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County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is the
The service divides its 15 fire stations and 1 Technical Services Centre into two divisions: North and South.
Fire stations are crewed by wholetime
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
at HMICFRS {{Authority control Fire and rescue services of England Organisations based in County Durham
statutory
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fire and rescue service covering an area of , for the unitary authority areas of County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...
and Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...
. The service area borders with Cleveland Fire Brigade, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.
History
The service was formed on 1 April 1948 as a result of the Fire Services Act 1947. The first chief fire officer was C.V Hall and was appointed this position on 19 September 1947. The large area covered by the FRS was then divided into three areas, consisting of: Divisions A-C.Performance
Every fire and rescue service inEngland and Wales
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is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspection investigates how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service has been rated as follows:
Fire stations
The service divides its 15 fire stations and 1 Technical Services Centre into two divisions: North and South.
Fire stations are crewed by wholetime firefighter
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s, daytime firefighters, on-call (retained) firefighters, or a combination of the different crewing systems.
The service headquarters are located in Belmont. The service operates its own training school and workshops, which are located in Bowburn.
See also
* Fire service in the United Kingdom * Fire apparatus *Fire Engine
A fire engine or fire truck (also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to ...
* FiReControl
* List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty
References
External links
*County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
at HMICFRS {{Authority control Fire and rescue services of England Organisations based in County Durham