Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.png
Operational area
CountryEngland
CountyHumberside
Agency overview
Established1974 (1974)
Employees992 Operational, 33 Control Room & 254 Support Staff
Chief Fire OfficerChris Blacksell
EMS levelBLS
Facilities and equipment
Divisions4[1]
Stations31
Engines46 (9 Reserves)
Rescues2
Website
www.humbersidefire.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of what was the county of Humberside (1974–1996), but now consists of the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire in northern England.

History[]

Humberside Fire Brigade was formed in 1974 as a result of the new laws stating that all areas must have an official fire service. When Humberside County Council, was abolished in 1995, a parliamentary combination order came into effect, establishing Humberside Fire Authority (the current ruling body of Humberside Fire Brigade) with control of all brigade personnel, equipment and premises. This is a combined fire authority, which is financed by the constituent councils of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Kingston upon Hull City Council, North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council.

In 1987, Humberside Fire Brigade changed its name to Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.[2][3]

In 2007, HFRS featured on a BBC One show entitled Women on Fire. Cameras followed two female firefighters during a 16-day intensive training course to allow them to become retained firefighters for Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.[4]

Sledmere fire station was closed in 2008 as part of cost-saving measures introduced by the Service.[5]

On 1 January 2013, plans were submitted to Hull City Council expressing Humberside Fire and Rescue Service's intention to replace Clough Road fire station, to build a new £3.9 million facility on the same site. In April 2013 planning permission was granted by Hull City Council. The new station became operational in July 2015.[6] In a similar fashion, due to the ongoing expansion of Hull New Theatre, Hull Central fire station was closed, having been mostly demolished beforehand, and operations were moved to a new station on Spring Street in 2017.[7]

In 2016, in line with other fire and police force mergers, a proposal was put forward that Humberside Fire and Rescue merge with the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.[8] However, the proposal was not backed by the leaders of county councils and emergency commissioners of the Humberside operating area, and so the merger proposal was shelved.[9]

In January 2017, work on the £9 million Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre (ICC) began, part of which contains a new fire station for East Hull. The site for this is that of the former David Lister School off Rosmead Street. The centre was opened in July 2018.[10]

Performance[]

In 2018/2019, every fire and rescue service in England and Wales was subjected to a statutory inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HIMCFRS). The inspection investigated how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:[11]

HMICFRS Inspection Humberside 2018/19
Area Rating Description
Effectiveness Good How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
Efficiency Good How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
People Requires improvement How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people?

Service headquarters (SHQ)[]

HFRS headquarters are on the western outskirts of Hull in Summergroves Way near the boundary with Hessle. This building houses the majority of the service's administration and support services including Stores, IT, Health & Safety, Training etc.

Fire stations and appliances[]

HFRS operates 31 fire stations. These stations are strategically located to provide suitable coverage for the region. Nine of these stations are wholetime, three stations are wholetime and retained, and 19 stations are retained only. The 31 stations are divided into four Community Protection Units (CPUs), with each one covering a different area.[12]

Gallery[]

  • Service Headquarters

  • H01 Central Station

  • H02 Clough Road Station

  • H03 Calvert Lane Station

  • H04 Beverley Station

  • H05 Brough Station

  • H06 Market Weighton Station

  • H07 Pocklington Station

  • H08 East Hull Station

  • H09 Bransholme Station

  • H10 Bridlington Station

  • H11 Driffield Station

  • H13 Hornsea fire station

  • H14 Withernsea Station

  • H15 Patrington Station

  • H16 Preston Station

  • H17 Peaks Lane Station

  • H18 Cromwell Road Station

  • H19 Cleethorpes Station

  • H20 Immingham East Station

  • H21 Waltham Station

  • H22 Barton upon Humber Station

  • H23 Scunthorpe Station

  • H24 Goole Station

  • H25 Snaith Station

  • H26 Crowle Station

  • H27 Epworth Station

  • H28 Kirton in Lindsey Station

  • H29 Winterton Station

  • H30 Howden Station

  • H31 Brigg Station, Rear Door

  • H32 Immingham West Station

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Your Local Area". Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ "HFRS Response". Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Women on fire". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Humberside Fire and Rescue Service strategic plan, proposed actions 2008-11 consultation document" (PDF). Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Inside Hull's new £3.9m fire station in Clough Road". Hull Daily Mail. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Take a look around as Hull's new Central Fire Station opens". Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ Prest, Victoria (20 October 2016). "North Yorkshire and Humberside fire brigade merger suggested". The Press. York. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Fire merger plans face rejection". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Work begins on Integrated Care Centre which will house new East Hull fire station". Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Humberside 2018/19". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HIMCFRS). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Your Local Area". Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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