Graham Ross Crew Commander
Whitehead 
Southern Area
Southern Area Command covers an area of approximately 1462 square miles serving a population of around 580,000 people. This area encompasses all of Co. Armagh and Co. Down.
The Area is managed by the Area Command Team who are based in Southern Area Headquarters which is located in Portadown. The Area Command Team is assisted by 4 District Command Teams based in Portadown, Bangor, Newry and Downpatrick. Each District has between 5-7 Fire Stations to manage. Of the 23 Fire Stations in Southern, 17 are operated by On-Call personnel and the other 6 by Wholetime and On-Call personnel. Southern Area have approximately 500 personnel serving the Community.
Contact Details
Southern Area Command Headquarters
Thomas Street Portadown BT62 3AH
Telephone: 02838 332222
E-mail: southern@nifrs.org
Portadown District Headquarters
Thomas Street Portadown BT62 3AH
Telephone: 02838 394690
E-mail: portadown.district@nifrs.org
Bangor District Headquarters
92 Newtownards Road Bangor BT19 1SZ
Telephone: 02891 271906
E-mail: bangor.district@nifrs.org
Newry District Headquarters
6 Upper Edward Street Newry BT35 6AX
Telephone: 02830 835633
E-mail: newry.district@nifrs.org
Downpatrick District Headquarters
Downshire Civic Centre Downshire Estate Ardglass Road Downpatrick BT30 6RA
Telephone: 02844 839308
E-mail: downpatrick.district@nifrs.org
