Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire, England and also includes the unitary authorities of Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen.
Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service is made up of 6 Area Commands as follows: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Central and Pennine. Within these areas there are 18 wholetime, 17 retained and 4 day crewed stations providing Lancashire with 24hr fire cover.
Fire Stations/Appliances
Northern Area
Western Area
Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
L30 | Blackpool | Wholetime | 2x WrL, 1x ALP* |
L31 | Bispham | Day Crewing Plus | 1x WrL |
L34 | Wesham | On Call | 1x WrL |
L35 | Lytham | On Call | 1x WrL |
L36 | St. Annes | Day Crewing Plus/On Call | 2x WrL, 1x LiRU* |
L37 | South Shore | Wholetime | 1x WrL, 1x PM+EPU* |
Central Area
Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
L50 | Preston | Wholetime | 2x WrL, 1x ALP*, 2x PM*, 1x BASU*, 2x BFU*, 1x MiSU* |
L52 | Fulwood | Day Crewed | 1x WrL, 1x CSU* |
L53 | Bamber Bridge | Day Crewing Plus/On Call | 2x WrL |
L55 | Leyland | Day Crewed | 1x WrL |
L57 | Penwortham | Day Crewing Plus | 1x WrL, 1x MPV+IRB* |
Southern Area
Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
L51 | Ormskirk | Day Crewed/On Call | 2x WrL |
L54 | Chorley | Day Crewing Plus/On Call | 2x WrL |
L99 | USAR | Crewed by crews from Chorley and Bamber Bridge | 1x LiRU*, 3x PM*, 5x Pods*, 1x SDU* |
L56 | Skelmersdale | Day Crewing Plus/On Call | 1x WrL, 1x ATS |
L58 | Tarleton | On Call | 1x WrL |
Eastern Area
Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
L59 | Longridge | On Call | 1x WrL |
L70 | Hyndburn | Wholetime/On Call | 2x WrL, 1x ALP* |
L71 | Blackburn | Wholetime | 2x WrL, 1x ATS 1x CSU |
L72 | Great Harwood | On Call | 1x WrL |
L76 | Darwen | Day Crewing Plus/On Call | 2x WrL, 2x L4V* |
L91 | Clitheroe | On Call | 2x WrL |
Pennine Area
Station Callsign | Station Name | Duty System | Appliances |
L73 | Bacup | Day Crewed/On Call | 2x WrL |
L74 | Rawtenstall | Day Crewing Plus/On Call | 2x WrL, 1x FlbdV+StV* |
L75 | Haslingden | On Call | 1x WrL |
L90 | Burnley | Wholetime | 2x WrL, 2x PM*, 1x EPU*, 1x HVP*, 1x HVHL*, 1x IRU* |
L92 | Padiham | On Call | 1x WrL |
L93 | Barnoldswick | On Call | 1x WrL |
L94 | Nelson | Day Crewing Plus/On Call | 2x WrL |
L95 | Earby | On Call | 1x WrL |
L96 | Colne | On Call | 2x WrL |
Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns
- Water Rescue Ladder : P1/P2
- Aerial Tower Stinger : P1
- Light 4x4 Vehicle : M1
- Aerial Ladder Platform : A2
- Multi Purpose Vehicle : M1
- Multi Purpose Vehicle + Inshore Rescue Boat : T2
- Flatbed Vehicle + Softrack Vehicle : T1
- Command Support Unit : C1
- Prime Mover + Environmental Protection Unit : T9
- Prime Mover + Breathing Apparatus Support Unit : T2
- Prime Mover + Bulk Foam Unit : T1/T2
- Prime Mover + Major Incident Support Unit : T1
- Prime Mover + High Volume Pumping : T8
- Prime Mover + High Volume Hose Layer :
Urban Search and Rescue :
- Line Rescue Unit : R1/R2
- Search & Rescue Dog Unit : R9
- Prime Movers : T6/T7/T8
- Module 1 - Technical Search Equipment
- Module 2 - Heavy Transport, Confined Space & Hot Cutting
- Module 3 - Breaching & Breaking Equipment
- Module 4 - Multi Purpose Vehicle
- Module 5 - Shoring Operations