Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service

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Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
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Operational area
CountryEngland
CountyNorfolk
AddressOperations and Communications Centre, Jubilee House, Falconers Chase, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0WW
Agency overview
Annual calls7,285 incidents[1]
Annual budget£27.7 million[1]
Chief Fire OfficerStuart Ruff
Facilities and equipment
Stations42
Website
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One of Norfolk's Heavy Rescue Units

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Norfolk in the east of England. The county consists of around 870,100 people and 2,074 square miles (5,370 km2).[2]

Headquarters[]

The headquarters of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service is Jubilee House, Falconers Chase, Wymondham, Norfolk. The former headquarters, Whitegates, was commandeered for use by the National Fire Service during the Second World War and was eventually purchased by Norfolk County Council in 1950. The building was built as a family home in the late eighteenth century and has had various owners over the years. New building at the rear of the original house in recent times has replaced the coach house and stables of earlier times.

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, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:[3]

HMICFRS Inspection Norfolk 2018/19
Area Rating Description
Effectiveness Requires improvement How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
Efficiency Requires improvement 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?

Appliances[]

NFRS operates a range of firefighting appliances, which includes:

  • 30 rescue pumps: the standard firefighting vehicle mobilised to all emergency calls. These appliances are equipped with a high-pressure two-stage main pump also capable of making foam via an onboard foam inductor system, two high-pressure hose reels, a set of rescue ladders, a light portable fire pump, four / six breathing apparatus sets (depending on age), two spare breathing air cylinders and hydraulic rescue equipment, as well as other miscellaneous tools.[4]
  • 4 heavy rescue pumps: very similar to the rescue pump, however more emphasis on rescue operations and incidents.[4]
  • 24 water tenders: similar to the rescue pump, however less emphasis on rescue equipment but more water capacity.[4]
  • 3 aerial ladder platforms: extendible ladder platforms with rescue cages, stretchers and additional lighting, these vehicles provide high-level access and firefighting capability, with a vertical reach of almost 100 ft, almost 80 ft sideways, and up to 55 ft below ground level.[4]

Incidents[]

In 2014–15, NFRS attended 7,285 incidents where 749 people were rescued and 63 fatalities. Mainly consisting of 2,143 fires, 2,809 special services – road traffic collisions (RTC) and other – and 2,333 false alarms which required no further action. The service have noticed a reduction in the number of fires they attend, however an increasing response to RTC incidents on Norfolk's roads.[1]

Notable incidents[]

Norwich Assembly Rooms fire 1995
Roy's of Wroxham fire (1995)
Norwich library fire (1994)
  • 1991 Thetford – Plastic recycling centre. A large fire which burned for four days[5]
  • 1994 Norwich – Norwich library destroyed by fire. The main fire station of Norwich was opposite the library but the crews were already out attending what turned out to be a malicious call. Due to the dramatic spread of the fire the building could not be saved[6]
  • 1995 Wroxham – a ten-hour blaze in a department store[7]
  • 2011 Great Yarmouth – four men killed in industrial accident; nine fire crews attended[8]
  • 2013 Norwich – eleven people injured in low speed train crash at Norwich railway station. The signal box was not alerted to the accident for 24 minutes[9][10]
  • 2014 Fakenham – 90 firefighters attended a fire in a department store[11]
  • 2016 Great Yarmouth – 20 plus appliances and 88 fire crews attend large fire on Regent road inside Regent Arcade and Super Bowl UK Regent. Building destroyed.[12]

Gallery[]

Facilities

  • The former Headquarters of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, Whitegates, Hethersett,

  • Acle fire station, Old Road

  • Cromer fire station, Canada Road

  • Fakenham fire station, Norwich Road

  • Heacham fire station

  • Holt fire station, Norwich Road

  • King's Lynn fire station

  • Sheringham fire station, Cromer Road

  • Swaffham fire station, West Acre Road

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Norfolk Fire and Rescue Authority Integrated Risk Management Plan 2016/2020" (PDF). Norfolkfireservice.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  2. ^ "NFRS". Norfolkfireservice.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  3. ^ "Norfolk 2018/19". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HIMCFRS). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "20150413 Fleet List inc year of registration.xlsx". Whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  5. ^ "LEGAL DEFINITION OF WASTE SOUGHT AFTER EAST ANGLIAN FIRE". Lgcplus.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  6. ^ "BBC ON THIS DAY | 1 | 1994: Library fire wipes out historic records". BBC News. 1976-08-01. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  7. ^ "Wroxham". Norfolkfireservice.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  8. ^ "Prayers for men killed in Norfolk industrial accident - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  9. ^ Adam Gretton. "Key findings in report into train crash in Norwich which put 11 people in hospital - Norfolk News | Eastern Daily Press". Edp24.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  10. ^ [1] Archived 2014-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Large fire at Fakenham factory shop destroys buildings - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  12. ^ "Great Yarmouth fire: Blaze a 'tragedy' for the town - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

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