Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service
The Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory local authority fire and rescue service covering the Isles of Scilly off the coast of the South West of England. It is the smallest fire and rescue service in the United Kingdom and the only one to be staffed entirely by retained firefighters.[1]
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| County | Isles of Scilly |
| Agency overview | |
| Employees | 43 (2019) |
| Chief Fire Officer | Steve Webster |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 5 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The service shares management, and cooperates closely with the airport rescue and fire fighting service (St Mary's Airport RFFS) on St Mary's, which is the only other fire service on the Isles of Scilly.[2]
Fire Stations and Appliances
Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Mary's | Retained | R1 - water tender R2 - Toyota Hi Lux Small Response Vehicle GPV - support van F/WrC - Foam/Water carrier trailer |
| 3 | St Agnes | Retained | R3 - tractor & pumping trailer |
| 4 | Bryher | Retained | R4 - tractor & pumping trailer |
| 5 | Tresco | Retained | R5 - Midi 4x4 response vehicle |
| 6 | St Martin's | Retained | R6 - type unknown |
St Mary's Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Airport | Day Manned | F1 - Carmichael Mercedes 1124 foam tender F2 - Carmichael Mark 10 foam tender (ex RAF) |
Personnel
The fire service has 39 trained firefighters (28 retained, 11 volunteer) in the ranks of Firefighter, Crew Manager, and Watch Manager. The single Station Manager post (previously shared with the airport fire service) is currently vacant and under review.[3]
The service is led by a Chief Fire Officer. Until 2017 this was a uniformed role, but the position is now a non-uniformed role, held by the deputy chief executive of the Council of the Scilly Isles. This council officer is also responsible for the airport fire service.[3]
The fire service also has two non-operational support staff.
Inspections
The fire service has a responsibility for domestic and commercial inspections of premises for fire safety. It carries out these inspections on the smaller islands, but contracts them on the main island (St Mary's), where domestic inspections are carried out by the full-time firefighters of the airport fire service, and commercial premises inspections are carried out by Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service.[3]
References
- "Fire prevention". Council of the Isles of Scilly. Archived from the original on 2006-10-06.
- "Airport fire and rescue service". Council of the Isles of Scilly. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "An inspection of Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service" (PDF). Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. Retrieved 13 May 2019.