Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service
The Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory local authority fire and rescue service covering the Isles of Scilly off the coast of the South West of England. It is the smallest fire and rescue service in the United Kingdom and the only one to be staffed entirely by retained firefighters.[1]
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| County | Isles of Scilly |
| Agency overview | |
| Employees | 43 (2019) |
| Chief Fire Officer | Aisling Khan |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 5 |
| Website | |
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The service shares management, and cooperates closely with the airport rescue and fire fighting service (St Mary's Airport RFFS) on St Mary's, which is the only other fire service on the Isles of Scilly.[2]
Fire stations and appliances
Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Mary's | Retained | R1 - 1996 Mercedes 1124 Water Tender Ladder R2 - 2014 4x4 Toyota Hilux [with Foam/Water Carrier Trailer] |
| 3 | St Agnes | Retained | R3 - 1986 Tractor & water bowser trailer |
| 4 | Bryher | Retained | R4 - 1986 Tractor & water bowser trailer |
| 5 | Tresco | Retained | R5 - 1990 Dodge 50 Series Rescue Pump |
| 6 | St Martin's | Retained | R6 - 1986 Tractor & water bowser trailer |
St Mary's Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service
| Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Airport | Day manned | F1 - Carmichael Mercedes 1124 foam tender F2 - Carmichael Mark 10 foam tender (ex RAF) |
Personnel
The fire service has 42 on-call firefighters in the ranks of Firefighter, Crew Manager, Watch Manager, and Station Manager. The single Station Manager post (previously shared with the airport fire service) is currently vacant and under review.[3]
The service is led by a Chief Fire Executive. Until 2017 this was a uniformed role, with the rank of Chief Fire Officer, but the position is now a non-uniformed appointment, held by the deputy chief executive of the Council of the Scilly Isles. This council officer is also responsible for the airport fire service.[3]
The fire service also has non-operational support staff (currently one appointment).
Inspections
The fire service has a responsibility for domestic and commercial inspections of premises for fire safety. It carries out these inspections on the smaller islands, but contracts them on the main island (St Mary's), where domestic inspections are carried out by the full-time firefighters of the airport fire service, and commercial premises inspections are carried out by Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service.[3]
References
- "Fire prevention". Council of the Isles of Scilly. Archived from the original on 2006-10-06.
- "Airport fire and rescue service". Council of the Isles of Scilly. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "An inspection of Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service" (PDF). Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. Retrieved 13 May 2019.