Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
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| Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service | |
 Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service area |
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| Coverage | |
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| Area | Northern Ireland. |
| Size | 13,843 km² |
| Population | 1,710,300 |
| Operations | |
| HQ | Lisburn |
| Staff | 2230 |
| Stations | 67 |
| Co-responder | No |
| Chief Fire Officer | Colin Lammey |
| Website | Official Site |
| Fire authority | The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board |
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The NIFRS is overseen by the The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board, which in turn is subordinate to the Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services, and Public Safety. NIFRS has has a workforce of around 2230 personnel.[1]
There are a total of sixty seven Fire Stations in Northern Ireland, eight of which are full-time, with six that are full-time with part-time backup. Fifty two stations are part time, and one (on Rathlin Island) is crewed by volunteers. The Service is organised into four 'Area Commands'; Western, Southern, Northern and Eastern. The Eastern Area Command covers Greater Belfast.
NIFRS Training Centre is located at Boucher Crescent, South Belfast, whilst NIFRS Headquarters is in the city of Lisburn, Co. Antrim.
NIFRS Firefighters are trained to deal with all types of fire, as well as Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs), building collapses, and various specialist rescues. The Service is also the enforcing authority for fire safety legislation.
As with other fire and rescue services in the UK, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has been the target of frequent attacks while attending incidents. Typically this ranges from verbal abuse, spitting, young people throwing stones to more serious attacks using petrol bombs and even gun attacks in the past.[2] Until recently, the organisation's name was the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade. The Brigade lost a number of firemen during the Troubles, including one shot while tackling a blaze during the loyalist strike of 1973.[3]
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[edit] Statistics
- 58,834 emergency calls,
- 36,403 emergency incidents,
- 6,017 deliberate false calls, [2]
- 14,719 fire safety inspections,
- 398 people were rescued from RTAs (73 people of which perished),
- 99% of people surveyed were pleased with the NIFRS service.
[edit] See also
- Fire service in the United Kingdom
- Firefighters
- List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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