Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Is the fire service covering the county of Merseyside in north-west England and is the statutory firfighting and rescue service responsible for all 999 fire brigade calls in Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool and Wirral. Firefighter with an axe A firefighter, sometimes still called a fireman though women have increasingly joined firefighting units, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Sefton is a metropolitan borough on Merseyside, North West England, administered by Sefton Council. ... Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. ... St Helens is a Metropolitan Borough in Merseyside, North West England. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...

The fire service itself was created in 1974 when the county of Merseyside was established. It was originally administered by the Merseyside County Council. However when this was abolished in 1986, its administration was taken over by the 'Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority' a joint-board of the five Merseyside boroughs. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The authority covers an area of 653 square kilometres and population of 1.4 million. Approximately 1800 staff at a number of administrative centres and at 26 community fire stations which house 42 fire engines. It is managed by three senior fire officers: Anthony Mcguirk - Cheif Fire Officer, Michael Hagen - Deputy Cheif Fire Officer and Bill Evans - Assistant Cheif Fire Officer.

MACC (Mobilising and cuminications centre) Primary function is to accept and process emergency calls for the area of Merseyside. The control room is situated in Derby Road, Bootle. The control room is staffed 24/7 365 days a year. There are four watches: Red, white, Blue and Green and each watch is made up of both male and female staff. They are made up of -

• 8 Fire control operators
• 2 Leading fire control operators
• 1 Senior fire control operator
• 1 Fire control officer

The calls are recieved in a variety of ways that include 999, mobile telephone, and other emergency services i.e.

Ambulance Service, Police, Coast Guard, Air Traffic Control, Automatic Fire Alarms and alarm companies

See also

• Fire Service in the UK

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External link

• Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service - Official website

Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom

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