Jersey Fire and Rescue Service

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Jersey Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
Country  Jersey
Agency overview
Chief Fire Officer Mark James
Facilities and equipment
Stations 2
Website
Official website

The Jersey Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service which deals with a broad range of incidents in the Jersey area, including fires, road accidents, emergencies at sea, rescues from height, Clif based operations and incidents involving hazardous substances.[1]

Fire Stations/Appliances

Station Station Location Duty System Appliances
HQ Rouge Bouillon Wholetime/Retained 5x WrL, 1x RT, 1x F/WrC, 1x MRV, 1x ALP, 1x L4V, 1x CRU, 1x PCV, 1x CSU, 1x DMCV, 6x DRV, 1x CSV, 1x HMtr, 1x HLtr, 2x IrbT
Western St Brelade Retained 3x WrL

Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns

  • Water Ladder (WrL): 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8
  • Rescue Tender (RT): 20
  • Foam/Water Carrier (F/WrC): 21
  • Multi-Role Vehicle (MRV): 22
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): 23
  • Light 4x4 Vehicle (L4V): 24
  • Cliff Rescue Unit (CRU): 38
  • Personnel Carrier (PCV): 39
  • Command Support Unit (CSU)
  • Duty Manager Command Vehicle (DMCV)
  • Duty Response Vehicle (DRV)
  • Community Safety Vehicle (CSV)
  • Hazardous Materials Trailer (HMtr)
  • Hose Layer Trailer (HLtr)
  • Inshore Rescue Boat (IrbT)

Inshore rescue

The service is trained and equipped to respond to incidents at sea, and close to shore. This can involve recovering people who have become stranded on rocks which are exposed when the tide is low, and submerged at high-tide.

The service has recently developed its own Inshore Rescue Boat. The Hull is a Humber Base as apposed from the previous D-class lifeboat (EA16) Lifeboat. Fabrication and development included DPM Nautique and FRS Personnel

Cliff rescue

Jersey has many cliffs on its coastline, and the service is able to rescue people from these cliffs using specialised equipment.[2]

See also

References


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