East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

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East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service logo.svg
Operational area
CountryEngland
County East Sussex
Agency overview
Employees~800
Chief Fire Officer Mark Matthews
Facilities and equipment0
Divisions3
Battalions0
Stations 24
Engines 32
Trucks 0
Tillers 0
Platforms 3
Quints 0
Squads 0
Rescues 2
Ambulances 0
Tenders 0
HAZMAT Unconfirmed
USAR 0
Airport crash 0
Wildland 0
Bulldozers 0
Airplanes 0
Helicopters 0
Fireboats 0
Rescue boats 0
Light and air 0
Website
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East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (ESFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of East Sussex and city of Brighton and Hove, England. It is headquartered in Lewes. The service has a total of 24 fire stations.

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Performance

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). The inspection investigates how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:

HMICFRS Inspection East Sussex
AreaRating 2018/19 [1] Rating 2021/22 [2] Description
EffectivenessRequires improvementGoodHow effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
EfficiencyGoodGoodHow efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
PeopleRequires improvementRequires improvementHow well does the fire and rescue service look after its people?

Fire stations

Preston Circus Fire Station Preston Circus Fire Station, Preston Circus, Brighton (September 2015).JPG
Preston Circus Fire Station

ESFRS operates 24 fire stations that are divided into three groups: West Group, Central Group, and East Group. Preston Circus Fire Station in Brighton is the largest and busiest. [3]

The fire stations are crewed by wholetime firefighters, retained firefighters, or a combination of both.

See also

Other East Sussex emergency services

References

  1. ↑ "East Sussex 2018/19". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "East Sussex 2021/22". His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Groups & Community Fire Stations". East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service. Retrieved 3 May 2021.


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