414 03 23 – Fleet and Call Signs (April 2024)

Date of Request

March 24

Request

Dear Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service,

I would like to ask the following questions:

1. Is the information listed on your website (https://www.hwfire.org.uk/about-us/the-fire-service/fire-stations/) regarding fire stations and their vehicles correct as of 2024?

2. Has the service migrated to the National Call Sign Project? E.g. station 52’s first pump would have the callsign 52P1 (I do not want the actual callsigns)

3. How many Environmental Protection Units does the service currently operate?

Yours faithfully,

Response

Good Morning

Thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

The Service can confirm that the answers to your questions are as below:

1. Information on the website is currently being updated.

2. We have not migrated to the National Call Sign Project.

3. One EPU based at Tenbury.

If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Information Governance and Committee Services on tel: 0345 122 4454 or by e-mail informationrequests@hwfire.org.uk. In any such communication please include the reference number assigned (see Subject).

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Further information on Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service may be viewed at the Service’s website: www.hwfire.org.uk

Thank you for your request for information.

Kind regards

Information Governance Team