North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service


Operational area
Country Wales
County Region
Agency overview
Established 1996 (1996)
Chief Fire Officer Simon Smith
Facilities and equipment
Stations 44
Website
Official website

The North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub Gogledd Cymru) is the fire and rescue service covering the predominantly rural principal areas of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham in the north of Wales.

The service was created in 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 which reformed Welsh local government, by a merger of the previous Clwyd and Gwynedd fire services. It covers an area of 2,400 square miles (6,200 km2) with around 670,000 people. The Service employs over 1000 staff in operational and support roles.[1]

The fire authority which administers the service is a joint-board made up of councillors from Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham councils.

Fire stations/appliances

Station callsign Station name Duty system Appliances
N01CaernarfonDay crewed/retained/cross crewed*2x WrL, 1x ET*, 1x FoC*
N02BangorDay crewed/retained/cross crewed*2x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x WIU+IrbT*, 1x IRU*
N03HolyheadDay crewed/cross crewed*2x WrL, , 1x EPU*1xcrv
N04DolgellauNucleus/cross crewed*1x WrL, 1x DrP, 1 crv
N05AberdyfiRetained1x WrL
N06AbersochRetained1x WrL
N07AmlwchRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N08BalaRetained1x WrL
N09BarmouthRetained1x WrL,
N10BeaumarisRetained1x WrL
N11BenllechRetained1x WrL
N12Blaenau FestiniogRetained1x WrL, 1x L6P
N13HarlechRetained1x WrL, 1x L2P
N14LlanberisRetained1x WrL
N15LlangefniRetained1x WrL, 1x Drp
N16Menai BridgeRetained1x WrL
N17NefynRetained1x WrL
N18PorthmadogRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N19PwllheliRetained2x WrL, 1xcrv
N20RhosneigrRetained1x WrL
N21TywynRetained1x WrL
N22LlandudnoDay crewed/retained/cross crewed*2x WrL, 1x GPV*, 2x PM*, pods: 1x HVP, 1x HLU
N23Colwyn BayDay crewed/cross crewed*2x WrL, 1x ET*
N24RhylWholetime/retained/cross crewed*2x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x GPV, 1x ICU*
N25AbergeleRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N26Betws-Y-CoedRetained/cross crewed*1x WrL, 1x WIU+IrbT*
N27Cerrig-Y-DrudionRetained1x WrL
N28ConwayRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N29CorwenRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N30DenbighRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N31LlanfairfechanRetained1x WrL
N32LlangollenRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N33LlanwrstRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N34PrestatynRetained1x WrL
N35RuthinRetained/cross crewed*1x WrL, 1x WIU+IrbT*
N36St. AsaphRetained1x WrL
N37WrexhamWholetime/cross crewed*3x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x ET*, 1x EPU*, 1x GPV
N38DeesideWholetime/retained/cross crewed*2x WrL, 1x WIU+IrbT*, 1x FoC*, 1x IRU*
N39BuckleyRetained1x WrL
N40ChirkRetained1x WrL, 1x DrP
N41FlintRetained1x WrL
N42HolywellRetained1x WrL
N43JohnstownRetained1x WrL
N44MoldRetained1x WrL, 1x ISU*

Fire appliance glossary

  • Water Ladder (WrL): P1 / P2 / P3
  • Dual Role Pump (DrP): M1
  • Light 2x2 Pump (L2P): L1
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A1
  • Water Incident Unit + Inshore Rescue Boat (WIU+IrbT): B1
  • Incident Command Unit (ICU): C1
  • Environmental Protection Unit (EPU): H1
  • Emergency Tender (ET): R1
  • Foam Carrier (FoC): S1
  • Incident Support Unit (ISU): S1
  • General Purpose Vehicle (GPV): T1 / T7
  • Prime Mover (PM): T8 / T9

Pods:

  • High Volume Pump (HVP)
  • Hose Layer Unit (HLU)

CBRN Response

  • Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9

See also

References

  1. ↑ About Us From official website
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