Hereford and Worcester Fire Service
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 England
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| Counties |
 Herefordshire Worcestershire
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| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1974 |
| Employees | 332 |
| Annual budget | £32.6 million |
| Chief Fire Officer | Nathan Travis |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 27 |
| Engines | 41 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| USAR | 5 modules |
| Rescue boats | 4 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region of England. The two counties consist of around 1,500 square miles, and a population of over 750,000 people.
The service was created in 1974 when The County Of Hereford Fire Brigade and The Worcester City & County Fire Brigade were merged to create The County Of Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade. The two counties were split up again in 1998 but the fire service remained, and is now run by a joint fire authority.
The service has 332 wholetime operational staff, 369 retained (part-time) staff, 21 Fire Control staff, as well as about 98 non-uniformed support staff. The busiest areas of Hereford and Worcester fire & rescue is Worcester and Redditch both averaging roughly 1500 call outs a year the Least busiest areas are Broadway and Fownhope averaging between 20-40 call outs a year. Evesham & Peterchurch stations are also home to the fire services realistic training facilities. the main training centre is at Droitwich fire station.
neighbouring fire services include: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Mid and West Wales, South Wales and the West Midlands.
CBRN Response:
Incident Response Unit (IRU): IR22
Urban Search & Rescue (USAR):
Pods:
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