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West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service operates from
28 brigade stations across the county, of which 19 are
staffed entirely by retained firefighters. The other 9
stations rely, in part, on retained firefighters.

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Midhurst students fire break success 2014

Twelve dedicated young people from Midhurst Rother College are celebrating after successfully graduating from the FireBreak course at Midhurst Fire Station.
17 Oct 2014

Littlehampton ship builders work shop destroyed in fire
20 May 2011

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Midhurst and Petworth stations
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Fire Engines WILL go

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VINTAGE
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A selection of old Fire & Emergency services images

TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

West Sussex fire engines
go to Russia

30 March 2006
60 Green Goddess fire engines wait to go to Montenegro
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Canadian FireFighters in England During WW II

15 police officers went head-to-head in the boxing ring with 15 firefighters to raise £12,000 for the Heyshott-based charity Canine Partners.

POLICE & FIREFIGHTERS BOXING MATCH RAISES £12,000 FOR CANINE PARTNERS
28 April 2012

Last call for Bosham firefighters -
Firefighters, Luke Hillman, Alisdair Kelly, Colin Bird, Richard Kewell and Senior Officer Kevin Trust -
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Boshams last call - 11 April 2011 - click for article

Bosham Fire station is to be closed
18 Nov. 2010

VIDEOS

Dog rescued from 120 foot cliff face
Between Houghton & Amberley
8 Feb.2012

TRU save doomed stag
River Arun, Pulborough
11 Jan.2012

It only takes a minute
Dec.2011

Easebourne fire,
West Sussex
30 Oct.2011 - 3 videos

Fat Face Store,
East Street, Chichester, West Sussex
4 Mar.2011

Thatched roof fire,
Clapham, West Sussex
11 May.2010

Jet engine aids firemen, use enlarged screen when viewing

British Pathe News 1954
Jet engine aids firemen. Jet powered small pump as aid to firefighting on back of Landrover.
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British Pathe News 1966
Fire Engine To Road Crash Rescue with new electric cutters.
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ARCHIVED PHOTO ARTICLES

Midhurst & Petworth Engines will go	Sep.2014
House fire, Gorse Close, Crawley	10 Jul.2014
Bungalow fire, Meeds Rd., Burgess Hill	24 Mar.2014
Bashurst Hill Animal rescue	23 Mar.2014
School fire, Depot road, Horsham	20 Mar.2014
Garage fire, Warren, Burgess Hill	10 Feb.2014
Lindfield gas main fire	10 Feb.2014
Pony rescued from river	28 May.2013
Pony rescued from river	17 Mar.2013
House fire, Ashdown Drive, Tilgate	5 Feb.2013
Green Dragon pub fire, Liphook	17 Jan.2013
RTC on A27 eastbound to Hammerpot	14 Dec.2012
RTC St Floras Road, Littlehampton	11 Dec.2012
RTC Rake Lane, Barnham	11 Dec.2012
Crawley flats fire, Osbourne Court	27 Nov.2012
Bracklesham Bay Restaurant fire	03 Nov.2012
Ashdown Road, Worthing, House fire	24 Oct.2012
Chequers Pub, Oving Road, Chichester fire	19 Oct.2012
Two car RTC, Haslett Avenue, Crawley	11 Oct.2012
WSF&RS Budget plans to save £2.5m	10 Oct.2012
Worthing House severely damaged	22 Sep.2012
A272 RTC, near Cowfold, woman injured	20 Sep.2012
Explosion & fire destroys Sompting bungalow	20 Sep.2012
Horley Travelodge fined for fire safety breaches	20 Sep.2012
Three car collision, Kerves Lane nr Horsham	15 Sep.2012
Light aircraft crash lands, Shoreham	21 Jul.2012
East Grinstead house destroyed in fire	12 Jul.2012
Woman rescued from beach near Worthing	17 Jun.2012
Blaze at disused school, Furnace Green	7 Jun.2012
Smoke alarm saves mother & son, Bewbush	1 May.2012
Kitchen destroyed, house fire, Haywards Heath	24 Apr.2012
Man dies in River Rother accident at Petworth	21 Apr.2012
Large house blaze, Billingshurst	17 Apr.2012
Chlorine alert at Felpham swimming pool	13 Apr.2012
Fire in flats, Barnfield Road. Crawley	12 Apr.2012
Man rescued in Horsham landfill accident	9 Mar.2012
Car overturns after RTC in Aldwick Centre	22 Feb.2012
Gas main on fire, Warnham Road, Crawley	17 Feb.2012
Two car collision, Crockhurst Hill, Salvington	11 Feb.2012
Lady rescued from Windsor Rd. RTC, Worthing	10 Feb.2012
Dog rescued from 120 foot cliff	7 Feb.2012
Ambulance catches fire at Findon	9 Jan.2012
Fish & Chip shop fire, South Street, Worthing	7 Jan.2012
Tree blown down on Lindfield house	5 Jan.2012
Storm damage	3 Jan.2012
Bungalow destroyed, Clappers Lane, Fulking	4 Dec.2011
Block of flats on fire, Easebourne, nr Midhurst	30 Oct.2011
Car collides with tree in Balcombe	26 Oct.2011
Two vehicles collide and overturn on A23	23 Oct.2011
Loft Fire, Heather Close, Copthorne, Crawley	13 Oct.2011
Fire, Bosham Road, Maidenbower, Crawley	08 Oct.2011
Crawley Chinese restaurant fire	05 Oct.2011
Aircraft crash lands at Shoreham	29 Sep.2011
Fire at County Times building, Horsham	22 Sep.2011
Bracklesham house badly damaged in fire	22 Sep.2011
Angmering Workshop & laundry fire	21 Sep.2011
Paraglider rescued from trees after collision	18 Sep.2011
House fire in Orchard Rd. Scaynes Hill	18 Aug.2011
Aircraft Emergency landing near Goodwood	22 Jul.2011
Woman cut from crash Three bridges, Crawley	21 Jul.2011
Lancing Industrial unit destroyed in blaze	10 Jul.2011
Beko - fridge freezer warning	7 Jul.2011
Fatal Mid air collision over Shoreham	4 Jul.2011
Lady rescued from Aldwick smash	5 Jul.2011
Lightning strikes hit Sussex	28 Jun.2011
Severe bedroom blaze at Shoreham	21 May.2011
Large fire at Littlehampton boatyard	20 May.2011
Fittleworth forest fire, 15 acres burns	2 May.2011
Midhurst man rescued from Easter Sunday fire	24 Apr.2011
Horse rescue in water filled trench - Sidlesham	14 Apr.2011
Dog rescued from under Arun footbridge	7 Apr.2011
Lady cut from car - A24 Warnham, Horsham	30 Mar.2011
Three vehicle collision, A29 Slindon	28 Mar.2011
Fire above Fat Boys in East Street, Chichester	04 Mar.2011
RTC Turners Hill Road, Crawley	18 Feb.2011
Serious accident A24 Broadbridge Heath	30 Jan.2011
Womans clothing catches alight	23 Jan.2011
Alarm saves Worthing couple in Xmas day blaze	25 Dec.2010
Fatal Fire, Woodlands Park Yapton	21 Nov.2010
Factory fire, Faraday road, Crawley	4 Nov.2010
Chichester Fatal fire - Bradshaw Road Flats	14 Oct.2010
Burgess Hill, Terraced house fire	7 Oct.2010
Keymer Tiles, Burgess Hill, suspicious fire	19 Aug.2010
Ice block goes through roof of Chichester flats	22 Jul.2010
Countryliner bus bursts into flames at Buriton	7 Jul.2010
Storrington bungalow badly fire damaged	4 Jul.2010
Motorcyclist dies on A286 Henley bends	01 Jul.2010
A27 - Arundel - large HGV turns over	01 Jul. 2010
Arson attack on Littlehampton food shop	25 Jun.2010
Caravan blaze at Runcton, Chichester	24 May.2010
Junction Pub, Burgess Hill destroyed	12 May.2010
Thatched cottage roof fire, Clapham	11 May.2010
Worthing bungalow damaged in blaze	9 May.2010
Seven people rescued from Worthing flats	8 May.2010
Man rescued from Worthing flat fire	6 May.2010
Petworth Man dies in A272 accident	03 May.2010
A24 - Two rescued from collision	15 Apr.2010
House fire in West Chiltington	12 Mar. 2010
Garage destroyed in Angmering fire	27 Feb.2010
Dog dies in Haywards Heath house fire	20 Feb.2010
Car & lorry collide, Handcross	2 Feb.2010
Bradshaw Road Flat burnt out, Chichester	30 Jan.2010
Fire in Fishermans Joy Pub, Selsey	28 Jan.2010
Fatal RTC A27 Arundel	6 Dec.2009
Lightning strike hits Aldwick house	26 Nov.2009
Driver escapes as tree crushes WRVS van	25 Nov.2009
Glider crashes near Storrington	7 Nov.2009
Crawley building damaged in high winds	3 Nov.2009
Lucky escape for Midhurst driver	28 Oct.2009

Licensed cafe destroyed in Worthing fire - 18 October 2009
Autoglass driver rescued, Crawley RTC - 12 October 2009
Lady rescued from Rusper car wreck - 05 October 2009
Tilgate flat badly damaged in fire - 02 October 2009
UK Firefighters respond to Tsunami disaster - 01 Oct.2009
Barn & tractors destroyed, West Marden - 28 Sept.2009
Paramedics trapped in Sompting crash - 21 August 2009
Flat fire, Guinivere Road, Crawley - 16 August 2009
January Bosham death caused by fire - August 2009
Chemicals combust in house - August 2009
4 Barn fires across Sussex in one night - 11 August 2009
Girl rescued from roof after fall, Bognor - 2 August 2009
2 rescued after crash - Rusper Rd, Horsham - 28 July 2009
Articulated lorry destroyed A23 Warninglid - 28 July 2009
Car & Motorcycle collide A259 Bosham - 23 July 2009
Car overturns in Haywards Heath RTC - 21 July 2009
Sompting Bungalow damaged in Fire - 18 July 2009
Keymer, man cut free from 2 car RTC - 13 July 2009
Lightning strikes house, Cuckfield - 7 July 2009
RTC 2 people rescued, Crawley - 28 June 2009
Major fire, chapel - Hunston, Chichester - 28 Jun.2009
Chichester man found dead after fire - 25 June 2009
Animal Rescue - horse in river Arun - 15 Jun.2009
Horse in ditch, Frylands farm, Wineham - 26 May.2009
Fire in flats - Willow Garden, Hurstpierpoint - 25 May.2009
Thatched building, Whyke Road, Chichester - 22 May.2009
Tractor trailer overturns Northgate Chichester - May.2009
RTC - Bolnore, Haywards Heath - 5 May.2009
Arson attack, St. Cyriacs, Chichester - 18 Apr.2009
Van Fire, Tower Close, Chichester - 17 Apr.2009
Horse Rescue, Homelands, Partridge Green - 14 Apr.2009
House fire, Mariners Quay, Littlehampton - 25 March 2009
House fire, Cherry Lane, Bolney - 21 March 2009
RTC Fontwell Avenue, Eastergate - 19 March 2009
RTC A23 south nr. Warninglid - 8 February 2009
Nursing Home Residents evacuated - 13 December 2008
Easebourne Fire - 10 Dec 2008
Slinfold Horse rescue - 7 December 2008
Bognor Football Social Club badly damaged - 2008
Launderette burnt out - 23 November 2008
Bus collides with bridge - 21 October 2008
RTC Bury Hill - 17 October 2008
Large car park Fire, Crawley - 13 October 2008
Fire in Nursery - 19 September 2008
Tractor and trailer overturns A27 - 9 September 2008
Horsham RTC - 5 September 2008
Haven RTC - 4 September 2008
House Fire, Muddleswood - 22 August 2008
Former Horsham School destroyed by fire - 18 July 2008
Burgess Hill night club destroyed in fire - 15 July 2008
Burger Van destroyed, A27 - 14 July 2008
Fire crews rescue injured construction worker - Jun 2008
Fire at crawley Recycling centre - 9 June 2008
Fire damages large country house - Feb 2008
Southdowns Country Hotel burns, Trotton - Jan 2008
WSF&RS, callsign "1912" going through Midhurst - video
Pilot dies in Hurricane crash at airshow - 15 Sep.2007
Firefighters rescue dog from fire - Feb 2007
Fire destroys Arundel Fire Station - Oct 25 2006
Power lines block Midhurst road - July 10 2006
Car fire Bepton road, Midhurst - July 8 2006
Man rescued from quarry - July 8 2006
Barn fire Goodwood - July 2 2006
2 year old boy rescued - June 1 2006
Tree falls on girls at Chanctonbury - May 30 2006
Seal rescue Pagham - May 23 2006
Lady dies, Hammer Parish - April 2 2006
Stedham lady rescued from River Rother - Feb 2006
Petworth Fair Fire - Nov 18 2005
Fire crews given wrong directions - 27 Aug 2004
Plane crashes into houses, Shoreham - 2 Apr 2001
New off-road vehicle for Petworth station - 19 Apr 2000
Floods & lightning hit Sussex - 2nd Jun 1999
Woolworths fire, Bognor 1974
Firemens day out turned into disaster - 12 July 1906

Did you know- A mobile phone can be used to call the emergency services even if you do not have any credit

Plans to cut £1.6million from budget - 8 May 2014
Appliances to be lost at Midhurst, Petworth & Storrington

Public consultation on a £2.5m cost-saving plan
13 July 2012

East & West Sussex control rooms to merge
06 Dec.2011

Keymer Fire station is to be closed - 18 Nov.2010

New look station for Haywards Heath - 31 Aug.2010

Midhurst and Petworth fire stations safe - 24 Jun.2010

Fire service plans big spending cuts - 24 Sep.2009

Fire Service equipment stolen - 30th Jul.2009

What to do if you hear emergency sirens whilst driving

A brief history of the West Sussex Fire Service

Volunteer Scheme extended
to Midhurst & Petworth - Jan.2013

Motorcycle accident course launched - Oct 2012
Fire Safety - Deaf Awareness Week - May 2012
Home Fire Safety Checks a huge success
FREE Electric blanket checks
Fire Kills Website
Red Cross Support Unit FESS
Kids & Fires - Child Safety Week - June 2008
Chimney Fires
Emergency Services warn of roadside breakdown dangers
TV's on stand-by can cause fires
Firefighters conjure up a first
Download fire safety tips for the blind & deaf
Firefighters receive long service medals - 25 Sep 2002
Fire Kills resources for fire and rescue services
Lung function in West Sussex firemen- a 4 year study
Respiratory symptoms in West Sussex firemen
Smoke inhalation in firemen

New Incident Command Unit for West Sussex

Countryliner bus bursts into flames at Buriton
7 Jul. 2010

Saturday 8th July 2006 - 18:30
Car fire blocks Bepton Road

Midhurst fire brigade were called to a Porsche which caught fire in Bepton road tonight opposite the Grange entrance.
Even worse than usual traffic jams were caused to Festival of Speed traffic with the backlog on the A286 almost reaching Cocking. The London driver returning from the Goodwood event was unhurt. Other motorists and in particular a number of motorcyclists attempted to save the car using extinguishers from the nearby garage but the vehicle was badly damaged.

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Tuesday 11th July 2006 - 21:00
Midhurst power lines collapse
Police & Midhurst fire brigade were called to a collapsed power cable pole tonight, on New Road, only a 100 yards from the fire station. The pole was left at a dangerous angle blocking the footpath and threatening to fall into oncoming traffic supported only by the cables being held by an adjacent street light. WSCC sent a workteam to the scene.

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County Fire Stations

Arundel
Billingshurst
Bognor Regis
Burgess Hill
Chichester HQ
Crawley
East Grinstead
East Preston
East Wittering
Haywards Heath
Henfield - 1 - 2
Horley
Horsham
Hurstpierpoint
Lancing
Littlehampton
Midhurst - 1 - 2
Partridge Green
Petworth
Selsey
Shoreham
Steyning
Storrington
Turners Hill
Worthing

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