Fire Stations
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service operates 85 fire stations, of which 14 are crewed day and night (wholetime), one day crewed (Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00), two volunteer, one special operations station 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:
- 6 whole time stations
- 8 whole time/retained stations
- 1 day crewed (Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00)
- 67 retained stations (the largest number in England)
- 2 volunteer stations
- 1 special operations station (USAR)
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