The Northumberland Fire Brigade (NFB) was formed in 1948 from the many local fire services located in the traditional county of Northumbria, between the Tyne and the Tweed rivers.[1] The Local Government Reorganisation act (1971), which came into effect in 1974, saw the transfer of four of the busiest NFB stations (Gosforth, Newburn, Wallsend and Whitley Bay), into the newly formed Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. This also prompted a name change to Northumberland County Fire Brigade.[2]
The current name was adopted in 1982, reflecting the type of callouts the service was receiving.[3] Between 1966 and 2010, the brigade's headquarters had been in Morpeth,[4] however, in June 2010, a new headquarters building and fire station was opened up at West Hartford in Cramlington.[5][6] The headquarters, together with a new fire station at Pegswood and other fire stations across the North East region, were constructed as part of a £27million private finance initiative (PFI) project initiated by the North East Fire and Rescue Authority.[7]
Annual callouts for the service average around 3,400. In the period from October 2017 to September 2018, Northumberland had 3,404 callouts of which 44% were fires, 37% were false alarms, and 19% were non-fire incidents.[8]
Performance
In 2018/2019, every fire and rescue service in England and Wales was subjected to a statutory inspection by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HIMCFRS). Another cycle of inspections was carried out starting in 2021.The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:
How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
Efficiency
Requires improvement
Requires improvement
How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
People
Requires improvement
Requires improvement
How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people?
Fire stations and appliances
The service's fire stations, which are crewed by wholetime firefighters, retained firefighters, or a combination of the two, are listed below.[11] Some of the stations are shared with other organisations.
2x fire appliances, multi-purpose 4x4 vehicle, swift water rescue team, animal rescue equipment, decontamination shower, air shelter, explosimeter, oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidents
Haltwhistle
Retained
fire appliance, multi-purpose 4x4 vehicle
Hexham
Wholetime / Retained
2x fire appliances, multi-purpose 4x4 vehicle, swift water rescue team, animal rescue equipment, decontamination shower, explosimeter, gas detection monitor, oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidents, radiation contamination meter
Holy Island
Unstaffed (crewed from neighbouring stations)
fire appliance
Pegswood
Wholetime / Retained
3x fire appliances, multi-purpose 4x4 vehicle, high volume pumping unit, swift water rescue team, flood prevention unit, incident support unit, animal rescue equipment, environmental protection equipment, oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidents, radiation contamination meter
Northumberland National Park mountain rescue team.
Northumberland Probation Service
Sure Start
Ponteland
Retained
fire appliance, multi-purpose 4x4 vehicle, Betsy water pumping unit
2x fire appliances, multi-purpose 4x4 vehicles, multi-purpose vans, multiple light support vehicles, minibus, fire investigation unit, incident response unit, snow plough and gritter units, wildfire unit, specialist rescue unit, animal response equipment, dams and portable reservoirs, decontamination shower, air shelter, crowd barriers, forklift truck, oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidents, radiation contamination meter
North East Ambulance Service & Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service headquarters - opened in 2010[5]
Wooler
Retained
fire appliance, multi-purpose 4x4 vehicle
Sure Start
The fire station at Haydon Bridge closed in 2016.[14]
^ ab"Pupils help Brigade send a message to the future". infoweb.newsbank.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^"Ministerial visit to Northumberland's new fire headquarters". Fire Magazine. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^"NEFRA Collaborative PFI Project - Report of the chief fire officer, finance officer and clerk to the authority". Tyne And Wear Fire And Rescue Authority. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^"Fire & Rescue Service Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2018/19" (PDF). justice inspectorate.gov.uk. 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ abc"Our fire stations". Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^Graham, Hannah (21 March 2021). "State-of-the-art new fire station officially opened in Ponteland". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^"Duchess opens new fire station for town". infoweb.newsbank.com. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^Muncaster, Michael (31 March 2016). "Northumberland lost nearly 30% of its firefighter staff in last five years - the most in the country". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
Sources
Henderson, Ron (2005). Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus. ISBN0-7524-3540-X.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Northumberland in North East England Its headquarters are co located with West Hartford fire station in Cramlington Northumberland Fire and Rescue ServiceOperational areaCountryEnglandCountyNorthumberlandAgency overviewAnnual calls3 404 2017 2018 Employees462Annual budget 14 1 millionFire chiefPaul HedleyWebsitewww wbr northumberlandfireandrescue wbr gov wbr ukNorthumberland Fire appliance An Optare Metrorider being used for fire training by the Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service in 2010 Contents 1 History 2 Performance 3 Fire stations and appliances 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Sources 6 External linksHistory Edit Amble fire station The Northumberland Fire Brigade NFB was formed in 1948 from the many local fire services located in the traditional county of Northumbria between the Tyne and the Tweed rivers 1 The Local Government Reorganisation act 1971 which came into effect in 1974 saw the transfer of four of the busiest NFB stations Gosforth Newburn Wallsend and Whitley Bay into the newly formed Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service This also prompted a name change to Northumberland County Fire Brigade 2 The current name was adopted in 1982 reflecting the type of callouts the service was receiving 3 Between 1966 and 2010 the brigade s headquarters had been in Morpeth 4 however in June 2010 a new headquarters building and fire station was opened up at West Hartford in Cramlington 5 6 The headquarters together with a new fire station at Pegswood and other fire stations across the North East region were constructed as part of a 27 million private finance initiative PFI project initiated by the North East Fire and Rescue Authority 7 Annual callouts for the service average around 3 400 In the period from October 2017 to September 2018 Northumberland had 3 404 callouts of which 44 were fires 37 were false alarms and 19 were non fire incidents 8 Performance EditIn 2018 2019 every fire and rescue service in England and Wales was subjected to a statutory inspection by Her Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire amp Rescue Services HIMCFRS Another cycle of inspections was carried out starting in 2021 The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas On a scale of outstanding good requires improvement and inadequate Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows HMICFRS Inspection Northumberland Area Rating 2018 19 9 Rating 2021 22 10 DescriptionEffectiveness Requires improvement Requires improvement How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks Efficiency Requires improvement Requires improvement How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks People Requires improvement Requires improvement How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people Fire stations and appliances EditThe service s fire stations which are crewed by wholetime firefighters retained firefighters or a combination of the two are listed below 11 Some of the stations are shared with other organisations Station Duty system 11 Appliances 11 NotesAllendale Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle Sure StartAlnwick Retained 2x fire appliances multi purpose 4x4Amble Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle North East Ambulance ServiceBelford Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicleBellingham Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle Northumbria Police Sure StartBerwick Wholetime Retained 2x fire appliances multi purpose 4x4 vehicle swift water rescue team animal rescue equipment decontamination shower air shelter explosimeter oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidentsHaltwhistle Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicleHexham Wholetime Retained 2x fire appliances multi purpose 4x4 vehicle swift water rescue team animal rescue equipment decontamination shower explosimeter gas detection monitor oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidents radiation contamination meterHoly Island Unstaffed crewed from neighbouring stations fire appliancePegswood Wholetime Retained 3x fire appliances multi purpose 4x4 vehicle high volume pumping unit swift water rescue team flood prevention unit incident support unit animal rescue equipment environmental protection equipment oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidents radiation contamination meter Northumberland National Park mountain rescue team Northumberland Probation Service Sure StartPonteland Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle Betsy water pumping unit Opened in March 2021 12 Prudhoe Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle North East Ambulance ServiceRothbury Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle Sure Start opened in 2010 13 Seahouses Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle Sure StartWest Hartford Wholetime 2x fire appliances multi purpose 4x4 vehicles multi purpose vans multiple light support vehicles minibus fire investigation unit incident response unit snow plough and gritter units wildfire unit specialist rescue unit animal response equipment dams and portable reservoirs decontamination shower air shelter crowd barriers forklift truck oversized drums for safely dealing with chemical incidents radiation contamination meter North East Ambulance Service amp Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service headquarters opened in 2010 5 Wooler Retained fire appliance multi purpose 4x4 vehicle Sure StartThe fire station at Haydon Bridge closed in 2016 14 See also EditFire service in the United Kingdom List of British firefighters killed in the line of dutyReferences Edit Henderson 2005 p 4 Henderson 2005 p 133 Henderson 2005 p 143 Henderson 2005 p 95 a b Pupils help Brigade send a message to the future infoweb newsbank com 10 June 2010 Retrieved 30 July 2021 Ministerial visit to Northumberland s new fire headquarters Fire Magazine 13 September 2011 Retrieved 31 July 2021 NEFRA Collaborative PFI Project Report of the chief fire officer finance officer and clerk to the authority Tyne And Wear Fire And Rescue Authority 20 July 2009 Retrieved 31 July 2021 Fire amp Rescue Service Effectiveness efficiency and people 2018 19 PDF justice inspectorate gov uk 2019 p 2 Retrieved 31 July 2021 Northumberland 2018 19 His Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire amp Rescue Services HIMCFRS 20 June 2019 Retrieved 23 June 2021 Northumberland 2021 22 His Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire amp Rescue Services HIMCFRS 15 December 2021 Retrieved 10 January 2022 a b c Our fire stations Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service Retrieved 12 June 2021 Graham Hannah 21 March 2021 State of the art new fire station officially opened in Ponteland ChronicleLive Retrieved 31 July 2021 Duchess opens new fire station for town infoweb newsbank com 20 July 2009 Retrieved 30 July 2021 Muncaster Michael 31 March 2016 Northumberland lost nearly 30 of its firefighter staff in last five years the most in the country Chronicle Live Retrieved 30 July 2021 Sources Edit Henderson Ron 2005 Northumberland Fire amp Rescue Service Stroud Gloucestershire Tempus ISBN 0 7524 3540 X External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service Official website Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service at HMICFRS This article relating to a fire service is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service amp oldid 1109673491, wikipedia, 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