Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
| Aestimemur agendo | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 England
|
| County |
 Norfolk
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| Address | Whitegates, Hethersett, NR9 3DN |
| Agency overview | |
| Annual calls | 7,285 incidents |
| Annual budget | £27.7 million |
| Chief Fire Officer | Roy Harold |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 42 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Norfolk in the east of England. The county consists of around 870,100 people and 2,074 square miles.
The Headquarters of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service is in the village of Hethersett which is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Norwich. The full address is Whitegates, Hethersett, NR9 3DN. Whitegates was commandeered for use by the National Fire Service during the Second World War and was eventually purchased by Norfolk County Council in 1950. The building was built as a family home in the late eighteenth century and has had various owners over the years. New building at the rear of the original house in recent times has replaced the coach house and stables of earlier times.
In 2014-15 the NFRS attended 7,285 incidents where 749 people were rescued and 63 fatalities. Mainly consisting of 2143 fires, 2809 special services (RTC's and other) and 2333 false alarms which required no further action. The service have noticed a reduction in the number of fire's they attend, however an increasing response to Road Traffic Collisions (RTC) on Norfolk's roads.
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Norfolk also hosts one of the UK's Urban Search and Rescue teams, these were originally set up as a response to the 9/11 tragedy in New York. The Norfolk team comprises 15 wholetime USAR technicians and 16 retained technicians along with a search dog. The team is based in Dereham in central Norfolk alongside the town's retained crew.
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