Dorset Fire and Rescue Service

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Dorset Fire and Rescue Service

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area	Dorset, south west England.
Size
Population
Operations
Formed	1941
HQ	Dorchester
Staff
Stations	26
Chief Fire Officer
Website	Dorset Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Authority	Dorset fire and rescue authority

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Dorset, south-west England.

Contents 1 History 2 Stations 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

Dorset fire and rescue service was formed by mainly volunteer brigades after more services across the United Kingdom began to form. In its early days, the service was owned by local county councils. Between the years of 1948 and 1974, the FRS had eighteen part-time stations and three full time stations, this however has changed in more recent years. The borough of Bournemouth and the borough of Christchurch became part of the county of Dorset, therefore merging in to the Dorsets' fire and rescue service.^[1]

[edit] Stations

The service now has a total of twenty-six fire stations, this number has increased since its very early days; however the majority of the stations in use today are operated by retained fire fighters. There are currently:

• Three wholetime fire stations
• Four wholetime and retained stations
• One is staffed by day duty and retained.
• Eighteen retained stations.^[2]

[edit] See also

• Fire service in the UK
• Fire engine
• Fire apparatus
• Fire
• FiReControl

[edit] References

1. ^ History of the service-changes and merges
2. ^ Total no. of stations (wholetime/retained etc)