Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
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Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service
covering Nottinghamshire
(including the unitary authority
of Nottingham
) in the East Midlands
of England
.
The City of Nottingham Fire Brigade and the Nottinghamshire Fire Brigade were created under the Fire Services Act 1947
.
In 1974 the two brigades were merged. Since 1998 when Nottingham became a separate local government area, the service has been run by a joint fire authority
made up of councillors from Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council.
The Service is divided into 4 Operational Groups:
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...
covering Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
(including the unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
of Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
) in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The City of Nottingham Fire Brigade and the Nottinghamshire Fire Brigade were created under the Fire Services Act 1947
Fire Services Act 1947
-General Arrangement of the Act:-Scotland:The FRSA 2004 extended only to England and Wales, thus leaving the FSA 1947 in force in Scotland. Most of the 1947 Act was later repealed by the FSA 2005, which left ss...
.
In 1974 the two brigades were merged. Since 1998 when Nottingham became a separate local government area, the service has been run by a joint fire authority
Fire Authority
In England and Wales a fire authority or fire and rescue authority is a statutory body made up of a committee of local councillors which oversees the policy and service delivery of a fire and rescue service...
made up of councillors from Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council.
Fire Stations
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service operates 24 fire stations:- 3 Wholetime only fire stations
- 8 Joint Wholetime/Retained fire stations,
- 13 Retained fire stations
The Service is divided into 4 Operational Groups:
- North East - Bassetlaw District (Worksop, Retford, Harworth, Misterton, Tuxford) and Newark & Sherwood District (Newark, Collingham, Southwell
- North West Mansfield District (Mansfield, Warsop, Blidworth, Edwinstowe) and Ashfield (Ashfield, Hucknall)
- Nottingham City - Stockhill and Central
- South - Rushcliffe (West Bridgford, Bingham, East Leake), Gedling (Arnold, Carlton) and Broxtowe (Highfields, Stapleford, Eastwood)