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West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Fire and rescue service for West Sussex, England
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Fire and rescue service for West Sussex, England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service |
| logo | West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service logo.svg |
| country | England |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | West Sussex |
| established | |
| annual calls | |
| annual budget | |
| employees | ~1,000 |
| CFO | Sabrina Cohen-Hatton |
| ALSorBLS | |
| divisions | 2 |
| battalions | 0 |
| stations | 25 |
| engines | 35 |
| platforms | 2 |
| rescues | 3 |
| hazmat | 1 |
| usar | 6 |
| fireboats | 0 |
| rescue boats | 2 |
| website |
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the administrative county of West Sussex, England. It is part of West Sussex County Council. , the county has 25 fire stations.
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 inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:
| Area | Rating 2018/19 | Rating 2021/22 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
| Efficiency | Requires improvement | Good | How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
| People | Inadequate | Requires improvement | How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people? |
Fire stations
The service has 25 fire stations, which are operated according to the following crewing systems:
- Wholetime – full-time firefighters are at the station 24/7 and run on watches which change every 12 hours
- Retained – on-call retained firefighters are called to the station via pagers. Therefore, they are not always on station
- Day-crewed – full-time firefighters are in the station during the day but not the night
References
References
- (20 June 2019). "West Sussex 2018/19". [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services]] (HMICFRS).
- (27 July 2022). "West Sussex 2021/22". [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services]] (HMICFRS).
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