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Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service
	; Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service area
Coverage
Area	Warwickshire
Size	1,975.33 km²
Population	512,700
Operations
Formed	1948
HQ	Leamington Spa
Staff	550
Stations	19
Co-responder	{{{CR}}}
Chief Fire Officer	William Brown
Website	Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service
Fire authority	Warwickshire County Council
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Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England.

The service covers an area with a population of 512,700, covering an area of 1,975.33 km². It employs 550 staff and has 19 fire stations with 34 fire engines.

The service is administered by Warwickshire County Council. Its headquarters are based in Leamington Spa.

[edit] History

Warwickshire fire service was created in 1948^[1] by the Fire Services Act 1947 and was originally known as Warwickshire Fire Brigade.

Warwickshire fire service never covered Coventry or Birmingham which had fire brigades of their own. In 1974 it lost area to the newly created West Midlands Fire Service.

[edit] Warehouse fire

On 2 November 2007, a large fire at a vegetable warehouse (operated by Wealmoor Ltd) in the village of Atherstone on Stour killed 4 Warwickshire Fire And Rescue Service firefighters, Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, Ian Reid, (who died in hospital), and John Averis.^[2]

[edit] Fire stations

Full time Stations

Day Crewing Stations

Retained Stations

[edit] See also

Warwickshire Police

[edit] References

[0] Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service Press Release - 50 Years Of The County Fire Service Warwickshire - 24 November 1998

[1] "Four Firefighters believed dead". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7076401.stm.

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Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Warehouse fire

[edit] Fire stations

[edit] See also

[edit] References