How the Fire and Rescue Service works

Find information about the fire stations and command groups in your area, our Command and Mobilising Centre, our fleet of emergency vehicles, and some of the other teams and departments working to make you safer.

• About West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
  How West Sussex County Council Fire and Rescue Services create their Plans.

• Appliances (fire vehicles)
  See the vehicles that the Fire and Rescue Service use for different incidents.

• Chief Fire Officer
  Find out about the role of the Chief Fire Officer.

• Faith and culture in our community
  A Religion, Belief and Culture in our Community guide has been produced by East and West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and helps to illustrate our commitment to eliminating racial discrimination, promoting equal opportunities and developing good relations between people of different ethnic groups.

• Fire control
  How the Fire and Rescue Service handles 999 calls in West Sussex and measures taken to tackle hoax calls.

• Fire stations
  Information on fire station locations and facilities.

• Media and communications
  Contact details for the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Press Team.

• Service Training Centre
  Firefighters, both wholetime and retained undertake initial and refresher training in all aspects of their profession both at the training centre and on their respective fire stations throughout the county.

• Service workshops
  The West Sussex Fire and Rescue Services workshops around the county and central repair depot and administrative centre at Chichester.

• Special service emergencies
  Apart from attending fires, firefighters are called out to many other kinds of incidents for which their specialist training and equipment makes them ideally suited.

• Technical Rescue Unit (TRU)
  Information on the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service Technical Rescue Unit (TRU).

• The Fire Fighters Charity
  Providing the services that enhance quality of life for serving and retired fire service personnel and their families.

• Trauma After Care Team (TACT)
  How the Team help Fire and Rescue Service personnel deal with stress and trauma following an incident.

• Youth Team
  Information on the Fire and Rescue Service Youth Team, in particular details of their flagship project, Firebreak.

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