Avon Fire and Rescue Service

Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Logo of the Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
CountryUnited Kingdom
Unitary AuthoritiesBath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire
AddressPolice & Fire Headquarters, PO Box 37, Valley Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8JJ
Agency overview
Established1 April 1974 (1974-04-01)
Annual calls20,009 (2019–2020)[1]
Employees~900
Annual budget£43 million (2019–2020)[1]
Chief Fire OfficerSimon Shilton
Facilities and equipment
Stations21 + Fire Control
Engines34
Platforms4
Rescues6 (4 Rescue Pumps, 1 Rope, 1 Heavy Rescue Tender)
Tenders4
HAZMAT3 (DIM, ERU, MDU)
USAR5 Modules
Rescue boats3
Website
www.avonfire.gov.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) is the fire and rescue service covering the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire in South West England.

The headquarters of the service is co-located with Avon and Somerset Police in Portishead, and the service has 22 fire stations across its area.

  1. ^ a b "Statement of Accounts 2019/20". Avon Fire Authority. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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