Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England.

Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
CountryEngland
CountyIsle of Wight
Agency overview
Employees242
Chief Fire OfficerNeil Odin
Facilities and equipment
Stations10 (1 Wholetime, 1 Day Crewed, 8 Retained)
Engines14
Platforms2
Website
www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Fire-and-Rescue-Service/
Various Fire Service Vehicles outside Newport station

In March 2007, the Isle of Wight Council voted to maintain the independence of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue service, instead of a merger with the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.[1]

Later in February 2009, plans were announced for a three-year £8 million replacement programme changing part-time stations to full-time. The move would be done in an attempt to reduce response times to 999 alerts. It could see Ryde's fire station change to full-time, and possibly Sandown's, but part-time stations would continue to operate as normal in rural areas. The extra investment would also minimise chances of a future merger with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service on the mainland.[2]

On a 2009 assessment by a government watchdog, the service was found to be performing well, getting a three star rating out of four, after a poor rating in 2005.[3]

In 2021, the service is to merge with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service,[4] with a report in October 2020 showing Stations were "considerably below" the standard of those on the mainland.[5]

Fire station and appliances

The Isle of Wight has a total of ten fire stations, one wholetime/retained, one day crew/retained and eight solely retained.[6]

Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances Call Sign Appliance Call outs 2011 Call outs 2015
H71NewportWholetime/Retained2x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x ICU, 1x HRT, 1x WRU, 3x GPV, 1x PM+x2 HVP, 1x OICH71P1, H71P2, H71S1,

H71I1, H71H1, H71PM1, H71PM2, H71V1,

H71O1

 WT P1

RET P2

HRT

ALP

ICU

 534

112

63

17

NA

 507

76

13

12

15

H72CowesRetained1x WrLH72P1 RET P1 69 57
H73East CowesRetained1x WrL, 1x FST, 1x ICUH73P1, H73S1, H73I1 RET P1

FST

 66

6

 61

2

H74RydeDay Crewed/Retained (0700-1900)2x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x BASU, 1x GPV, 2x L4V, 1x PM+MDU, 1x OICH74P1, H74P2, H74S2, H74T1, H74T2, H74M1, H74O1 WT P1

RET P2 RET P3 RET P4

ALP

 244

54

10

 246

55

3

H75BembridgeRetained1x WrLH75P1 RET P1 39 17
H76SandownRetained1x WrLH76P1 RET P1 118 62
H77ShanklinRetained1x WrLH77P1 RET P1 148 131
H78VentnorRetained1x WrL, 1x WrCH78P1, H78W1 RET P1

RET WRC

 76

4

 64

7

H79FreshwaterRetained1x WrL, 1x CRV, 1x WrCH79P1, H79C1, H79W1 RET P1

RET WRC

 41

NA

 57

8

H80YarmouthRetained1x WrLH80P1 RET P1

RET ICU

 43

15

 17

NA

Fire appliance glossary / callsigns
  • Water Rescue Ladder (WrL): P1 / P2 /P3
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A1
  • Incident Command Unit (ICU): C1
  • Heavy Rescue Tender (RT): R1
  • Water Rescue Unit (WRU): R2
  • Breathing Apparatus Support Unit (BASU) S1
  • Incident Support Unit (ISU): S1
  • General Purpose Vehicle (GPV): S1/S2
  • Light 4x4 Vehicle (L4V): T1/T2
  • Prime Mover (PM) + High Volume Pump (HVP): T9
  • Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Unit (PM+MDU): T8
  • Co-Responder Vehicle (CRV): V1
  • Water Carrier (WrC): W1
  • Station Officer Vehicle (OIC): O1/O2

See also

References
  1. "Prevent the merger of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service with the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service". www.fireservicemerger.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. "Isle of Wight County Press - "IW fire service may go full time"". www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  3. "Isle of Wight County Press - "Good rating for Island fire service"". www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  4. "Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire authorities merger agreed by Home Office". BBC News. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  5. "Isle of Wight fire stations criticised in report". BBC News. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  6. "Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service - fire stations". www.iwfire.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
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