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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| County | Surrey |
| Agency overview | |
| Chief Fire Officer | Dan Quin |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 25 |
| Engines | 31 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| HAZMAT | 2 |
| USAR | 4 |
| Wildland | 25 |
| Rescue boats | 3 |
| Website | |
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TheSurrey Fire and Rescue Service is thestatutoryfire and rescue service for the County ofSurrey,England, with 25 fire stations. It comes under the administrative and legislative control ofSurrey County Council, acting as thefire authority who fund the service by collecting a precept viacouncil tax, and from central government funds, known as a grant settlement, and provide the political leadership for the service.
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service delivers prevention and protection to citizens against fires and many other life-threatening incidents as well as responding to all types of emergencies. It was established under the Fire and Rescue act, the Fire Safety Order and the Civil Contingencies act. It is part of Surrey County Council's Community Protection Group which includes other citizen focused services including trading standards, coronary service, emergency planning, military partnership, community resilience and corporate health and safety. The chief fire officer heads up the services that make up the Surrey Community Protection Group and is also the chairman of Surrey Local Resilience Forum.
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service employs approximately 800 staff and looks after a population of over 1 million people spread across an area of 1,663 km2 (642 square miles). The region features several large urban areas such asGuildford,Redhill andWoking; 64 miles (103 km) of motorway, and is in close proximity to the two largest airports in the United Kingdom:London Heathrow andLondon Gatwick.
A total of 25 fire stations are strategically located throughout the county. Twelve of which are crewed on a fully whole-time basis, withfire engine crews on duty at thefire station 24 hours a day; one fire station is crewed by whole-time and retained firefighters, and two fire stations operate on a day-crewed/retained basis - during the day fire appliances are crewed by whole-time firefighters operating from the station with retained on-call backup as and when required, whereas during the evening and at night thefire station operates on an entirely on-call retained basis with firefighters responding from home. Three stations are crewed solely on a day crewing basis from 7:00-19:00, however neighbouring stations cover the area at night. Seven fire stations are crewed solely on a retained on-call basis.[1] All retained on-call firefighters must live within a five-minute drive of the fire station.
Historically, fire cover was set to national standards that were defined back in the 1930s but today are based on local risk.
Every fire and rescue service inEngland and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection byHis Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:
| Area | Rating 2018/19[2] | Rating 2021/22[3] | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
| Efficiency | Inadequate | 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? |
