Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the English county of Cheshire, consisting of the unitary authorities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington. It operates 28 fire stations. The service is led by Chief Fire Officer Alex Waller, who was appointed in 2022, and the Service Management Team. It is managed by the Cheshire Fire Authority, which is composed of councillors from the local communities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington. They make decisions on issues such as policy, finance and resources.
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Operations
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service employs over 980 staff and looks after a population of 1.07million people spread across an area of.It has 28 fire stations,
with a headquarters in Winsford. The region features several large urban areas such as Warrington and Chester, an extensive transport infrastructure and one of the highest concentrations of petrochemical industries in the country. It is in close proximity to two major airports: Manchester and Liverpool.
The service responds to emergency incidents - known as Emergency Response across the four unitary council areas of:
- Halton
- Warrington
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Seven wholetime-only shift fire stations crewed 24/7
- Two wholetime shift fire stations crewed 24/7, with an additional on-call crew
- Six day-crewed stations crewed during the day and by on-call staff at night
- 13 stations crewed by on-call personnel 24/7
Performance
Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:| Area | Rating 2018/19 | Rating 2021/22 | Description |
| Effectiveness | Good | Good | How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
| Efficiency | Good | Good | How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
| People | Requires improvement | Good | How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people? |