Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, formerly known as the Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade, is the fire and rescue service (FRS) for the metropolitan boroughs of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland, serving a population of 1.14 million people across an area of 208 square miles (540 km2).
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority is responsible for the running of the service, as well as the publication of performance indicators in accordance with its legal obligations. In April 2017, Chris Lowther was appointed chief fire officer.
Badge of TWFRS
TWFRS Volvo appliances outside Gateshead fire station in 2018
Fire services in the United Kingdom
The fire services in the United Kingdom operate under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.
A fire engine of the London Fire Brigade, the second-largest service in the country after the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service in action
A 1951 Dennis P12 fire appliance belonging to the Wiltshire Fire Brigade
Fire on West Pier in Brighton, England