Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
Country	England
County	Norfolk
Address	Jubilee House, Falconers Chase, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0WW
Agency overview
Annual calls	7,285 incidents
Employees	281 wholetime firefighters; 504 on-call firefighters; 22 fire control staff; 142 support staff ;
Annual budget	£27.7 million
Chief Fire Officer	Ceri Sumner
Motto	Aestimemur agendo
Facilities and equipment
Stations	42
Engines	53
USAR	4
Aerial Ladder Platforms	3
Website
	www.norfolk.gov.uk/safety/norfolk-fire-and-rescue-service

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Norfolk in the east of England. The county consists of around 870,100 people, covering the 4th largest area in England with 2,074 square miles including 200 miles of inland waterways, 90 miles of coastline and 6,125 miles of roads. The county city is Norwich with other major towns including Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn and Thetford. Norfolk has one of the 20 Urban Search and Rescue teams across England and Wales which were set up in response to the 9/11 attacks. The teams, including Norfolk, have the capacity to deal with two simultaneous incidents across the UK.

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