Fire brigades in the United Kingdom are organised on a territorial basis. Each fire brigade has a fire and rescue authority, composed of members nominated by local authorities.

Organisation

In England the brigades are organised on a county basis, with each 1974 county having its own brigade. In Scotland and Wales they are on a regional basis, with eight and three brigades respectively. Northern Ireland has a single brigade, the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade. In Northern Ireland, the members fire authority are instead appointed by ministers. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1...

It is currently planned to group the existing fire brigades in England by the government office regions, creating a single main control centre for the entire regions. The region (also known as Government Office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ...

England

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Wales

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Scotland

The Scottish brigades are still broadly based on the system of regions introduced in 1975. Fire authorities are now joint boards. The nine Regions of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as the uppermost tier of local government in Scotland. ...

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Stations

Urban areas have professional firefighters on-call at all hours. In rural areas, there are often fire stations manned by part-time retained firefighters. In addition there are a number of independent fire brigades, such as the Peterborough volunteers, the Downe House School brigade and those run by large industrial concerns. As well as responding to fires and such like, British fire brigades also have a legal obligation (in the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004) to respond to any emergency, which can pose a threat to life, and the environment. Many of these legal changes have come about as a result of the increased terrorist threat and recent industrial action. Peterborough is a city and unitary authority in the East of England Peterborough Town Hall is located 73. ... Down House, photo by Richard Carter Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wikisource. ...

There was a firefighter's strike in 2003 and 2004, as part of a pay dispute. During this time, basic emergency fire cover was provided by the British Army in Operation Fresco. In late 2002, the UK firefighters union, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), voted to take strike action in an attempt to secure a better wage. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

References

• http://www.fire-uk.org
• http://www.firekills.gov.uk
• http://www.nifb.org.uk/ Northern Ireland Fire Brigade
• http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/Fire/15130/1021
• http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19953230_en_2.htm
• http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19953218_en_2.htm
• http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19953229_en_2.htm