Talk:Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

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[edit] Use of the title Brigade Manager

Wikipedia generically uses the term or title "Brigade Manager" to describe officers of the fire service whom have obtaied the rank of Cheif Fire Officer or County Fire Officer in the UK Fire Service.

The term or title "Brigade Manager" has not been widely accepted and does not reflect true accuracy. The term Cheif Fire Officer or Firemaster (in Scotland) should instead be used for clarity and to reflect accuracy

Fixed it for you. The template can now be set to use a different job title. --Cheesy Mike (talk) 19:26, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Combined

I did some work combining Somerset with Devon, for which no page existed previously. What I can't find at the moment is the name of the chief fire officer. I have got the full list of stations organised by type and by division/area. Some more photos would be nice - UK Geographs is a nice source of free-to-use images - if anyone is interested in uploading any. I hope my unilateral decision to get rid of the station addresses and postcodes was OK - they just didn't seem to add any value to the article. Some additional info about types of appliances would be nice. --Cheesy Mike 18:30, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:DevonSomersetFireRescue.gif

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BetacommandBot 11:14, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale added. --Cheesy Mike 12:04, 27 October 2007 (UTC)