Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority of Peterborough.
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Agency overview | |
| Chief Fire Officer | Chris Strickland |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 28 |
| Website | |
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Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1974 from the merger of the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Fire Brigade and the Huntingdon and Peterborough Fire Brigade (which had been formed in 1965 from the merger of Huntingdonshire Fire Brigade and the Soke of Peterborough Fire Brigade); all of which had existed since 1948.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service's headquarters are located in Huntingdon.
Fire stations / appliances
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) operates 28 fire stations, of which four are crewed 24/7 (Wholetime) and three are crewed 0800-1800 (Day Crewed) with On-Call cover at night. The remainder are purely crewed by On-Call firefighters, who live near to their fire station and can arrive within five minutes of a call being received. Uniquely, Peterborough also has a separate 'volunteer fire brigade' (PVFB) whose training, equipment and mobilisation falls under Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. It is crewed by volunteers, in exactly the same way as the On-Call firefighters do, but they do not get paid.
The breakdown of all stations is as follows:
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| B01 | Cambridge | Wholetime | 2x RP (1 used as Roamping Pump), 1x Wrl, 1x MS, 1x RV |
| B02 | Cottenham | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B03 | Sutton | On-call | 1x LRP |
| B04 | Littleport | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B05 | Ely | Day Crewed & On-call | 1x RP 1x WrL |
| B06 | Soham | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B07 | Burwell | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B09 | Linton | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B10 | Sawston | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B11 | Gamlingay | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B30 | Cambourne | Crewed by B11/B12 | 1PM+ HVP, 1PM+ HVHL, 1x 4WD |
| B12 | Papworth | On-call | 1x WrL |
| B13 | St Neots | Day Crewed & On-Call | 1x RP, 1x WrL, 1x ISU (Inc Hazmat/Decontam/Environmental) |
| A14 | Dogsthorpe | Wholetime | 1x RP, 1x RV |
| A15 | Peterborough RV | Volunteer (On-call) | 1x WrL |
| A16 | Stanground | Wholetime | 2x RP (1 used as Roaming Pump), 1x MS |
| A17 | Yaxley | On-call | 1x WrL |
| A18 | Whittlesey | On-call | 1x WrL |
| A19 | Thorney | On-call | 1x WrL |
| A20 | Wisbech | Day Crewed Plus & On-Call | 1x RP, 1x WrL |
| A21 | March | On-call | 1x LRP, 1x WrL |
| A22 | Manea | On-call | 1x WrL |
| A23 | Chatteris | On-call | 1x WrL |
| A24 | Ramsey | On-call | 1x WrL, 1x WC |
| A25 | Sawtry | On-call | 1x WrL |
| A26 | Kimbolton | On-call | 1x LRP |
| A27 | Huntingdon | Wholetime & On-call | 1x RP (Inc Rope Rescue), 1x WrL, 1x ICU (Inc Drone), |
| A28 | St Ives | On-call | 1x LRP |
Fire appliance glossary / skills
Rescue Pump (RP)
- Light Rescue Pump (LRP)
- Water Tender Ladder (WrL)
- MultiStar (MS) - Aerial Appliance
- Water Carrier (WC)
- Rescue Vehicle (RV) - Includes Water Rescue (Boats) / Large Animal Rescue
- Incident Command Unit (ICU) - Includes Drone Response
- High Volume Pump (PM+HVP)
- High Volume Hose Layer (PM+HL)
- Incident Support Unit (ISU) - Includes Hazmat/decontamination/Environmental
- Rope Rescue - Huntingdon provide specialist Rope Rescue Response for the county.
- Drones - one drone on the ICU, two drones with specially trained officers.
- Roaming Pump - An appliance crewed by wholetime firefighters 0800-1800, which provides emergency cover to areas of the county with a lack of on-call availability. One is based primarily in the North and one primarily in the South. They are moved between on-call stations to allow a response for the rural communities.
Fire authority
Cambridgeshire County Council was the fire authority until 1998 when Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority was formed following local government reorganisation in the county. The fire authority comprises 17 elected councillors, 13 from Cambridgeshire County Council and four from Peterborough city council. The full authority meets four times a year at Service headquarters, situated at Hinchingbrooke Cottage on the outskirts of Huntingdon. Meetings are open to the general public.[1]
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See also
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References
- The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (retrieved 9 December 2007)