HomeThe Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the County of Surrey, England, with 24 fire stations. It is comes under the administrative and legislative control of Surrey County Council, who fund the service by collecting a precept via council tax, and from central government funds, known as a grant settlement.
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service employs approximately 1000 staff and looks after a population of over one million people spread across an area of 1663 square kilometres. The region features several large urban areas such as Guildford, Redhill and Woking; 64 miles of motorway; and is in close proximity to two major airports in London Gatwick and London Heathrow.
A total of 24 fire stations are strategically sited throughout the County. 17 of these are crewed on a wholetime basis, with fire engine crews available at the fire station 24 hours a day and seven are crewed on a part-time basis (i.e. the crew live and work in the near vicinity and are available on call).
Historically, fire cover was set to national standards that were defined back in the 1930s.
Fire stations
Wholetime
* Camberley (2 x Water Tender Ladders, Water Carrier, Landrover 4×4), Chertsey (Water Tender Ladder, Aerial Ladder Platform, Prime Mover), Dorking (Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier, Landrover 4×4, Environment Protection Unit), Egham (Water Tender Ladder), Epsom (2 x Water Tender Ladders), Esher (Water Tender Ladder), Farnham (Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier, Landrover 4×4), Godstone (Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier, Incident Response Unit), Leatherhead (Water Tender Ladder, Water Carrier, British Red Cross Fire & Emergency Support Unit), Painshill (Water Tender Ladder, Incident Command Unit, Forward Command Vehicle), Reigate (2 x Water Tender Ladders, Search and Rescue Tender), Staines (Water Tender Ladder), Sunbury-on-Thames (Water Tender Ladder), Woking (2 x Water Tender Ladders)
Variable
* Guildford (3 x Water Tender Ladders, Aerial Ladder Platform, Prime Mover), Haslemere (2 x Water Tender Ladders, Landrover 4×4), Walton-on-Thames (2 x Water Tender Ladders, Swift Water Rescue Vehicle, Rigid Inflatable Boat)
Retained
* Chobham (Water Tender Ladder), Cranleigh (2 x Water Tender Ladders), Dunsfold (Water Tender Ladder, Landrover 4×4), Godalming (2 x Water Tender Ladders), Gomshall (Water Tender Ladder), Lingfield (Water Tender Ladder), Oxted (2 x Water Tender Ladders)
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