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Encyclopedia > Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area Hampshire
Size
Population
Operations
Formed 1 April 1948
HQ
Staff
Stations 52
Chief Fire Officer John Bonney
Website Hampshire FRS
Fire Authority Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. The services' chief fire officer is John Bonney.[1][2] map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Hampshire Southampton Itchen (UK Parliament constituency) Southampton Test (UK Parliament constituency) Romsey (constituency) Hampshire North West (UK Parliament constituency) Aldershot (constituency) Havant (constituency) Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency) Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency) Gosport (constituency) Basingstoke (constituency... A fire station is a building or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In the United Kingdom a Fire Authority or Fire and Rescue Authority is a body or committee which oversees the operation, policy and service delivery of a county or metropolitan fire and rescue service. ... A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. ... ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

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History

Hampshire fire and rescue service was formed on April 4, 1948, as a result of the fire brigade act and the new laws in place stating that all areas of the United Kingdom must have an official fire service. Many meetings and discussions were held prior to the services creation in 1948 by the Hampshire fire service committies, these meetings were mainly to discuss who would be appointed the role of chief fire officer and how the service would be structured. Because the FRS was expanding, the service was under increasing pressure to open a service HQ. The FRS was originally hoping to use and acquire North Hill house located in Winchester for usage as the head quarters. However the building was owned by the Admiralty at the time and therefore the service was not allowed to buy the premises. In May of 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, aswell as the control room. In 1997, Hampshire county council lost control of the FRS after years of owning it.[3] April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 40,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU485295 Administration District: City of Winchester Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central Post office... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...


Stations

The service operates many fire stations, the majority of these however are retained, with the minority being whole time and one DM station. Currently there are:

  • 38 retained stations
  • 13 wholetime stations
  • 1 DM stations[4]

See Also

Fire Engine in South Bend, Indiana. ... A fire apparatus, fire engine or fire truck usually refers to a vehicle designed to fight fires. ... FiReControl is a UK based project to reduce the number of control rooms used to handle emergency calls for fire brigades and authorities. ... Conflagration redirects here. ...

References

  1. ^ Chief Fire officer of FRS
  2. ^ Statutory FRS/area covered
  3. ^ History of the service (creation/major changes)
  4. ^ Stations in operation (wholetime/retained etc)
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