Authority became operational on 1 April 1997 as a result of the Buckinghamshire Fire Services(Combination Scheme) Order 1996 which was approved in November 1996.[1]
Contents
1 Fire Stations/Appliances[2][3]
2 Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Fire Stations/Appliances[2][3][edit]
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service operates 20 fire stations, of which six are crewed day and night (wholetime), four are day-crewed (on station everyday, 09:00 to 18:00 and respond from their homes in the night) the remainder are crewed by on call firefighters who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within five minutes of a call being received.
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service also operate a pool of "flexi-firefighters" who fill in gaps in wholetime crewing.[4]
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| JC11 | Great Holm | Wholetime / On Call | 2x RP, 1x TL, |
| JC12 | Bletchley | Wholetime / On Call | 1x RP, 1x WTT*, 1x FESS* |
| JC13 | Broughton | Wholetime / On Call | 1x RP, 1x WT*, 1x OSU* |
| JC14 | Newport Pagnell | Day Crewed | 1x RP, 1x WRU |
| JC15 | Olney | On Call | 1x WT |
| JC21 | Aylesbury | Wholetime / On Call | 3x RP, 1x OSU*, 1x ICCU*, 1x EPU/ARU |
| JC22 | Buckingham | Day Crewed / On Call | 1x RP, 1x WT* |
| JC23 | Winslow | On Call | 1x WT |
| JC24 | Brill | On Call | 1x WT |
| JC25 | Waddesdon | On Call | 1X WTT |
| JC26 | Haddenham | On Call | 1x RP |
| JC29 | Aylesbury (USAR) | Wholetime | 5x PM for 5x USAR Pods |
| JC31 | Amersham | Day Crewed / On Call | 2x RP |
| JC32 | Chesham | On Call | 1x RP |
| JC33 | Great Missenden | On Call | 1x RP |
| JC41 | High Wycombe | Wholetime / On Call | 3x RP, 1x TL |
| JC42 | Princes Risborough | On Call | 1x RP, 1x FT |
| JC43 | Stokenchurch | On Call | 1x SFU |
| JC44 | Marlow | On Call | 1x RP, 1x OSU |
| JC51 | Beaconsfield | Wholetime / On Call | 2x RP, 1x WRU, |
| JC52 | Gerrards Cross | Day Crewed | 1x RP 1x WTa |
Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns[edit]
- (RP) - Rescue Pump P1/P2
- (WT) - Water Tender P1/P2/P4
- (TL) - Turntable Ladder: A8
- (WRU) - Water Rescue Unit: B1
- (OSU) - Operational Support Unit: S6
- (ICU) - Incident Command and Control Unit: C7
- (WTT) - Water Tanker Tender: PW1/PW2
- (WTa) - Water Tanker: W5
- (FT) - Foam Tanker: W5
- (SFU) - Small Fires Unit (SP4)
- (EPU/ARU) - Environmental Protection Unit / Animal Rescue Unit: S61
- (FESS) British Red Cross Fire and Emergency Support Service: S7
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR):
- Prime Mover (PM): T6/T7/T8
Pods:
- Module 1 - Technical Search Equipment
- Module 2 - Heavy Transport, Confined Space & Hot Cutting
- Module 3 - Breaching & Breaking Equipment
- Module 4 - Multi Purpose Vehicle
- Module 5 - Shoring Operations
See also[edit]
- List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty
References[edit]
^ "STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1996 No. 2924". Legislation.gov.uk. 19 November 1996. Retrieved 13 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Bucks Fire & Rescue Service | Our Fire Stations | Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes". bucksfire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
^ "Bucks Fire & Rescue Service | Meet The Fleet | Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes". bucksfire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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External links[edit]
- Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
- Fire Brigades Union (Southern Region)
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