Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the English county of Cheshire, consisting of the unitary authorities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington. It operates 29 fire stations. The service is led by the Chief Fire Officer, Mark Cashin,[1] and the Service Management Team. It is managed by the Cheshire Fire Authority, which is composed of councillors from the local communities of Cheshire, Halton and Warrington. They make decisions on issues such as policy, finance and resources.

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service
Operational area
CountryEngland
CountyCheshire
Agency overview
Established1 April 1948 (1948-04-01)
Employees989
Facilities and equipment
Stations29
Website
www.cheshirefire.gov.uk

The service
The City of Chester Dennis F7 entered service in 1949.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service employs over 980 staff and looks after a population of 984,300 people spread across an area of 2,334 km2 (901 square miles). It has 28 fire stations and a headquarters in Winsford. The region features several large urban areas such as Warrington and Chester, an extensive transport infrastructure and one of the highest concentrations of petrochemical industries in the country. It is in close proximity to two major airports: Manchester and Liverpool.

The service responds to emergency incidents - known as Emergency Response (ER) across the four unitary council areas of:

  • Halton
  • Warrington
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West and Chester

Fire stations/appliances
Cheshire fire appliance

A total of 28 fire stations are strategically sited throughout the county. These are broken down as:

  • Seven wholetime-only shift fire stations crewed 24/7
  • Two wholetime shift fire stations crewed 24/7, with an additional on-call crew
  • Six day-crewed stations (three nucleus) crewed during the day and by on-call staff at night
  • 13 stations crewed by on-call personnel 24/7

More info on each station can be found on the Cheshire Fire website.

Station callsign Station name Duty system Appliances
E01WarringtonWholetime1x WrL, 1x WRU
E02BirchwoodNucleus1x WrL
E03Stockton HeathOn-Call1x WrL
E04WidnesWholetime1x WrL
E05RuncornWholetime & On-Call2x WrL
E06FrodshamOn-Call1x WrL
E07 Powey Lane (Mollington) Wholetime/Cross Crewed* 1x WrL,1x FoT*,2x PM*, 1x HVP Pod, 1x DHB Pod, 2x HMEPU Pods
E08Ellesmere PortWholetime2x WrL
E09ChesterWholetime/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x WRU*
E10TarporleyOn-Call1x WrL
E11MalpasOn-Call1x WrL
E12NantwichOn-Call1x WrL, 1x LWrL, 1x EFR
E13AudlemOn-Call1x WrL, 1x L4P
E14AlsagerOn-Call1x WrL
E15CreweWholetime/Cross Crewed*2x WrL, 1x BACU*
E16SandbachOn-Call1x WrL, 1x RRRU
E17Holmes ChapelOn-Call1x WrL, 1x RRRU
E18CongletonDay Crewed1x WrL
E19MacclesfieldNucleus & On-Call2x WrL, 1x HP
E20BollingtonOn-Call1x WrL, 1x ARU
E22PoyntonOn-Call1x WrL
E23WilmslowNucleus1x WrL
E24KnutsfordOn-Call1x WrL
E25NorthwichDay Crewed & On-Call2x WrL, 1x ICU, 1x WFU
E26MiddlewichOn-Call1x WrL
E27WinsfordDay Crewed & On-Call2x WrL, 1x MRU
E28 Lymm Wholetime/Cross Crewed* 1x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x RRU*
E29 Penketh Wholetime & On-Call 2x WrL

Fire appliance glossary/callsigns
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service badged Gallet helmet
  • Water Ladder (WrL): E01P1, E02P1, E03P1, E04P1, E05P1, E05P2, E06P1, E07P1, E08P1, E08P2, E09P1, E10P1, E11P1, E12P1, E13P1, E14P1, E15P1, E15P2, E16P1, E17P1, E18P1, E19P1, E19P2, E20P1, E22P1, E23P1, E24P1, E25P1, E25P2, E26P1, E27P1, E27P2, E28P1, E29P1, E29P2
  • Light Water Ladder (LWrL): E12P2
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): E09A1, E28A1
  • Hydraulic Platform (HPV): E19A1
  • Water Incident Unit (WIU): E01B2, E09B2
  • Incident Command Unit (ICU): E25C1
  • Light 4x4 Pump (L4P): E13T1
  • Rapid Response Rescue Unit (RRRU): E16R1, E17R1
  • Animal Rescue Unit (ARU): E20R3
  • Rope Rescue Unit (RRU): E28R4
  • Major Rescue Unit (MRU): E27R7
  • Foam Tender (FoT): E07S2
  • Breathing Apparatus Command Unit (BACU): E15S5
  • Welfare Unit (WFU): E25S7
  • Co Responder (COR): E12V1
  • Prime Movers (PM): E07T8, E07T9
  • Hazmat and Environmental Protection Unit Pods (HMEPU): E07N851, E07N852
  • High Volume Pump Pod (HVP): E07N991
  • Double Hose Box Pod (DHB): E07N981

See also

References
  1. "New Fire Chief announced for Cheshire". cheshirefire.gov.uk.
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