Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service

Fire service in the United Kingdom

The fire services in the United Kingdom operate under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales...

 for the county

County

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 of Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...

, England

England

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. It is administered by a Fire Authority which is an internal part of Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour...

. The Chief Fire Officer is Roy Wilsher, assisted by Deputy Chief Fire Officer John Mills.

The Service Headquarters is located in Hertford

Hertford

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 whilst the Training and Development Centre and Fire Control Centre are located at Longfield, Stevenage

Stevenage

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.

In December 2005, the FRS dealt with what is thought to be the largest fire since World War II following an explosion at the Buncefield oil depot near Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....

. The incident saw a large scale national response involving many UK brigades.

Appliances

• Water Ladder (WrL): the standard front line fire appliance
• Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): provides high-reach capability for fires and rescues
• Rescue Support Unit (RSU): carries heavy cutting gear and line and water rescue equipment
• Incident Support Unit (ISU): mobilised to larger incidents, it primarily carries damage control kit
• Decontamination & Environmental Protection Unit (DEPU): mobilised to deal with and protect the public and fire crews at chemical incidents
• Command Support Unit (CSU): provides an on-site control point at larger incidents
• Light 4x4 vehicle: for moving equipment and firefighters where a normal WrL would have difficulty gaining access
• Incident Response Unit (IRU): a Government-provided vehicle for mass deonctamination
• High Volume Pump (HVP): New Dimension
  New Dimension programme
  The New Dimension programme, sometimes referred to as the New Dimension or New Dimensions, was started by the Department for Communities and Local Government in the UK, for fire and rescue services in England and Wales, following the 2001 terror attacks.It has provided equipment, training and...
  
  vehicle for moving mass quantities of water at fires or during flooding

Station Number	Location	Type	Appliances
01	Hemel Hempstead	Wholetime	2 WrL, 1 DEPU, 1 4x4
02	Markyate	Retained	1 WrL
03	Tring	Retained	1 Wrl
04	Berkhamsted	Retained	1 WrL
06	Kings Langley	Retained	1 WrL
07	Rickmansworth	Wholetime	1 WrL, 1 ISU
08	Bushey	Retained	1 WrL
09	Watford	Wholetime	2 WrL, 1 ALP, 1 4x4
10	Garston	Wholetime	1 WrL
11	St. Albans	Wholetime	2 WrL, 1 IRU
12	Redbourn	Retained	1 WrL
14	Borehamwood	Wholetime	1 WrL
15	Potters Bar	Wholetime	1 WrL
16	Cheshunt	Wholetime	1 WrL
17	Hoddesdon	Retained	1 WrL
18	Hatfield	Day-Manned	1 WrL, 1 RSU, 1 Fireboat, 1 4x4
19	Welwyn Garden City	Wholetime & Retained	2 WrL, 1 HVPU, 1 4x4
20	Welwyn	Retained	1 WrL
21	Wheathampsted	Retained	1 WrL
22	Harpenden	Retained	1 WrL
23	Stevenage	Wholetime	2 WrL, 1 ALP, 1 4x4
24	Hertford	Wholetime	1 WrL, 1 CSU
25	Ware	Retained	1 WrL
26	Much Hadham	Retained	1 WrL
27	Sawbridgeworth	Retained	1 WrL
28	Bishops Stortford	Retained	1 WrL
29	Buntingford	Retained	1 WrL
30	Royston	Day Crewed	2 WrL, 1 4x4
31	Baldock & Letchworth	Wholetime & Retained	2 WrL
32	Hitchin	Day Crewed	2 WrL, 1 ISU

External links

• Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service