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| === Birtley Community Fire Station === | === Birtley Community Fire Station === | ||
| This ] was built in ] and is located on Durham Road. This station has two Appliance Bays and covers the area of ] and some areas of the Team Valley Industrial Estate as well as some ] areas near ]. The Station has one ] ] Appliance and one Dennis Appliance; when Gateshead Community Fire Station was being built (now complete) the turntable Fire Appliance was placed at ] but has been moved back to the newly built ] ] ]. Station Call Sign: '' |
This ] was built in ] and is located on Durham Road. This station has two Appliance Bays and covers the area of ] and some areas of the Team Valley Industrial Estate as well as some ] areas near ]. The Station has one ] ] Appliance and one Dennis Appliance; when Gateshead Community Fire Station was being built (now complete) the turntable Fire Appliance was placed at ] but has been moved back to the newly built ] ] ]. Station Call Sign: ''Whiskey''<ref></ref> | ||
| === Gateshead Community Fire Station === | === Gateshead Community Fire Station === | ||
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| === Colby Court Community Fire Station === | === Colby Court Community Fire Station === | ||
| Colby Court Community ] has three ] Appliances, one of these being a Specialist ] Tender. This Community ], like many others in ], is newly built (in ]). The Station has the modern Appliance Bay doors, differing to the older red ones. Station Call Sign: '' |
Colby Court Community ] has three ] Appliances, one of these being a Specialist ] Tender. This Community ], like many others in ], is newly built (in ]). The Station has the modern Appliance Bay doors, differing to the older red ones. Station Call Sign: ''Charlie''<ref></ref> | ||
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| === Fossway Community Fire Station === | === Fossway Community Fire Station === | ||
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| === Wallsend Community Fire Station === | === Wallsend Community Fire Station === | ||
| The Station is now approaching two Decades old. The Station was officialy opened in ]. The Station has two Fire Appliances which are both in Operation. The Station is Wholetime and has the traditional plain Red Appliance Bay doors. The Station is located on Hadrian Road in Wallsend, The area of Wallsend in earlier years was covered by a different ] And ] Service. Station Call Sign: '' |
The Station is now approaching two Decades old. The Station was officialy opened in ]. The Station has two Fire Appliances which are both in Operation. The Station is Wholetime and has the traditional plain Red Appliance Bay doors. The Station is located on Hadrian Road in Wallsend, The area of Wallsend in earlier years was covered by a different ] And ] Service. Station Call Sign: ''Golf''<ref></ref> | ||
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| === Tynemouth Community Fire Station === | === Tynemouth Community Fire Station === | ||
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| The Service is a uniformed, when not out on calls but on duty, Firefighters wear a navy blue ] with the words 'Fire and Rescue' written in red - this is known as their working rig, as opposed to their Fire Fighting rig. When attending ] ] calls, fire rig is worn consisting of light yellow with darker stripes of yellow at the top near their neck. Head protection consists of a hard yellow helmet. The Fire officer-in-charge, also called a watch manager, wears either a yellow helmet with black stripes or a white helmet with black stripes while on calls, thus making him/her easy to identify. | The Service is a uniformed, when not out on calls but on duty, Firefighters wear a navy blue ] with the words 'Fire and Rescue' written in red - this is known as their working rig, as opposed to their Fire Fighting rig. When attending ] ] calls, fire rig is worn consisting of light yellow with darker stripes of yellow at the top near their neck. Head protection consists of a hard yellow helmet. The Fire officer-in-charge, also called a watch manager, wears either a yellow helmet with black stripes or a white helmet with black stripes while on calls, thus making him/her easy to identify. | ||
| == Community |
== Community Fire Stations == | ||
| The intention of community fire stations was to use them (as well as for the obvious purpose) as meeting places to discuss fire related issues, as well as offer facilities for local citizens to receive ] information if they require it. As well as to build bridges within the community on fire-related subjects, the other aim of newly built community fire Stations was to The Fire and Rescue Service also makes regular school visits. | The intention of community fire stations was to use them (as well as for the obvious purpose) as meeting places to discuss fire related issues, as well as offer facilities for local citizens to receive ] information if they require it. As well as to build bridges within the community on fire-related subjects, the other aim of newly built community fire Stations was to The Fire and Rescue Service also makes regular school visits. | ||
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The Area covered by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service | |
| Area Covered: | Tyne and Wear |
|---|---|
| Neighbouring Fire Serivce | County Durham and Darlington and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service |
| Location of Training Centre | Barmstomn Mere, Washington |
| Year Formed: | 1974 |
| Location of HQ: | Nissan Way, Washington, Tyne and Wear |
| Total No. Of Stations: | 17 |
| Chief Fire Officer | Richard Bull |
| Deputy Chief Fire Officer | Iain Bathgate |
| Service Motto | "Creating the Safest Community" |
| Previous Name | Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade |
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service formely Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service which covers the area of Tyne and Wear, England. The Chief Fire Officer of the FRS is Richard Bull, its motto is 'Creating the safest community'
History
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1974, many years earlier in 1938 under the Fire Brigade act it became a requirement for all areas to have an official Fire Service.]] Previously fire cover was provided by a number of smaller services In 2004 under the the name of the fire and rescue service's name was changed from Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, to refelct changes in local authrity structure. There have been many fire-related incidents including the great fire of Gateshead. The FRS works closely with Northumbria Police in order to promote Community issues.
Overview
Serving over one million people in Sunderland, Newcastle and Tyneside. The Servoce responsed to 24,025 incidents in the period 2004-2005 (consisting of 13060 fires, 8495 false alarms and 2470 special service Fire calls. Out of its 15 wholetime, 1 wholetime and retained, and 1 retained Fire Station, the Service operates 48 frontline Fire Appliances (consisting of 31 pumping Fire Appliances, three ariel Appliances, two emergency tenders, seven prime movers, one command support unit, 1 Rescue tender, one Fire Boat, one incident response unit and an one Operational Support unit.
Fire stations
There are 17 Fire Stations, many of these are newly built, most of the new Fire Stations have three or four appliance bays and many of the older ones have one or two.
Birtley Community Fire Station
This Fire station was built in 1992 and is located on Durham Road. This station has two Appliance Bays and covers the area of Birtley and some areas of the Team Valley Industrial Estate as well as some Countryside areas near Birtley. The Station has one Volvo Fire Appliance and one Dennis Appliance; when Gateshead Community Fire Station was being built (now complete) the turntable Fire Appliance was placed at Birtley but has been moved back to the newly built Gateshead Community Fire station. Station Call Sign: Whiskey
Gateshead Community Fire Station
This Fire Station was built in 2005 and officialy opened in mid-2006; the Station is located on Dryden Road In Low Fell. It covers the Gateshead area and places on the outskirts of Gateshead. The Station has four Appliance Bays and the main Appliance Bay doors are painted with Grey then a Red triangle painted over the Grey, this is the new style for Fire Stations in that Tyne and Wear. The Station has two Volvo Fire Appliances, one turntable appliance, and one Operational Support Appliance which is only for certain types of Fire calls, and carries different tools to normal Fire engines. Station Call Sign Victor
Chopwell Community Fire Station
Chopwell Community Fire Station was built in the 1970s and is located on Derwent Street In Chopwell. The Station only has one Fire Appliance and is operated by retained Firefighters. Station Call Sign: Zulu
Colby Court Community Fire Station
Colby Court Community Fire station has three Fire Appliances, one of these being a Specialist Emergency Tender. This Community Fire station, like many others in Tyne and Wear, is newly built (in 2005). The Station has the modern Appliance Bay doors, differing to the older red ones. Station Call Sign: Charlie
Fossway Community Fire Station
Fossway Community Fire station is also one of the many new Community Fire Stations in Tyne and Wear. The Station has four Fire Appliances, one of these being a turntable ladder and another being the inshore Rescue Boat, which is based at the near-by naval base. This Station was built in 2005 and has the features of many modern Community Fire Stations such as a auditorium and other facilities for community groups. Station Call Sign: Foxtrot
Fulwell Community Fire Station
Fulwell Community Fire station was opened in 1942, although the Fire Brigade Act had only been passed four years earlier. The Station was hit by a Bomb just a few weeks after it's opening but is still operational today. The station has three Appliance Bays (2 are in use and one has being converted to a Gym) one of the Appliances is a turntable ladder. The Fire Station is located on Station Road, in Fulwell. Plans have being drawn up to replace this station within the next five years. Station Call Sign: Mike
West Denton Community Fire Station
This Fire station is one of the older Fire Stations, but is still in operation. The Fire station was built in the early Nineteen Eighties. The Station is made up of three Fire Appliances. One of the Appliances is a Command Unit, this is only used for Major Incidents when necessary. The Station has Red Appliance Bay doors unlike the modern Fire Stations in Use with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. The Station is located on West Denton Way, Denton, in Newcastle. Station Call Sign: Alpha
Washington Community Fire Station
This Fire Station was built in 2005. The Station has two Fire Appliances. As well as two Ambulance Bays which are joint to the Fire Station. Station Call Sign: Sierra
Wallsend Community Fire Station
The Station is now approaching two Decades old. The Station was officialy opened in 1989. The Station has two Fire Appliances which are both in Operation. The Station is Wholetime and has the traditional plain Red Appliance Bay doors. The Station is located on Hadrian Road in Wallsend, The area of Wallsend in earlier years was covered by a different Fire And Rescue Service. Station Call Sign: Golf
Tynemouth Community Fire Station
This Fire station covers the aera of Tynemouth in Tyne and Wear. The Station currently has three Appliance Bays, one of these Appliances being an Incident Response Unit. The Station is unique, Instead of Grey doors with a red triangle on it or a traditional plain Red door, this Station just has plain Creme coloured Appliance Bay Doors with see - through Glass. This Station is located on Preston North Road, North Shields. There are currently plans to replace the Fire station in the next few years. Station Call Sign: Juliet
Swalwell Community Fire Station
Swalwell Fire station was built in 2005, as well as many other Fire Stations in Tyne and Wear, this Station has modern Community Facilities such as Meeting Room's for organised Groups, plus large ICT Suites'. The station has two Fire Appliances and three Appliance Bays, The Station is located on Market Lane, Swalwell. Station Call Sign: Yankee
Sunderland Community Fire Station
This station has seven Fire Appliances although there are two USAR pods and two Prime Movers and three main Fire Appliances. This station was built in the early Nineties. The Fire Station is full time and has the traditional Red Fire station Appliance Bay doors. This station also houses a large Emergency Tender (Call Sign: NO4). The Fire Station is located on Railway Row in Sunderland.
Gosforth Community Fire Station
Gosforth Community Fire Station looks very similar to Birtley Community Fire station, both having two Appliance Bays and the small Entrance door loacted to the right of the Appliance Bay doors. This Fire station was built in 1990 and as mentioned before houses two Fire Appliances, both of these being Volvo. This Station covers some areas of Newcastle and the Gosforth area. The Fire station is Full Time and is located on Jubilee Road, Gosforth. Station Call Sign: Echo
Hebburn Community Fire Station
This Fire station is an older Station but is still in operation with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. Built in the mid 1960s, the Station has three Fire Appliances, two of these being Volvo and the other Being a Dennis Specialist Vehicle Appliance. This Fire Station houses an Ambulance as well as it's three Fire Appliances. The Stations' located on Victoria Road West, Hebburn. Station Call Sign: Tango
Northmoor Community Fire Station
Northmoor Community Fire station is a newly built Station in use with Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. This Station was built in 2005 and houses two Fire Appliances, one being a Volvo and the other being a Dennis Specialist Vehicle Appliance. The station also house modern Community Fire station features such as meeting Rooms for Community Groups. The Station is located on Northmoor Road, Central Sunderland. Station Call Sign: Quebec
Rainton Bridge Community Fire Station
Opened and Built in 1997 to improve Fire cover lost after the closure of Fence Houses Fire station, Rainton Bridge Community Fire station is located on Mercantile Road, Houghton-Le-Spring. The Station houses one Fire Appliance, this being a Volvo. The Station has had an Extension Built since it's opening in 1997; Instead of another Appliance, the extension was built for a North East Ambulance, the Facilities are now shared between the two Emergency services.
South Shields Community Fire Station
South Shields Community Fire station was built in 2001. This Station houses two Fire Appliances, one of these being a Volvo and the other being a Dennis Specialist Vehicle Appliance. The Station is Full-time, and is located on John Reid Road, South Shields. Station Call Sign: Kilo
Fire service watches
There are four diffrent watches in the fire service, when a firefighter is posted from training school, they will be assigned to a watch, either red, white, blue or green. These different Watches are used at different times of the day or night, providing 24 hour cover.
Dennis/Volvo fire appliances
Originally Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service used Dennis Specialist Vehicles Appliances, these were a very square shaped but they were an efficent Vehicle for Fire Service use. Over time the service saw less Dennis Appliances and more Volvo Fire Appliances being used, these were a very rounded shape and except for that looked very much the same. In recent years The Fire service has begun to use more Dennis Appliances and it is currently a variation of Volvo and Dennis Appliances. Five new Dennis Fire Appliances are on order for the Service which are due to be delivered in the Spring of 2007.
Fire station and appliance design
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Most of the newly built Tyne and Wear Fire Stations are built using a Grey material instead of the Original bricks, this makes them look more modern and if it gets Dirty it can be cleaned easily unlike bricks. The Appliance Bay doors on modern stations, are now grey with a red triangle on them unlike the traditional plain red doors on older stations.
Appliances have six side shutters altogether. Three on one side and three on the other, the middle Shutter on both sides is always about half the size of the others, this is because of the rear Wheel arch size. There is also a delivery cupboard on the back of the Appliance which protects/covers the delivery areas for the Water being dispensed from the Appliance pump.
On the Front of the Appliance (underneath the Windscreen) is normally two small square or rectangular blue lights, one at the left and one at the right. On the shutters (on both sides) there is normally a Fire safety Poster.
On newer Appliances, the light bar is a long rectangular shape stretching right across the roof and with "Fire" written in the middle of the bar. Above the Side Shutters there are normally two powerful Floodlights, in between, there is text reading 'Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service' or on older Appliances 'Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade'
Uniform
The Service is a uniformed, when not out on calls but on duty, Firefighters wear a navy blue polo shirt with the words 'Fire and Rescue' written in red - this is known as their working rig, as opposed to their Fire Fighting rig. When attending Emergency 999 calls, fire rig is worn consisting of light yellow with darker stripes of yellow at the top near their neck. Head protection consists of a hard yellow helmet. The Fire officer-in-charge, also called a watch manager, wears either a yellow helmet with black stripes or a white helmet with black stripes while on calls, thus making him/her easy to identify.
Community Fire Stations
The intention of community fire stations was to use them (as well as for the obvious purpose) as meeting places to discuss fire related issues, as well as offer facilities for local citizens to receive fire safety information if they require it. As well as to build bridges within the community on fire-related subjects, the other aim of newly built community fire Stations was to "Provide the Community with the highest standards of Fire Safety and Fire Fighting Services available". The Fire and Rescue Service also makes regular school visits.
Changes to the Fire Service
Over the next few years the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue will be receiving new fire appliances and several new stations. There are currently plans to replace two Community Fire Stations, including those at Tynemouth and Fulwell; Sites are to be confirmed. the Service has currently received another four New Dimension Prime Movers, along with the existing three based at Sunderland Central for urban search and rescue. The emergency tender based at Sunderland Central Fire Station will end its service in March 2007 and will be replaced by a Rescue Tender Pod. A High Volume Pump Pod is also on order for the Service.
Gallery of Fire Appliances
- A Volvo Fire Appliance. A Volvo Fire Appliance.
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Side view of another Volvo Appliance.
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Aerial ladder platform.
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Rear View of a Volvo Appliance
See also
References
- Tyne and wear Fire and Rescue Service
- Creation of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
- Metropolitan Fire Brigade name change to FRS
- Dept for Communities and Local Govt/TSO: Fire Services Act 2003
- Areas covered by FRS
- Stations in use with TWFRS
- Information on Birtley Fire Station
- Information on Gateshead Fire Station
- Information on Chopwell Fire Station
- Information on Colby Court Fire Station
- Info on Fossway Fire Station
- Info on Fulwell Fire Station
- Info on West Denton Fire Station
- Info on Washinton Fire Station
- Info on Wallsend Fire Station
- Info on Tynemouth Fire Station
- Info about Swalwell Fire Station
- Info about Sunderland Central Fire Station
- Info about Gosforth Fire Station
- Info about Northmoor Fire Station
- Info about Rainton Bridge Fire Station
- Info about South Shields Fire Station
External links
- Official Site of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
- Official Site of the FIRE KILLS: YOU CAN PREVENT IT! Campaign
- Unofficial Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service Website
- Fire Gateway Website, Fire Safety Information and Fire Service locater