Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
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| Operational area | |
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| Country | England |
| County | Essex |
| Address | Kelvedon Park, Witham |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 April 1948 |
| Annual calls | ~14,000 incidents |
| Employees | 1,354 |
| Annual budget | £71.9 million |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 50 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Essex in the east of England, and is one of the largest fire services in the country, covering an area of 1,338 square miles and a population of over 1.7 million people.
In 2015, the service attended around 14,000 emergency incidents within the year, mostly fires and road traffic collisions (RTC). Additionally, lift releases, effecting entry into buildings, flooding incidents and animal rescues are also incidents dealt with by the ECFRS. However, around 40 percent of these incidents are false alarms and require no further action. Between 2004 and 2014 the number of incidents attended by ECFRS decreased significantly by around 50 percent, with around 38 calls per day, compared to around 77 calls per day in 2004.
ECFRS employs 1,354 staff: 570 full-time firefighters, 486 retained firefighters, 36 control personnel and 262 support staff.
There are 50 fire stations in Essex, 12 of which are wholetime and generally located in the more densely populated areas; 34 are retained and 4 are day-crewed. ECFRS have 74 frontline fire appliances, with between 55 and 70 available for mobilisation at any moment.
Major risks covered include Stansted and Southend airport, Harwich seaport, Lakeside shopping centre, Coryton oil refinery, power stations and docks at Tilbury and part of the M25 and M11 motorways, A127 and A12 road.
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