Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Chief Fire Officer Justin Johnston | | |
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Stations | 40 (Including USAR at Chorley) | |
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The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide,
Shire county of Lancashire, England
and also includes the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen.
Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service is made up of six Area Commands as follows: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Central and Pennine. Within these areas there are 18 wholetime, 17 retained stations and four day crewed stations providing Lancashire with 24-hour fire cover.
Performance
Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:
Area | Rating 2018/19[2] | Rating 2021/22[3] | Description |
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Effectiveness | Good | Good | How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
Efficiency | Good | Good | How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
People | Good | Good | How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people? |
See also
- Fire service in the United Kingdom
- Lancashire Constabulary
- GRIP (Group Intervention Panel)
- List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty
References
- ^ "Welcome to the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service". Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2006.
- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services(HMICFRS). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services(HMICFRS). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
External links
- Media related to Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website