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Encyclopedia > Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area Leicestershire & Rutland
Size 255,293 hectares
Population 953,100
Operations
Formed 1948, 1974 (in current form)
HQ Glenfield
Staff 835 approx
Stations 20
Chief Fire Officer Dave Webb
Website Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Authority Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority

The Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service which covers Leicestershire including the unitary authority of Leicester, and the county of Rutland. Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Location within the British Isles A view of part of Glenfield from the 6th floor of the Leicestershire County Council County Hall, looking towards Bradgate Park. ... 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 Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... Leicestershire (IPA: , abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the East Midlands of England. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ...

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History

The Leicestershire and Rutland Fire Brigade and the seperate City of Leicester Fire Brigade were created in 1948 by the Fire Services Act 1947. In 1974 the City of Leicester FB was merged with Leicestershire & Rutland FB to create the present fire service. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Fire Services Act 1947 (amended 1959) was the primary legislation relating to firefighting operations in the UK from just after the war, until it was repealed and replaced by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 which came about after the Independent Review of the Fire Service in the... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...


Since Rutland and the City of Leicester became seperate authorities in the 1990s. The fire authority which administers the service, is a joint-board made up of representatives from Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council [1]. This article is very long Some browsers may have difficulty rendering this article. ... 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. ... Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester, England. ... Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. ...


Fire stations

Leicestershire FRS has 20 fire stations located at the following places [2]:

Ashby-de-la-Zouch is a small market town in the North West Leicestershire district of the county of Leicestershire, England. ... Billesdon is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 745 according to the 2001 census. ... Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population of about 30,000. ... Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the East Midlands of England. ... Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England. ... Kibworth Harcourt and Kibworth Beauchamp are two villages in Leicestershire, south east of Leicester. ... Loughboroughs carillon Loughborough parish church The Brush engineering works Loughborough University Loughborough (pronounced locally as either , LUFF-burra or , LUFF-bruh, and more widely as [ˈlʌfˌb(ə)ɹə]) is a town in Leicestershire, central England with a population of 57,600 as of 2004. ... Market Street Whittle memorial Lutterworth is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. ... Market Bosworth is a small town in Leicestershire, England and the 1988 winner of Britain in Bloom. ... The stilted Grammar School Market Harborough Parish church of St Dionysius Market Harborough is a market town in Leicestershire, England, upon the River Welland. ... Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ... Moira can refer to many things: In Greek mythology, Moira (not the same thing as one of the Moirae) was the personification of fate and necessity. ... Arms of Rutland County Council Oakham is the county town of Rutland, England. ... Shepshed, often known until 1888 as Sheepshed, (also Sheepshead) is a town in Leicestershire, England with a population of around 13,000 people. ... Map sources for Syston at grid reference SK625115 Syston is a town in the English county of Leicestershire. ... Map sources for Uppingham at grid reference SP8699 Uppingham is a small town in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ... Wigston (or more properly Wigston Magna to distinguish it from the nearby Wigston Parva), is a town in Leicestershire, just to the south of Leicester. ...

References

  1. ^ Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority
  2. ^ Fire stations location map From official website

External links

  • Official website
  • Enthusiasts website
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