Fire Stations
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service operates 31 fire stations, of which two are crewed day and night (wholetime), five are day-crewed (Monday to Sunday, 07:00 to 19:00) and the remainder are crewed by retained firefighters, who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within five minutes of a call being received. The breakdown of stations is as follows:
- 2 wholetime/retained stations
- 5 day-crewed stations/retained stations
- 24 retained stations
The Service operates a variety of fire appliances including water rescue ladders, water rescue tenders, light 4x4 tenders and pumps, as well as specialist vehicles for operational support, marine support, environmental support and command support.
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