Surrey Fire and Rescue Service

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
Country  England
County  Surrey
Agency overview
Chief Fire Officer Russell Pearson
Facilities and equipment
Stations 24
Website
Official website
Surrey's 2015 registered Aerial Ladder Platform

The Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Surrey, England, with 24 fire stations. It comes under the administrative and legislative control of Surrey County Council, who fund the service by collecting a precept via council tax, and from central government funds, known as a grant settlement.

On 31 March, 1986, the service, jointly with the neighbouring London Fire Brigade, dealt with a significant blaze at Hampton Court Palace, which is on the border between London and Surrey.[1]

The fire and rescue service

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service employs approximately 1000 staff and looks after a population of over one million people spread across an area of 1663 square kilometres. The region features several large urban areas such as Guildford, Redhill and Woking; 64 miles of motorway; and is in close proximity to the two largest airports in the United Kingdom: London Heathrow and London Gatwick.

A total of twenty-four fire stations are strategically located throughout the county. Fifteen of which are crewed on a fully wholetime basis, with fire engine crews on duty at the fire station twenty-four hours a day; one fire station is crewed by wholetime and retained firefighters, and two fire stations operate on a day-crewed/retained basis - during the day fire appliances are crewed by wholetime firefighters operating from the station with retained on-call backup as and when required, whereas during the evening and at night the fire station operates on an entirely on-call retained basis with firefighters responding from home. Seven fire stations are crewed solely on a retained on-call basis. All retained on-call firefighters must live within a five-minute drive of the fire station.

Historically, fire cover was set to national standards that were defined back in the 1930s.

Fire Stations/Appliances

Station CallsignStation NameDuty SystemAppliances
S10StainesWholetime1x WrL, 1x MRV +1x IRBt
S11ReigateWholetime1x WrL, 1x IRV, 1x ICU, 1x (possible)ARU, 1x MRV
S12DorkingWholetime1x WrL, 1x WrC, 1x MRV, 1x EPU*, 1x DIM*
S13LeatherheadWholetime1x WrL, 1x WrC, 1x ALP, 1x FESU, 1x MRV
S14GodstoneWholetime1x WrL, 1x WrC, 1x MRV
S15OxtedRetained1x WrL, 1x MRV
S16LingfieldRetained1x WrL
S17EpsomWholetime1x WrL, 1x MRV
S18Walton-on-ThamesDay Crewed* /Retained2x WrL, 1x SWRU+IRBt*, 1x MRV
S19Sunbury-on-ThamesWholetime1x WrL, 1x SWRU+IRBt, 1x MRV
S20EsherWholetime1x WrL, 1x MRV+IRBt
S21PainshillWholetime1x WrL, 1x ARU*, 1x ICU*
S22GuildfordWholetime/Retained3x WrL, 1x TL, 1x WrC 2x PM+MDD+ISU, 1x MRV
S23GomshallRetained1x WrL, 1x MRV
S24GodalmingRetained1x WrL, 1x MRV
S25HaslemereDay Crewed/Cross Crewed/Retained1x WrL, 1x IRV*, 1x MRV, 1x H4V/P*
S26FarnhamWholetime1x WrL, 1x H4V/P*, 1x MRV
S27DunsfoldRetained1x WrL, 1x MRV
S28CranleighRetained1x WrL, 1x MRV
S29WokingWholetime2x WrL, 1x MRV, 1x H4V/P*
S30CamberleyWholetime2x WrL, 1x MRV, 1x H4V/P*
S31EghamWholetime1x WrL, 1x MRV+IRBt
S32ChobhamRetained1x WrL, 1x MRV
S33ChertseyWholetime1x WrL, 1x BASU*, 1x PM+HVP*, 1x PM+HVHL*, 1x PM+MDD*,1x MRV
S34SalfordsWholetime1x WrL, 1x MRV
S35BansteadWholetime1x WrL, 1x MRV

Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns

  • Water Ladder (WrL): P1/P2/P3
  • Initial Response Vehicle (IRV): P7
  • Water Carrier (WrC): W1
  • Multi-Role Vehicle (Land Rover) O1
  • Heavy 4x4 Tender/Pump (H4T/P): M1/M2
  • Heavy 4x4 Vehicle/Animal Rescue Unit (H4V/ARU): M1
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A1
  • Swift Water Rescue Unit + Inshore Rescue Boat (SWRU+IRBt): B3
  • Incident Command & Control Unit (ICCU): C1
  • Environmental Protection Unit (EPU): H1
  • Fire & Emergency Support Unit (FESU): S6
  • Prime Mover + High Volume Pump (PM+HVP): T8
  • Prime Mover + High Volume Hose Laying (PM+HVHL): T9
  • Prime Mover + Incident Support Unit (PM+ISU): T1/T2


CBRN Response:

  • Detection, Identification & Monitoring unit (DIM): H8
  • Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Disrobe (PM+MDD): T10

In 2015 24 multi role Land Rover Defenders were added to the fleet[2], as well as new BMW X3 officer vehicles, Scania Wrcs and ALPs. The multi role vehicles are based at many stations, including Egham, Staines and Camberley and are used for various roles, dependent on the area's specific risk.

Currently the following chassis are used for the roles above:

WrL: Scania 94d-260, Scania P260, Scania P270, Scania P280 and Volvo FL6/Saxon.

WrC: Scania P450

H4T/P: Mercedes Benz Unimog

HV4/ARU: Mercedes-Benz Unimog

ALP: Scania P370

TL: Scania P370

SWRU+IRBt: Pioneer, Land Rover Defender, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

ICCU: Renault, Forward Command: Ford Transit

EPU: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

FESU: Fiat Trigano Tribute

PM+HVP: M.A.N. Marshall SV Prime Mover

PM+HVHL: M.A.N. Marshall SV Prime Mover

PM+ISU: M.A.N. Marshall SV Prime Mover

DIM: Iveco Daily

PM+MDD: M.A.N. Marshall SV Prime Mover

Additional Vehicles:

Other ARU: Ford Transit

Officer Vehicles: BMW X3, Vauxhall Astra

Personal Carriers: Ford Transit

Multi Role Vehicle: Land Rover Defender

Workshops: Mercedes-Benz Vito, Volkswagen Caddy

See also

Other Surrey emergency services

References

  1. ↑ "Hampton Court Palace blaze recalled 30 years on after fire ripped through historic building". Get Surrey. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ https://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/documents/s30655/Annex%20A%20-%20Draft%20Public%20Safety%20Plan.pdf
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