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East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
	; East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area	East Sussex
Size	1,792 km²
Population	752,900
Operations
HQ	Eastbourne
Staff	~800
Stations	24
Co-responder	{{{CR}}}
Chief Fire Officer	Des Prichard
Website	East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Fire authority	East Sussex Fire Authority
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The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of East Sussex and city of Brighton and Hove. It is funded by Brighton and Hove City Council, the two borough councils of Eastbourne and Hastings and the district councils of Lewes, Rother and Wealden. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has 24 fire stations.

[edit] Fire Stations

[edit] East Sussex Wholetime

The City Borough: Hove (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, High Volume Pump), Preston Circus (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Aerial Ladder Platform), Roedean (Extended Rescue Pump))

Eastbourne Borough: Eastbourne (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Aerial Ladder Platform, Chemical Support Unit, Incident Response Unit, Community Fire Safety Vehicle)

[edit] East Sussex Wholetime / Retained

Lewes District: Lewes (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Technical Rescue Unit), Newhaven (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Foam Unit)

Hastings Borough: Hastings (Extended Rescue Pump, Aerial Ladder Platform, Fire Victim Support), The Ridge (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Dual Purpose Truck, Landrover L4T),

Rother District: Bexhill (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Rope Rescue Vehicle), Battle (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Rope Rescue Vehicle, Technical Rescue Unit)

Wealden District: Crowborough (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder, Animal Rescue Unit, Landrover L4T), Uckfield (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder)

[edit] East Sussex Retained

Lewes District: Barcombe (Extended Rescue Pump), Seaford (Maxi-Cab Rescue Pump Ladder, Landrover L4T)

Wealdon District: Forest Row (Extended Rescue Pump) Hailsham (Extended Rescue Pump) Heathfield (Extended Rescue Pump, Landrover L4T) Herstmonceux (Extended Rescue Pump) Mayfield (Extended Rescue Pump) Pevensey (Extended Rescue Pump) Wadhurst (Maxi-Cab Rescue Pump Ladder, Landrover L4T)

Rother District: Broad Oak (Extended Rescue Pump), Rye (Extended Rescue Pump, Water Tender Ladder), Burwash (Extended Rescue Pump)

[edit] Marlie Farm Fireworks Explosion

On 3rd December 2006 a major fire started at Festival Fireworks based near Lewes. As a result of the fire a container of fireworks exploded leading to the deaths of two firefighters and injuries to 20 others, mainly police officers and firefighters. Also as a result of the blast a large number of fire appliances were destroyed, these were: Rescue pumps from Herstmonceux, Lewes, Hailsham, Preston Circus, Barcombe, Newhaven, Heathfield, Uckfield. Water tender ladder from Preston Circus, the Aerial Ladder Platform from Preston Circus, the Water Carrier from Uckfield and Incident Command Unit from Lewes.

Following the appliance losses the brigade borrowed reserve appliances from West Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Merseyside to maintain fire cover.