Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
| Aestimemur agendo | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 England |
| County |
 Norfolk |
| Agency overview | |
| Chief Fire Officer | Roy Harold |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 42 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service operates in the English non-metropolitan county of Norfolk.
The Headquarters
The Headquarters of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service is in the village of Hethersett which is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Norwich.[1] The full address is Whitegates, Hethersett, NR9 3DN. Whitegates was commandeered for use by the National Fire Service during the Second World War and was eventually purchased by Norfolk County Council in 1950. The building was built as a family home in the late eighteenth century and has had various owners over the years. New building at the rear of the original house in recent times has replaced the coach house and stables of earlier times.
Fire Stations/Appliances
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acle | Retained | 1x RRP | |
| N40 | Attleborough | Retained | 1x RP, 1x O&WSU |
| N20 | Aylsham | Retained | 1x WrL |
| N88 | Carrow | Wholetime | 1x HRP, 1x TRU, 1x IrbT, 1x US&RDU |
| N66 | Cromer | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x RP |
| N42 | Dereham | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x RP |
| N88 | USAR | Wholetime/Retained | 1x SDU, 1x TRU, 1x IrbT, 1x OSU, 3x PM + Modules 1/2/3/4/5 |
| Diss | Retained | 1x WrL, 1x RP | |
| Downham Market | Retained | 1x RP | |
| N87 | East Harling | Retained | 1x WrL |
| N44 | Fakenham | Retained | 1x RP, 1x WrT, 1x F/WrC |
| Gorleston | Wholetime/Retained | 1x WrT | |
| N69 | Great Yarmouth | Wholetime/Retained | 1x WrL, 1x HRP, 1x RRP, 1x ALP |
| Harleston | Retained | 1x WrL | |
| Heacham | Retained | 1x RP | |
| N73 | Hethersett | Retained | 1x RP, 1x F/WrC, 1x IRU |
| Hingham | Retained | 1x WrL | |
| Holt | Retained | 1x RP | |
| N46 | Hunstanton | Retained | 1x RP |
| N47 | King's Lynn North | Wholetime (Split Crew)/Retained | 1x RP, 1x WrL, 1x RRP, 1x ALP |
| N47 | King's Lynn South | Wholetime (Split Crew) | 1x HRP, 1x TRU, 1x IrbT |
| Loddon | Retained | 1x RRP | |
| N26 | Long Stratton | Retained | 1x WrL |
| Martham | Retained | 1x RRP | |
| Massingham | Retained | 1x WrL | |
| Methwold | Retained | 1x RRP | |
| N72 | Mundesley | Retained | 1x WrL |
| N87 | North Earlham | Wholetime/Retained | 1x RP, 1x WrT, 1x ALP |
| N73 | North Walsham | Retained | 1x WrL |
| Outwell | Retained | 1x WrL | |
| Reepham | Retained | 1x WrL | |
| Sandringham | Retained | 2x WrT | |
| N74 | Sheringham | Retained | 1x WrL |
| N29 | Sprowston | Wholetime | 1x RP, 1x EPU, 1x FESS |
| N75 | Staltham | Retained | 1x RP |
| N52 | Swaffham | Retained | 1x RP |
| Terrington | Retained | 1x RP | |
| N54 | Thetford | Day Crewed/Retained | 1x HRP, 1x RRP, 1x TRU, 1x IrbT, 1x PM pods: 1x HVP, 1x HVHL |
| N57 | Watton | Retained | 1x RP |
| Wells | Retained | 1x WrL | |
| West Walton | Retained | 1x WrT | |
| Wroxham | Retained | 1x RRP | |
| N31 | Wymondham | Retained | 2x WrL, 1x CCU |
Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns
- Rescue Pump (RP): P1 / P2
- Water Ladder (WrL): P3 / P4
- Water Tender (WrT): P5 / P6
- Heavy Rescue Pump (HRP): P7
- Rural Response Pump (RRP): P8
- Foam / Water Carrier (F/WrC): W9
- Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A6
- Command & Control Unit (CCU): C0
- Environmental Protection Unit (EPU): H0
- Fire & Emergency Support Service (FESS): S0
- Operational & Welfare Support Unit (O&WSU): S1
- Technical Rescue Unit (TRU): S0
- Inshore Rescue Boat (IrbT)
- Underwater Search & Recovery Diving Unit (US&RDU): S2
- Prime Mover (PM): T9
Pods:
- High Volume Pump (HVP)
- High Volume Hose Layer (HVHL)
CBRN Response:
Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9
Urban Search & Rescue Unit (USAR):
Norfolk also hosts one of the UK's Urban Search and Rescue teams, these were originally set up as a response to the 9/11 tragedy in New York. The Norfolk team comprises 15 wholetime USAR technicians and 16 retained technicians along with a search dog. The team is based in Dereham in central Norfolk alongside the town's retained crew.
- Search & Rescue Dog Unit (SDU): R9
- Technical Rescue Unit (TRU): S0
- Inshore Rescue Boat (IrbT)
- Operational Support Unit (OSU): S1
- Prime Mover (PM): T6 / T7 / T8
Pods:
- Module 1 - Technical Search Equipment
- Module 2 - Heavy Transport, Confined Space & Hot Cutting Equipment
- Module 3 - Breaching & Breaking Equipment
- Module 4 - Multi Purpose Vehicle
- Module 5 - Shoring Operations
Notable Incidents
- 1966 Neatishead - three firefighters lost their lives tackling a fire in a bunker at RAF Neatishead. The cause was arson.
- 1991 Thetford - Plastic recycling centre. A large fire which burned for four days[2]
- 1994 Norwich - Norwich library destroyed by fire. The main fire station of Norwich was opposite the library but due to the dramatic spread of the fire the building could not be saved[3]
- 1995 Wroxham - a ten-hour blaze in a department store[4]
- 1995 Norwich - a fire in the historic Assembly Rooms
- 1998 Attleborough - Poultry processing plant fire
- 1999 Ditchingham - Maltings fire
- 2011 Great Yarmouth - four men killed in industrial accident; nine fire crews attended[5]
- 2013 Norwich - eleven people injured in low speed train crash at Norwich railway station. The signal box was not alerted to the accident for 24 minutes[6][7]
- 2013 Swaffham - Fish and Chip shop destroyed in blaze with 10 appliances in attendance.
- 2014 Fakenham - 90 firefighters attended a fire in a department store[8]
- 2014 Cley-next-the-Sea - a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk crashed, killing four crew
- 2014 Gillingham - four men killed in helicopter crash in thick fog; one of them was Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond.
- 2016 Great Yarmouth - 20 plus appliances and 88 firecrew attend large fire on Regent road inside Regent Arcade and Super Bowl UK Regent. Building destroyed.[9]
Gallery
- Incidents
Norwich Assembly Rooms fire 1995
Roy's of Wroxham fire (1995)
Norwich library fire (1994)
- Facilities
The Headquarters of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, Whitegates, Hethersett,
Acle fire station, Old Road
Cromer fire station, Canada Road
Fakenham fire station, Norwich Road
Heacham fire station
Holt fire station, Norwich Road
King's Lynn fire station.JPG)
Sheringham fire station, Cromer Road
Swaffham fire station, West Acre Road
See also
- UK Firefighter dispute 2002/2003
- Historical Fire Brigades of the United Kingdom
- History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey Explorer Map, Sheet 237, Norwich, Wymondham, Attleborough and Watton, ISBN 0-319-23809-1
- ↑ http://www.lgcplus.com/legal-definition-of-waste-sought-after-east-anglian-fire/1645399.article
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/1/newsid_2526000/2526839.stm
- ↑ http://www.norfolkfireservice.gov.uk/nfrs/your-local-station/31-locations/214-wroxham
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-12261186
- ↑ http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/key_findings_in_report_into_train_crash_in_norwich_which_put_11_people_in_hospital_1_3582966
- ↑ http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140501_R092014_Norwich.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-27564523
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-36983781
External links
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