Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
Country  United Kingdom
Country  England
County Lancashire
Agency overview[1]
Employees +1,500
Chief Fire Officer Chris Kenny
Facilities and equipment
Stations 39
Website
Official website

The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire, England and also includes the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen.

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service is made up of 6 Area Commands as follows: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Central and Pennine. Within these areas there are 18 wholetime, 17 retained and 4 day crewed stations providing Lancashire with 24hr fire cover.

Fire Stations/Appliances

Northern Command

Lancaster Fire Station
Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
L11LancasterWholetime/Retained2x WrL, 1x L4V*
L12MorecambeDay Crewing Plus/Retained*2x WrL, 1x ALP*, 1x L4V*
L13Bolton-Le-SandsRetained1x WrL
L14CarnforthRetained1x WrL
L15SilverdaleRetained1x WrL
L16HornbyRetained1x WrL
L18GarstangRetained1x WrL
L32FleetwoodDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL
L33PreesallRetained1x WrL

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Western Command

Blackpool Fire Station
Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
L30BlackpoolWholetime2x WrL, 1x ALP*
L31BisphamDay Crewing Plus1x WrL
L34WeshamRetained1x WrL
L35LythamRetained1x WrL
L36St. AnnesDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL, 1x LiRU*
L37Blackpool (South Shore)Wholetime1x WrL, 1x PM+EPU*

Central Command

Preston Fire Station
Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
L50PrestonWholetime2x WrL, 1x ALP*, 2x PM*, 1x BASU*, 2x BFU*, 1x MiSU*
L52FulwoodDay Crewed1x WrL, 1x CSU*
L53Bamber BridgeDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL
L55LeylandDay Crewed1x WrL
L57PenworthamDay Crewing Plus1x WrL, 1x MPV+IRB*

Southern Command

Ormskirk Fire Station
Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
L51OrmskirkDay Crewed/Retained2x WrL
L54ChorleyDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL
L99USARCrewed by crews from Chorley and Bamber Bridge1x LiRU*, 3x PM*, 5x Pods*, 1x SDU*
L56SkelmersdaleDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL
L58TarletonRetained1x WrL

Eastern Command

Blackburn Fire Station
Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
L59LongridgeRetained1x WrL
L70HyndburnWholetime/Retained2x WrL, 1x ALP*
L71BlackburnWholetime2x WrL, 1x AT Stinger
L72Great HarwoodRetained1x WrL
L76DarwenDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL, 1x L4V*
L91ClitheroeRetained2x WrL

Pennine Command

Burnley Fire Station
Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
L73BacupDay Crewed/Retained2x WrL
L74RawtenstallDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL, 1x FlbdV+StV*
L75HaslingdenRetained1x WrL
L90BurnleyWholetime2x WrL, 2x PM*, 1x EPU*, 1x HVP*, 1x HVHL*, 1x IRU*
L92PadihamRetained1x WrL
L93BarnoldswickRetained1x WrL
L94NelsonDay Crewing Plus/Retained2x WrL
L95EarbyRetained1x WrL
L96ColneRetained2x WrL

Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns

  • Water Rescue Ladder (WrL): P1/P2
  • Light 4x4 Vehicle (L4V): M1
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A2
  • Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV): M1
  • Multi Purpose Vehicle + Inshore Rescue Boat (MPV+IrbT): T2
  • Flatbed Vehicle + Softrack Vehicle (FlbdV+StV): T1
  • Command Support Unit (CSU): C1
  • Prime Mover + Environmental Protection Unit (PM+EPU): T9
  • Prime Mover + Breathing Apparatus Support Unit (PM+BASU): T2
  • Prime Mover + Bulk Foam Unit (PM+BFU): T1/T2
  • Prime Mover + Major Incident Support Unit (PM+MISU): T1
  • Prime Mover + High Volume Pumping (PM+HVP): T8
  • Prime Mover + High Volume Hose Layer (PM+HVHL):
  • Water Tower (WrT)


CBRN Response:

  • Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9


Urban Search and Rescue (USAR):

  • Line Rescue Unit (LiRU): R1/R2
  • Search & Rescue Dog Unit (SDU): R9
  • Prime Movers (PM): T6/T7/T8

USAR 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

References

Official Website

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