Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Country | England |
County | Berkshire |
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Stations | 18 |
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The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is a statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of the ceremonial county of Berkshire in England. The fire service was formerly administered by Berkshire County Council, but when that was abolished the service became the responsibility of the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority, made up of representatives from the six unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Reading Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough Borough Council, West Berkshire Council, and Wokingham Borough Council.
The service's headquarters are located at Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, in the Reading suburb of Calcot. It operates from 18 fire stations across Berkshire.[1][2]
Fire stations and appliances[]
The service operates 18 fire stations – 12 of which are wholetime and six use retained firefighters.[3]
As of April 2021, new fire station is being constructed in Theale, which will also house Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service.[4]
Fire station | Duty System | Appliances |
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Caversham Rd, Reading central | Wholetime | Fire engine, water & animal rescue unit |
Dee Rd, Reading west | Wholetime | Fire engine, heavy rescue unit |
Whitley Wood, Reading south | Wholetime | Fire engine, aerial ladder platform, operational support unit, 3 forklifts, den |
Wokingham Rd, Reading east | Wholetime | Fire engine |
Ascot | Wholetime | Fire engine |
Bracknell | Wholetime | 2 fire engines, 2 high volume pumps, bus, van |
Crowthorne | Retained | 2 fire engines |
Hungerford | Retained | Fire engine, Young Firefighters programme fire engine |
Lambourn | Retained | Fire engine, Land Rover |
Langley | Wholetime | Fire engine, bus, van |
Maidenhead | Wholetime / Retained | Fire engine, 4x4 fire engine |
Mortimer | Retained | Fire engine |
Newbury | Wholetime | 2 fire engines, 2 vans |
Pangbourne | Retained | 4x4 fire engine, water carrier, Land Rover |
Slough | Wholetime | 2 fire engines |
Windsor | Wholetime | Fire engine |
Wokingham | Wholetime | Fire engine |
See also[]
- Fire service in the United Kingdom
- List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty
References[]
- ^ "RBFRS Home Page". Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
- ^ "RBFRS - About Us". Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
- ^ "Fire Stations". Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Theale Community Fire Station". Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links[]
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- Organisations based in Berkshire
- Fire and rescue services of England
- Organisations based in England with royal patronage