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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => General Interest => Topic started by: flamingmad on July 19, 2006, 02:00:17 PM

Title: How do i find out which FRSs are urban and which are rural
Post by: flamingmad on July 19, 2006, 02:00:17 PM

I was just wondering how I could go about finding out which of the 62 FRSs are urban and which are rural! Ive looked on the indivividual FRS website but not all give this information. Is there somewhere I could go that categorises all the FRS in to rural and urban?

Title: How do i find out which FRSs are urban and which are rural
Post by: Mike Buckley on July 19, 2006, 04:17:28 PM

Difficult question, I don't think there is a clear answer as most FRSs cover both. Its a bit like asking is grey black or white. The only rough guide I can think of is to look at the ratio of Wholetime to Day Manned to Retained Stations. Large towns and cities tend to have wholetime stations, whilst rural areas tend to have retained stations. Day manning is used as a type of halfway house and tends to be rather political.

Title: How do i find out which FRSs are urban and which are rural
Post by: Big A on July 20, 2006, 10:41:19 AM

Quote from: Mike Buckley

Difficult question, I don't think there is a clear answer as most FRSs cover both. Its a bit like asking is grey black or white. The only rough guide I can think of is to look at the ratio of Wholetime to Day Manned to Retained Stations. Large towns and cities tend to have wholetime stations, whilst rural areas tend to have retained stations. Day manning is used as a type of halfway house and tends to be rather political.

Agreed. In London there is plenty of 'C' risk and some 'D' (old Home Office categories) and the other met brigades are too, no doubt.