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Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Country
  
England

Chief Fire Officer
  
Darren Dovey

County
  
Northamptonshire

Stations
  
22

The Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service covering the county of Northamptonshire in the English East Midlands.

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History

The Northamptonshire Fire Brigade and the separate Northampton Borough Fire Brigade were created in 1948 by the Fire Services Act 1947. In 1974 the Northampton FB was merged with Northamptonshire FB to create the present service.

Fire Appliance Glossary/Call signs

  • Pump (WrL): P1/P2
  • Aerial Rescue Pump (ARP): P6
  • Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV): L1
  • Cobra Intervention Vehicle (CIV): L2
  • Water Carrier (WrC): W1
  • Prime Mover (PM) + High Volume Pump (HVP): T8
  • Prime Mover (PM) + Double Hose Layer Unit (HVHL): T9
  • Initial Intervention Vehicle (IIV): R1
  • Heavy Rescue Tender (HRT): R1
  • Line Rescue Unit (LiRU): R2
  • Water Rescue Unit + Inshore Rescue Boat (WRU+IrbT): B1/B2
  • Water Rescue Unit/Animal Rescue Unit (WRU/ARU): R1
  • Co-Responder Vehicle (CRV): V1
  • Incident Command & Control Unit (ICCU): C1
  • Community Outreach Vehicle (COV): C1
  • Prime Mover (PM): T2

    • Pods:

  • Water Carrier (WrC)
  • Bulk Foam Unit (BFU)
  • Breathing Apparatus Support Unit (BASU)
  • Welfare Unit (WelFU)
  • General Purpose Pod (GPP)

    • CBRN Response:

    Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9

    References

    Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service Wikipedia
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