The Service area has 17 fire stations covering 538 square kilometres.
At station level, operational personnel are divided into four shifts or watches (Red, White, Blue, Green) each controlled by a Watch Manager. The Watch Manager is responsible to the Station Manager. The number and type of appliances designated to that station dictate the number of people on a watch.
The Control Room is situated at the West Denton Fire Station and is a continuously staffed Mobilising and Communications Centre. The Control Room employs a fully computerised appliance mobilising system that gives an audible alarm and a printer message to the station required to attend an incident.
Fire and Rescue Service Establishment for quarter ending 30th September 2011
A table summarising the number of firefighters, corporate staff and control staff
Role
|
Firefighters
|
Control
|
Corporate
|
|
Chief Fire Officer
|
1
|
Roles referenced left are applied to control staff
|
There are no roles referenced for Corporate Staff
|
|
Deputy Chief Fire Officer
|
1
|
|
Assistant Chief Fire Officer
|
2
|
|
Area Manager
|
5
|
|
Group Manager B
|
8
|
1
|
|
Group Manager A
|
17
|
1
|
|
Station Manager
|
25
|
0
|
|
Watch Manager B
|
98
|
4
|
|
Watch Manager A
|
57
|
2
|
|
Crew Manager
|
134
|
8
|
|
Firefighter
|
521
|
22
|
|
Firefighter Total
|
869
|
|
|
Control Total
|
38
|
|
Corporate Staff Total
|
249.88
|
