01/01/2024

343 01 24 – Retained Resources Availability (January 2024)

Date of Request

January 24

Request

Good evening,

Could you provide me with the following information please?

Availability of all retained resources, including Worcester and Hereford’s Day Duty pumps night time availability

Number of times each retained crewed resource (including specials. Boat, ALP, water carrier. Etc) was mobilised, including where stood down prior to attending.

Thank you

Response

Dear X

Thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

The Service can confirm that some of the requested information is held and can be found on the attached and as below:

Count of mobilisations – attended	Year
Vehicle type	2022	2023	Grand Total
Aerial – Aerial ladder platform	38	26	64
Aerial – Other aerial appliance	1	1	2
Boat – Fire boat	5	9	14
Boat – Rescue boat	30	33	63
Boat – Safety boat	1	1
Command – Command support	47	56	103
Command – Command unit	73	56	129
Command – Control unit	3	5	8
Hazmat – Chemical unit	1	1	2
Hazmat – Hazardous materials unit	5	22	27
Hazmat – Incident response unit	1	1
Pumping – Heavy duty pump	5	2	7
Pumping – L4T – 4 x 4 or other off road or specialist vehicle	73	32	105
Pumping – Pump / Pump ladder	145	124	269
Pumping – Small fires unit	2	2
Pumping – Water tender	2,845	2,047	4,892
Pumping – Water tender ladder	6,777	7,013	13,790
Rescue – Fire rescue unit	2	4	6
Rescue – Other specialist vehicle	274	303	577
Rescue – Rescue tender	24	53	77
Rescue – Urban search and rescue unit	16	3	19
Support – BA lorry / BA van	1	1
Support – Canteen van	2	4	6
Support – Foam tender	1	1
Support – Salvage tender / Damage control unit	20	13	33
Transport – 4 x 4	13	4	17
Transport – General purpose lorry	7	5	12
Transport – General purpose van	20	8	28
Transport – Officer’s car	1,074	1,059	2,133
Transport – Personnel carriers	7	7	14
Water Management – Hose layer	2	2
Water Management – Water carrier / Tanker	92	45	137
Grand Total	11,606	10,936	22,542

Count of mobilisations – Stand by	Year
Vehicle type	2022	2023	Grand Total
Pumping – Water tender	1	1
Pumping – Water tender ladder	4	24	28
Rescue – Other specialist vehicle	4	4
Grand Total	4	29	33

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Kind regards

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