Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
Country  United Kingdom
Country  England
County  Suffolk
Agency overview
Chief Fire Officer Mark Hardingham
Facilities and equipment
Stations 35
Website
Official website

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Suffolk in East Anglia, England.[1] It was formed in 1948 as the Suffolk & Ipswich Fire Service, before changing after the 1974 Local Government Review to 'Suffolk Fire Service'. Following the 2004 Fire & Rescue Services Act, the service name was changed to Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service to better reflect its role.

Fire Stations/Appliances

Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
S01Ipswich EastWholetime/Retained/Cross Crewed*1x WrT, 2x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x OSU*, 1x IRU*
S02WoodbridgeRetained1x WrL, 1x CSU*
S03Ipswich (Princes Street)Wholetime/Retained/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x ERPT, 1x MOG*
S04HolbrookRetained/1x WrL, 1x PM+MDD*, 1x PM+MDR*
S05FramlinghamRetained1x WrL
S06FelixstoweRetained2x WrL, 1x FESU
S07OrfordRetained1x WrT
S08AldeburghRetained1x WrL
S09LeistonRetained1x PRT, 1x WrC
S10SaxmundhamRetained1x WrT
S11WrenthamRetained1x WrT
S12Reydon & SouthwoldRetained1x WrL
S13HalesworthRetained1x WrL
S14BungayRetained1x WrT
S15BecclesRetained1x WrL, 1x CSV*
S16North LowestoftRetained1x WrL
S18StradbrokeRetained1x PRT
S19EyeRetained1x WrT
S20DebenhamRetained1x WrT
S21Needham MarketRetained1x WrT
S22StowmarketRetained1x PRT
S23HadleighRetained1x WrT
S24NaylandRetained1x WrL
S25SudburyRetained1x WrL, 1x PRT
S26Long MelfordRetained1x WrL
S27ClareRetained1x WrL
S28HaverhillDay Crewed/Retained1x WrT, 1x PRT, 1x FESU 1x BFU*
S29WickhambrookRetained1x WrL
S30Bury St EdmundsWholetime/Retained/Cross Crewed*2x WrL, 1x CARP, 1x ERPT, 1x WRU*, 1x MPV+IrbT*
S31ElmswellRetained1x WrL
S32IxworthRetained1x WrL, 1x CSV*
S33BrandonRetained1x WrT
S34MildenhallRetained1x WrL
S35NewmarketDay Crewed/Retained1x WrL, 1x PRT, 1x WrC
S36Lowesoft SouthWholetime/Retained/Cross Crewed*2x WrL, 1x ERPT, 1x WRU*, 1x MPV+IrbT*, 1x MOG*

Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns

  • Water Tender (WrT): P3
  • Water Ladder (WrL): P1/P2/P4
  • Emergency Rescue Pump Tender (ERPT): P5
  • Heavy Rescue Tender (HRT): R5
  • Combined Aerial Rescue Pump (CARP): A6
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A6
  • Water Carrier (WrC): W7
  • Water Rescue Unit (WRU): R8
  • Multi Purpose Vehicle + Inshore Rescue Boat (MPV+IrbT): R9
  • Command Support Unit (CSU): C9
  • Bulk Foam Unit (BFU): S8
  • Fire & Emergency Support Unit (FESU): S8
  • Operational Support Unit (OSU): S9
  • Unimog (MOG): T9


CBRN Response:

  • Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9
  • Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Disrobe (PM+MDD): T6
  • Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Re-robe (PM+MDR): T7

Notable Incidents

  • 2010 - Little Cornard - 21 people injured after train derails on level crossing after a collision with a tanker[2]
  • 2010 - Lowestoft - over 100 firefighters in attendance at a meat processing factory fire [3]
  • 2011 - Ipswich - Psychiatric hospital fire. Patient nearly died after the fire alarm was ignored 8 times[4]
  • 2012 - Hadleigh - 10 crews attend fuel tankers on fire[5]
  • 2015 - Sudbury - 100 firefighters attend Nail bar fire[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service homepage". www.suffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
  2. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303877/Suffolk-train-crash-Tanker-driver-arrested-level-crossing-collision.html
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10594804
  4. ↑ http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/ipswich_suffolk_patient_almost_died_as_fire_alarm_was_ignored_eight_times_1_1748189
  5. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-20372271>
  6. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-34173892

Firefighting in Suffolk, Saward G., Lavenham Press, 1998

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