Local Authority Fire Service
In the United Kingdom the terms Local Authority Fire and Rescue Service, County Fire & Rescue Service or Public Fire and Rescue Service refer to a fire and rescue service provided and operated by a county or metropolitan council to serve the public in an emergency. In simple terms they are the fire service which respond to emergency 999 calls from members of the public.
Examples of county, public or local authority fire and rescue services include the London Fire Brigade, West Midlands Fire Service and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service for instance.
Collectively each county / public / local authority fire service is referred to as the United Kingdom Fire and Rescue Service. It is the primary land rescue agency in the UK. In England and Wales by virtue of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 a County or Metropolitan council must provide a Fire and Rescue Service to serve the public in an emergency. Whilst fire services are operated at local authority level national policy, procedures and performance is monitored and controlled by the Department of Communities and Local Government(DCLG)
Read more about Local Authority Fire Service: Statutory Duties, Powers in An Emergency, Fire Authority, Non Local Authority / Public Fire & Rescue Services, Ministry of Defence Fire and Rescue Services, Primary Firefighting and Rescue Service in The UK
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