Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
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 UK
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 England
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| Employees | 2,300 |
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| Stations | 85 |
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| Official website | |
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the counties of Devon and Somerset, including the unitary authorities of Plymouth and Torbay, in South West England. It is the fifth largest fire and rescue service in the United Kingdom.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was founded on 1 April 2007, following the merger of Devon Fire and Rescue Service with Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. The Somerset service, previously known as Somerset Fire Brigade, was formed on 1 April 1948. Devon Fire Brigade was formed in 1973, by the amalgamation of Exeter City Brigade, Plymouth City Brigade and Devon County Brigade. It became Devon Fire and Rescue Service in 1987.
It is organised operationally into three commands: Central, Western and Somerset. The service's main headquarters is located at Clyst St George near Exeter. Its main training centre is the Service Training Centre (STC) at Plympton fire station. The service employs approximately 1,983 staff, including 624 whole time firefighters and 46 control room staff, 1,032 retained firefighters and 281 non-uniformed staff.
Each county operated its own control room until 2012 but they now have a single control room at Service Headquarters, Exeter. As part of a national FiReControl project, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue's control rooms were planned to switch to a regional control centre in Taunton but the plan was scrapped entirely in December 2010 by the Government.
85 fire stations, which is the largest number of fire stations outside of London
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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service works in partnership with South Western Ambulance Service to provide emergency medical cover to areas of Devon and Somerset. These are areas that have been identified as having a greater need for ambulance cover. The aim of a co-responder team is to preserve life until the arrival of either a Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) or an ambulance. Co-responder vehicles are equipped with oxygen and automatic external defibrillation (AED) equipment.
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