greater manchester fire and rescue service
Manchester
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is one of the largest Fire and Rescue
Services outside London with more than 1,637 members of staff and 41 fire
stations. We cover an area of approximately 500 square miles and a culturally
diverse population of 2.8 million people. With an international airport serving
over 200 destinations, a major motorway network plus over 200 train and tram
stations Greater Manchester County presents some of the most operationally
varied challenges you will find. From modern inner-city developments to
traditional mill towns, Greater Manchester is made up of ten very different
districts - Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport,
Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. Our vision is to make Greater Manchester a safer
place by being a modern, community focused and influential Fire and Rescue
Service. We aim to provide the best emergency response we can to our communities
- this is our primary function, but our role is much broader than this. We have
focused on prevention and protection work over the last decade to try and stop
incidents happening in the first place, improving community outcomes in a
variety of ways, educating and developing young people and making fire station
facilities available and more welcoming to the public. We have embraced modern
technology and procedures to do things quicker, safer, with less people and with
less impact on the environment. We have invested in future firefighting
equipment and procedures, examples include;
