Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service
Making a difference across Northumberland.
Find our about our service and how we make a difference to the communities of Northumberland.
Fire and rescue in Northumberland
We provide fire and rescue cover to the county of Northumberland with the long-term aim of improving the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of those who live, work and visit Northumberland.
Central to this is the prevention of fires and other emergencies, with a result of reducing death, injury and damage to property.
The fire and rescue service area covers 5,026 square kilometres (1,941 square miles) with a population of 316,028 people.
The service covers 148,008 residential dwellings and 11,687 non-domestic properties. To make Northumberland safer, we have 15 local fire stations.
Tackling property fires
Road traffic collisions
Grass and farmland fires
Chemical spills
Fires - buildings, vehicles and wildfires
Road traffic collisions
Chemical and biological radiations, and nuclear incidents
Animal rescues
Flood and storm damage
Delivering community fire safety
and much more!
Swift water, mud, and ice rescue
Flooding
Major incidents
