Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
Badge of TWFRS | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Metropolitan boroughs | |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Annual calls | 16,970 (2024) |
| Chief Fire Officer | Peter Heath |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 17 |
| Engines | 25 |
| Ladders | 2 |
| Fireboats | 1 |
| Rescue boats | 3 |
| Website | |
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Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS), 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 in the United Kingdom, serving a population of 1.14 million people across an area of 208 square miles (540 km2). It has 17 fire stations and 25 fire engines. 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. The chief fire officer is Peter Heath.