Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Country |
 England |
| County |
 Bedfordshire |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | April 1, 1997 |
| Employees | 600 |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 14 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is an area covered and served by Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council and Luton Borough Council. The Service was previously named Bedfordshire & Luton Fire and Rescue Service from 1 April 1997, following the creation of a separate unitary authority of Luton.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service currently employ more than 600 staff on a variety of conditions of service. These include Firefighters on the Wholetime shift system; Firefighters on the Retained Duty System; Fire Officers on the Flexible Duty System, Fire Control Operators and non-operational staff.
The county's control room was due to move into a regional control centre in Cambridge in 2011 as part of the FiReControl project.[1]
The Firefighters currently working at the Counties five Wholetime stations are the first in the Country to work 24-hour shifts.
Fire Stations/Appliances
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service operates 14 fire stations, of which five are crewed on 24-hour shifts (wholetime), one day crewed (Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00) and the remainder are crewed by retained firefighters who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within five minutes of a call-out.[2]
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| AM | Ampthill | Retained | 1x RP, 1x RwT |
| BE | Bedford | Wholetime/Retained/Cross Crewed* | 2x RP, 1x ALP, 1x WRU+IrbT*, 1x OSU*, 1x PM+MDR*, 1x PM+MDD* |
| BI | Biggleswade | Retained | 1x RP, 1x RwT |
| DU | Dunstable | Wholetime/Cross Crewed* | 2x RP, 1x TRU*, 1x OSU* |
| HA | Harrold | Retained | 1x RP, 1x MRV |
| KE | Kempston | Wholetime/Retained/Cross Crewed* | 2x RP, 1x WrC, 1x SRU* |
| LB | Leighton Buzzard | Day Crewed/Cross Crewed* | 2x RP, 1x ICU* |
| LU | Luton | Wholetime | 2x RP, 1x ALP |
| PO | Potton | Retained/Cross Crewed* | 1x RP, 1x ISU* |
| SA | Sandy | Retained | 1x RP, 1x MRV |
| SH | Shefford | Retained | 1x RP, 1x MRV |
| ST | Stopsley | Wholetime/Cross Crewed* | 1x RP, 1x RSU*, 1x PM+HMSU*, 1x IRU* |
| TO | Toddington | Retained | 1x RP, 1x RwT, 1x WrC, 1x MRV |
| WO | Woburn | Retained | 1x RP, 1x MRV |
Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns
- Rescue Pump (RP): 2/2A/2B
- Rural Water Tender (RwT): 3
- Incident Support Unit (ISU): 4
- Operational Support Unit (OSU): 4
- Prime Mover + Hazardous Materials Support Unit (PM+HMSU): 4
- Rescue Support Unit (RSU): 5
- Specialist Rescue Unit (SRU): 5
- Technical Support Unit (TSU): 5
- Multi Role Vehicle (MRV): 6M
- Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): 7
- Water Carrier (WrC): 8
- Water Rescue Unit + Inshore Rescue Boat (WRU+IrbT): 9
- Incident Command Unit (ICU): 30
CBRN Response:
- Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Rerobe (PM+MDR): 95
- Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Disrobe (PM+MDD): 96
- Incident Response Unit (IRU): 99
Gallery
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Bedford fire station
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Harrold fire station
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A typical Bedfordshire fire engine
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A fire engine drawing water from the River Great Ouse in Bedford
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Map showing the location of fire stations in Bedfordshire
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A Bedfordshire Fire Engine
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A Bedfordshire Aerial Ladder Platform
See also
References
- ↑ "East of England - Fire and resilience". Department for Communities and Local Government. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ↑ "About Us". Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 7 July 2009.