Cleveland Fire Brigade
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| Cleveland Fire Brigade | |
 Cleveland Fire Brigade area |
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| Coverage | |
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| Area | Boroughs of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland & Stockton-on-Tees |
| Population | approx 550,000 |
| Operations | |
| HQ | Hartlepool |
| Staff | approx 600 |
| Stations | 16 |
| Co-responder | 4 Stations |
| Chief Fire Officer | John Doyle |
| Website | Cleveland Fire Brigade |
| Fire authority | Cleveland Fire Authority |
Cleveland Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the boroughs of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland & Stockton-on-Tees. The name originates from the former county of Cleveland which was abolished in 1996. For ceremonial purposes the brigades area is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire.
Cleveland is organised operationally into four divisions: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-On-Tees.
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[edit] Fire Stations
Cleveland Fire Brigade operates 15 fire stations, of which 9 are crewed day and night (wholetime) and 6 are crewed by retained firefighters who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within five minutes of a call being received.
Breakdown of the different areas and locations of each fire station: here
[edit] Cleveland Wholetime
- Hartlepool: Stranton (Three Water Tender Ladders, Rescue Tender, Environmental Protection Unit)
- Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough (Two Water Tender Ladders, Hydraulic Platform), Marine (Water Tender Ladder), Coulby Newham (Water Tender Ladder, Rescue Tender, Line Rescue 4x4)
- Redcar & Cleveland: Grangetown (Two Water Tender Ladders, Unimog), Redcar (Two Water Tender Ladders)
- Stockton-On-Tees: Billingham (Two Water Tender Ladders), Stockton (Two Water Tender Ladders, Heavy Rescue Unit, Hyrdraulic Platform), Thornaby (Two Water Tender Ladders, Inflatable Water Rescue Boat)
[edit] Cleveland Retained
- Hartlepool: Headland Appliances unknown
- Redcar & Cleveland: Guisborough (Water Tender Ladder), Loftus (Water Tender Ladder), Saltburn (Water Tender Ladder), Skelton (Water Tender Ladder)
- Stockton-On-Tees: Yarm (Water Tender Ladder)
[edit] Co-responder Stations
Cleveland Fire Brigade works in partnership with the North East Ambulance Service to provide emergency medical cover to areas of East Cleveland. These are areas that have been identified as having a greater need for ambulance cover. The aim of a co-responder team is to preserve life until the arrival of either a Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) or an ambulance. The appliances are equipped with oxygen and automatic external defibrillation (AED) equipment.
Four Cleveland fire stations operate as co-responders[1]:
- Guisborough
- Saltburn
- Skelton
- Loftus
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.clevelandfire.gov.uk/EasySite/lib/serveDocument.asp?doc=2362&pgid=1491 Co-Responder Incidents April to June 2008
