Summary
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (also known as Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire and Rescue Service), is the Local Authority Fire Service serving the English unitary authorities of Buckinghamshire and the City of Milton Keynes.
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 April 1997 |
| Annual calls | 8205 (2021-2022) |
| Employees | 470 (2019) |
| Annual budget | £28.9 million (2022) |
| Chief Fire Officer | Louise Harrison |
| Motto | We Save Lives |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 19 |
| USAR | Yes |
| Website | |
| bucksfire | |
The Combined Fire Authority became operational on 1 April 1997 as a result of the Buckinghamshire Fire Services (Combination Scheme) Order 1996, which was approved in November 1996.[1]
Performance edit
Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Services are assessed as 'Outstanding', 'Good', 'Adequate', 'Requires Improvement' or 'Inadequate' in 11 areas.
In the inspection for 2023-2025 one category (Responding to major incidents) was found to be 'Adequate', one category (Public safety through fire regulation) was found to be 'Inadequate' and the remaining 9 categories were found to be 'Requires improvement'.[2]
Fire stations and appliances edit
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service operates 19 fire stations,[3] of which two are crewed day and night by wholetime firefighters, ten are crewed by on-call firefighters who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within ten minutes of a call being received, and seven are crewed by a combination of wholetime and on-call firefighters.[4] Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service also operate a pool of "flexi-firefighters" who fill in gaps in wholetime crewing.[5]
Blue Light Hub edit
On 10 February 2016, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority (BMKFA) approved plans for a new combined station to be used alongside Thames Valley Police, South Central Ambulance Service, and NHS Blood and Transplant, named the "Blue Light Hub" to be built.[6][7] The new station is intended to house over 200 fire, police, and ambulance staff who will be relocating from various locations across Milton Keynes to work together in one central location.[8]
On 30 June 2020, fire crews from Great Holm and Bletchley fire stations moved into the new West Ashland fire station, inside the Blue Light Hub.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 1996 No. 2924". Legislation.gov.uk. 19 November 1996. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Buckinghamshire 2023/2025". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Our On-Call Fire Stations". Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Annex B Fire Reform Executive Committee 20192016". Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority. 12 September 2016. pp. 61–62. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Crews move into brand new fire station at West Ashland". Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Fire Authority Approves Milton Keynes Station Marger". www.miltonkeynes.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Two Bucks Fire Stations To Merge". Heart Four Counties. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
External links edit
- Official website
- Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service at HMICFRS