Ministry of Defence Fire and Rescue Services
- Defence Fire and Rescue Service - Civilian Fire Service which Protects all Ministry of Defence Premises. It is Controlled by the Ministry of Defence and is therefore a fire service controlled ultimately by the UK Government along with their Local Authority Fire Service counterparts. The Defence Fire and Rescue Service is covered by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 and therefore has the same powers of entry and enforcement as a Local Authority Fire Service.
- Royal Air Force Firefighting and Rescue Service - Also controlled by the MoD through the Royal Air Force, the RAFFRS cover mainly RAF sites with runways to provide specialst aircraft firefighting and rescue capability. In most cases non-Local Area or Public fire services will call upon the public fire service for assistance.
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