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    Who We Are

    Where We Are

    In line with our core values and mission, we empower our staff to be able to provide the best possible fire and rescue services to protect our community.

     
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    Response

    We have 14 fire stations with the best possible resources to effectively and promptly respond to fires and other emergencies. Find out where our fire stations are. Some are crewed 24/7 and some are On-Call only! Where is your closest fire station?

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    Prevention

    Aiming to prevent fires and other emergencies, we engage with our communities to inform and update our Community Risk Analysis and support our Community Risk Management plan. We deliver Home Fire Safety Visits to the most vulnerable.

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    Protection

    We protect businesses and business owners by supporting them when it comes to Fire Safety, risk assessments and regulations. We continue to invest in our Fire Safety team by developing the competence of those undertaking protection work.

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    Our Values and Mission

    Our mission is to provide outstanding fire and rescue services that help make Bedfordshire safer. Our staff deliver this by working together to follow our Core Values.

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    We've had 19562 incidents in the last 365 days.
     
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    Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

    BFRS are proud to serve one of the most diverse counties in England. Our aim is to embed positive practices that value all communities and staff by being effective, efficient and responsive to their needs. We actively work to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation by having due consideration to the application of our policies and practices, through our People Impact Assessments and the Service is committed to providing learning, development and training to all staff.

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    Bedfordshire Fire Authority

    The Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority (the Authority) is an independent body which has responsibility for ensuring proper governance arrangements and controls are in place to enable the effective exercise of the Authority’s functions and the management of risk. The Authority is made up of councillors (“Members”) appointed to it for the municipal year by its three constituent authorities. Their numbers are proportional to the populations they represent.

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