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 29 fire stations. The service is led by the Chief Fire Officer, currently Mark Cashin, and the Service Management Team. It is managed by the Cheshire Fire Authority, which is composed of councillors from the local communities of Cheshire, Halton and Warrington. They make decisions on issues such as policy, finance and resources.

The service

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service employs over 980 staff and looks after a population of 984,300 people spread across an area of 2,334 square kilometres. It has 28 fire stations and 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:
A total of 28 fire stations are strategically sited throughout the county. These are broken down as:
More info on Each Station can be found on the Cheshire Fire Website :
https://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/about-us/local-fire-stations
Station callsignStation nameDuty systemAppliances
E01WarringtonWholetime/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x WRU*
E02BirchwoodNucleus1x WrL
E03Stockton HeathRetained1x WrL
E04WidnesWholetime1x WrL
E05RuncornWholetime & Retained2x WrL
E06FrodshamRetained1x WrL
E07Powey Lane Wholetime/Cross Crewed*1x WrL,1x FoT*,2x PM*, 1x HVP Pod, 1x DHB Pod, 2x HMEPU Pods, 1x MDD Pod
E08Ellesmere PortWholetime2x WrL
E09ChesterWholetime/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x WRU*
E10TarporleyRetained1x WrL
E11MalpasRetained1x WrL
E12NantwichRetained1x WrL, 1x LWrL, 1x EFR
E13AudlemRetained1x WrL, 1x L4P
E14AlsagerRetained1x WrL
E15CreweWholetime2x WrL, 1x BACU*
E16SandbachRetained1x WrL, 1x RRRU
E17Holmes ChapelRetained1x WrL, 1x RRRU
E18CongletonDay Crewed1x WrL
E19MacclesfieldNucleus & Retained2x WrL, 1x HP
E20BollingtonRetained/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x ARU*
E22PoyntonRetained1x WrL
E23WilmslowNucleus1x WrL
E24KnutsfordRetained1x WrL
E25NorthwichWholetime2x WrL, 1x ICU*, 1x WFU*
E26MiddlewichRetained1x WrL
E27WinsfordWholetime2x WrL, 1x MRU*, 1xICU*
E28LymmWholetime/Cross Crewed*1x WrL, 1x ALP, 1x RRU*
E29PenkethWholetime & Retained2x WrL

Fire appliance glossary/callsigns