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About NIFRS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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We are Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We provide all of Northern Ireland – an area of over 5,500 square miles, with a population of 1.88 million – with fire and rescue services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are here to make Northern Ireland a safer place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat we do\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t

We respond to fires; road traffic collisions; and specialist rescue incidents including flooding, chemical incidents, collapsed buildings and a wide range of other emergencies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tNIFRS Board\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t

The strategic direction, performance and scrutiny of NIFRS is overseen by The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service Board.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tYour Area\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t

NIFRS is divided into 4 operational Command Areas \u2013 Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. The 4 Areas are supported by 14 Districts, strategically placed across Northern Ireland. There are 68 Fire Stations throughout these 14 Districts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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We publish statistics about our work. You can find them in our Annual Reports.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tConsultations\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t

We regularly publish documents for consultation. We are your Fire & Rescue service and we welcome your feedback.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tExecutive Leadership Team\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t

The Executive Leadership Team is responsible for ensuring NIFRS acts in accordance with the law and proper standards. They also ensure that public money is properly accounted for and used economically, efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tLearning & Development Centre\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t

Our new Learning & Development Centre is revolutionising how we train our Firefighters. It allows Firefighters to train in \u201creal life\u201d scenarios, imitating the hazards they face while protecting our community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPublications\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t

We publish information about our work. You can find the documents that we publish here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet access to our publications\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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You can find Procurement information and Tenders here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about our procurement process\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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