Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
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N 54° 35.535 W 005° 55.602
30U E 310916 N 6053355
Eastern Area Headquarters located at Central Fire Station, Bankmore Street, Belfast.
Waymark Code: WMV30G
Location: Ulster, Ireland
Date Posted: 02/14/2017
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Eastern Area Headquarters located at Central Fire Station, Bankmore Street, Belfast.
"The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) (formerly Northern Ireland Fire Brigade) is the statutory fire and rescue service for Northern Ireland. The NIFRS is overseen by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board, which in turn is subordinate to the Department of Health. NIFRS has a workforce of around 2,230 personnel.
NIFRS serves the entire population of Northern Ireland, an area of over 5,500 square miles (14,000 km2) with a population of 1.71 million people.
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Station Callsign |
Station Name |
Duty System |
Appliances |
|
E12 |
Central |
Wholetime |
1x WrL, 1x RP |
|
RT |
Central/SRT |
Wholetime |
1x SRP, 1x RRV, 1x L4V, 1x SEU, 1x IrbT, 1x SDU, 3x PM for 5x USAR Pods |
Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns "
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"Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service is divided into 4 Area Commands known as Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western.
Eastern Area Command covers the greater Belfast Area and is sub-divided into 2 Districts.
North & West District which includes 3 Fire Stations – Whitla, Westland and Springfield Fire Stations. The District Headquarters is also located at Whitla Fire Station.
South & East District which includes 4 Fire Stations – Knock, Central, Cadogan and Dunmurry Fire Stations. Dunmurry Fire Station is operated by a fire crew and fire appliance from Cadogan Fire Station (Lisburn Road, Belfast) every day between the hours of 11am and 11pm. The District Headquarters is also located at Knock Fire Station.
Eastern Area Headquarters is also located at Central Fire Station at 6 Bankmore Street, Belfast.
Specialist Rescue Team -
Consisting of 29 personnel based at Central fire station, the team helps provide a rescue capability for incidents involving rope access, moving or static water, and urban search and rescue.
Rope Incidents -
Rescue capabilities involving rope include: confined space working; high-angle urban incidents; rescues from cliffs or a water environment. Training is carried out at a variety of sites to provide realistic conditions.
Water Incidents -
Water related rescue work and training is carried out at rivers, lakes, and other open water sites
The team is also equipped to respond to incidents involving unstable surfaces such as mud, ice, slurry etc. Rescue capability is enhanced by various inflatable rescue equipment e.g. boats, pathways.
Urban Search and Rescue -
Following the September 11th attacks, the Fire and Rescue Service has procured search and rescue equipment for use at collapsed building incidents.
This enables these buildings to be searched for casualties, and allows rescue teams to gain access to victims trapped underneath rubble. Rescues can then be carried out using various tools designed for moving and cutting concrete and other building materials."
Statistics for the NIFRS
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