Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service


The Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is a fire and rescue service covering the county of Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. The NFRS are responsible for the entire 1468 square-mile area with a population of around 723,000.

History

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was founded in 1974 when the former Northamptonshire Fire Brigade and Northampton Borough Fire Brigade merged.

Organisation

The NFRS is currently overseen by the Northamptonshire County Council, however as of 1 January 2019; the fire service and county police service will have a merged commissioner's office.
Further information about merge: Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service currently have 22 fire stations, 1 headquarters and 1 administration hub.

Fire Stations

Station CallsignStation NameDuty SystemAppliances
FE M01The MountsWholetime1x WrL, 1x COV
FE M02TowcesterRetained1x WrL, 1x WrC
FE M03Woodford HalseRetained1x WrL
FE M04DaventryDay Crewed/Retained2x WrL, 1x CIV
FE M05Long BuckbyRetained1x WrL, 1x IIV
FE M06GuilsboroughRetained1x WrL, 1x CRV
FE M07BrixworthRetained1x WrL, 1x IIV
FE M08BrackelyRetained1x WrL, 1x CIV, 1x IIV
FE M09MoultonWholetime/Retained/1x LWrL, 1x CARP, 1x PM* for: 1x BASU, 1x WelFU, 1x GPP
FE M10/M28MerewayWholetime1x WrL, 1x TRV, 1x WRU+IrbT, 1x JCU
FE M11KetteringWholetime/Retained1x WrL, 1x LWrL, 1x IIV, 1x PM* for Pods: 1x WrC, 1x BFU
FE M12CorbyWholetime1x WrL, 1x CARP, 1x PM+HVP*, 1xPM+HVHL*, 1xPM+MDcU*
FE M13RothwellRetained1x WrL
FE M14OundleRetained1x WrL
FE M15ThrapstonRetained1x WrL, 1x IIV, 1x CRV
FE M16RaundsRetained1x WrL, 1x IIV, 1 x ESCP, 1 x CRV
FE M17Burton LatimerRetained1x WrL, 1x CRV
FE M18DesboroughRetained1x WrL, 1x IIV
FE M19Earls BartonRetained1x WrL
FE M20/M28WellingboroughWholetime/Retained1x WrL, 1x LWrL, 1x WRU/ARU, 1x WRU+IrbT
FE M21IrthlingboroughRetained1x WrL
FE M22RushdenDay Crewed/Retained1x WrL, 1x LWrL

Vehicles and Appliances

Full NameCountNotes
Pumps5 unassignedUsed for major incidents, backups, training and spares.
Hose Carries2 unassignedUsed for major incidents and training.
Crew Carrier22 assigned to 22 stationsUsed for major incidents.
Fire Investigation Dog Van1 unassignedUsed for fire investigations.
Unmarked Officer Car3 assigned to Area Managers
22 assigned to Station Managers
Used for officer transport to incidents and scenes.
Hydrant Maintenance VehicleUnknownUsed to maintain hydrants across Northamptonshire.
Appliance Maintenance VehicleUnknownUsed to maintain fleet of NFRS vehicles and appliances.
General Purpose Support VehicleUnknownUsed as a general purpose repairs and maintenance.
Large Crew Transport VanUnknownUsed for transport to major incidents and training.

Code NameFull NameCallsignNotes
WrCWater CarrierUsed to transport large amounts of water to incidents
BFUBulk Foam UnitUsed to transport large amounts of foam to incidents
BASUBreathing Apparatus Support UnitUsed to transport extra cylinders and masks
WelFUWelfare UnitUsed at incidents and events to provide relief to crews
GPPGeneral Purpose PodUsed to transport equipment to incidents
MDcUMass Decontaminaiton UnitUsed for Emergency CBRN Response