Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Infobox UK Fire and Rescue
name= Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
area= Leicestershire & Rutland
start= 1948, 1974 (in current form)
population= 953,100
size= 2,552.93 km²
staff= 835 approx
BM= Dave Webb
stations= 20
HQ= Glenfield
FA= Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority





web= [http://www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/ Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service] The Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service which covers Leicestershire including the unitary authority of Leicester, and the county of Rutland.

History

The Leicestershire and Rutland Fire Brigade and the separate City of Leicester Fire Brigade were created in 1948 by the Fire Services Act 1947. In 1974 the City of Leicester FB was merged with Leicestershire & Rutland FB to create the present fire service.

Since Rutland and the City of Leicester became separate authorities in the 1990s. The fire authority which administers the service, is a joint-board made up of representatives from Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council. [ [http://www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/fireservice/cfa.shtml Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Combined Fire Authority] ]

Fire stations

Leicestershire FRS has 20 fire stations located at the following places: [ [http://www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/map/ Fire stations location map] From official website]

*Ashby de la Zouch
*Billesdon
*Central (Leicester)
*Coalville
*Eastern (Leicester)
*Hinckley
*Kibworth
*Loughborough
*Lutterworth
*Market Bosworth
*Market Harborough
*Melton Mowbray
*Moira
*Oakham
*Shepshed
*Southern (Leicester)
*Syston
*Uppingham
*Western (Leicester)
*Wigston

References

External links

* [http://www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.leicsfire.co.uk/ Enthusiasts website]