The Service
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service employs over 980 staff and looks after a population of 984,300 people spread across an area of 2,334 square kilometres. The region features several large urban areas such as Warrington and Chester, an extensive transport infrastructure and one of the highest concentrations of petrochemical industries in the country. It is in close proximity to two major airports: Manchester and Liverpool.
We have 24 fire stations and a headquarters in Winsford.
We respond to emergency incidents - known as Emergency Response (ER) across the four unitary council areas of:
•Halton •Warrington •Cheshire East •Cheshire West and Chester
We also provide community safety advice, which helps us to reduce risks and to improve:
•Community/public safety •Business safety/safety at work Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service have won a number of awards over the years including:
Fire Service of the Year 2011
In 2011 the organisation won "Fire Service of the Year” at the inaugural Emergency Services Awards held on Thursday April 7, 2011. Judges said that Cheshire had demonstrated exceptional all round performance and particularly praised its effectiveness at protecting local communities which has seen staff visit over 300,000 homes to give out vital safety advice and fit free smoke alarms. The Service's key achievements over the past five years include: • Fire-related injuries down from 133 in 2004-05 to 37 in 2009-10 • Accidental house fires down from 675 to 470 • Fires in businesses cut from 668 to 243 • Arson attacks reduced from 1,398 to 580 • Delivery of over 300,000 Home Safety Assessments - 65% of properties of all homes in Cheshire. Cheshire was also commended in the Fire Service Innovation category and the Public Communication section.
Best Partnership Project 2011
Cheshire won Best Partnership Project at the Fire Excellence Awards 2011 for partnership work with Age UK and the employment of a jointly funded advocate who case manages high risk individuals and effective inter-agency strategy to reduce risk. This post was a first for Age UK and a fire and rescue service. At the heart of the creation of the partnership was the recognition by Service personnel that, when carrying out Home Safety Assessments and fitting smoke alarms in the homes of over-65s, staff were able to let residents know of the services and support provided by Age UK and also highlight potentially vulnerable individuals to Age UK.
Innovation in strategy at a local level 2010
The Service won the ‘Innovation in strategy at a local level’ category at the hotly contested E Government Excellence national awards in 2010. This was for the Service’s SPRINGBOARD (Starting Proactive Response, Introducing New Gains, Benefiting Older-people and Reducing Dependency) project that adopted a partnership approach to improving the safety and quality of life for older residents.
British Safety Councils (BSC) International Safety Award 2010
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service won the prestigious British Safety Councils (BSC) International Safety Award. More than 600 organisations from across the world apply for the British Safety Councils (BSC) International Safety Awards each year and in 2010 Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service representatives joined leading organisations from the international world of health and safety to celebrate their success in winning one of these coveted Awards.
Fire engines and special vehicles
Cheshire use a number of vehicles/appliances (fire engines and other special vehicles). We also have a number of old (vintage) vehicles. Across these stations there are 36 fire appliances and a variety of other specialist appliances such as hydraulic platforms, hazardous materials units, and command units. (please click on link below for details of different vehicles)
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