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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Agency overview | |
| Chief Fire Officer | Rob MacDougall |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 25 |
| Engines | 35 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Rescues | 1 |
| Website | |
| oxfordshire | |
The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire service serving the county of Oxfordshire, England.[1] It is predominantly an on-call fire service, although also has whole-time support.
Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters is in Kidlington, Oxford, Oxfordshire. This is also the location of the fire service workshops. Oxfordshires control room is now based at Reading, as part of the Thames Valley Fire Control Centre, in partnership with Royal Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue services. Kidlington's control room now acts as a backup/secondary control in the event of a failure at Reading.
The chief fire officer is Rob MacDougall.[2]
Performance
[edit]Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:
| Area | Rating 2018/19[3] | Rating 2021/22[4] | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness | Good | Good | How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
| Efficiency | Good | Good | How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks? |
| People | Good | Good | How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people? |
Fire stations
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The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service currently operates out of 25 fire stations, three of which are crewed on a wholetime 24-hour basis with retained (on-call) back-up, three stations are day-crewed and retained, and 19 are crewed solely by retained on-call firefighters.
Firefighters killed in the line of duty
[edit]On 15 May 2025, two firefighters were killed in the line of duty at Bicester Motion. The incident killed a member of the public, and two other firefighters sustained serious injuries.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [email protected], Oxfordshire County Council, 01865 792422. "Fire and Rescue Service". oxfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Oxfordshire fire chief gives emotional statement thanking emergency response after two firefighters and member of public die in Bicester fire". Sky News. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Oxfordshire 2018/19". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Oxfordshire 2021/22". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Two firefighters and member of public dead following large fire at ex-RAF base". Bicester Advertiser. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
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