Cornwall County Fire Brigade
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| Cornwall County Fire Brigade | |
 Cornwall County Fire Brigade area |
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| Coverage | |
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| Area | Cornwall |
| Size | 3,563 km² |
| Population | 519,400 |
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| Formed | 1948 |
| HQ | Truro |
| Staff | 744 |
| Stations | 31 |
| Website | Cornwall County Fire Brigade |
| Fire Authority | Cornwall County Council |
The Cornwall County Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Cornwall in the United Kingdom.
The brigade employs 418 retained firefighters, and 192 full time firefighters. Plus over 100 support and administrative staff [1].
The fire brigade was created in 1948 under the Fire Services Act 1947. It is one of the few fire services to retain the title Fire Brigade, the others being London and Cleveland.
For organisational purposes the brigade is divided into Eastern, Central and Western divisions. The service is administered by Cornwall County Council, its headquarters are based in Truro.
[edit] Fire stations
Cornwall Fire Brigade operates 31 fire stations, of which 2 are crewed day and night (wholetime), five day crewed (Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00) and the remainder are crewed by retained firefighters who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within five minutes of a call being received. The breakdown of stations is as follows:
- Day Crewed Stations
- Retained Stations
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