Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
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| Operational area | |
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| Country |
 England
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| County |
 Hampshire
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| Agency overview | |
| Chief Fire Officer | Dave Curry |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 51 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. The service's chief fire officer is Dave Curry.
The Service was formed on 4 April 1948 as a result of the Fire Services Act 1947.
Previously all local authorities were duty-bound to make provision for firefighting under the Fire Brigades Act 1938. Many meetings and discussions were held prior to the service's creation in 1948 by the Hampshire fire service committees, to discuss who would be appointed the role of chief fire officer and how the service would be structured.
With ongoing expansion, the service was under increasing pressure to open a service HQ. The FRS was originally hoping to use and acquire North Hill House in Winchester for usage as the headquarters — a building still desired by the Admiralty at the time and therefore the service was not allowed to buy it. In May 1948; the admiralty gave up the premises and allowed the service to operate it. However twenty years later in 1968, the service HQ moved to a floor of Ashburton Court, The Castle, Winchester as well as the control room.
In 1997, Hampshire County Council lost control of the FRS, transferring responsibility to the newly formed Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
At the close of 2015, Chief Constable Andy Marsh and more than 100 Hampshire Constabulary staff moved into the fire headquarters in Eastleigh, creating the first shared police and fire headquarters in the country. As well co-location of senior staff from both services, several support functions such as Human Resources, IT and Equipment Stores are now being shared from the Leigh Road site.
Appliances in bold are temporary allocations whilst the rebuild of Basingstoke fire station is taking place. The Intermediate Capability appliances (LRP) will remain at their allocated stations for the duration of their 12-month trial. The First Response Capability appliances (FRV) will move between stations every three months throughout their 11-month trial.
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