Fire Brigade
Welcome to the official website of Cornwall County Fire Brigade
Our aim is to make Cornwall the safest place in which to live, work and visit. This website provides a range of information on fire safety for school education, in the home, and business. It also provides information on what we do as a Brigade and much, much more.
If you would like to see specific information on our site that is not currently available, or have any ideas, please feel free to e-mail your suggestions to us by clicking on the following link: enquiries@fire.cornwall.gov.uk or see our Contact Us page.
Latest News
Fire Stations Recruit for Retained Firefighters
St Ives and Penzance Fire Station are holding a Retained Recruitment Evening at Penzance Fire Station on Monday 19th May at 7pm.
Fire Stations in the Lizard area are also asking for people interested in joining the Retained Fire Service to apply as soon as possible. There are currently vacancies at all three Lizard area fire stations – Helston, St Keverne and Mullion.
The Retained Fire Service is made up of men and women who come from all walks of life and is keen to represent as wide a demographic as possible. As such, the Brigade would particularly like to encourage women and other unrepresented groups to consider joining.
Interested individuals are invited to come along, attend a working drill night, observe training and ask questions before being put through their paces and take a physical and written test.
If you can answer 'yes' to the following questions, then this could be the new career for you:
- Are you physically fit?
- Do you hold a minimum of a provisional driving licence?
- Do you live / work within 4 minutes of the fire station?
Attendees do not have to have already completed an application form, as these will be provided on the night but they will need to wear suitable clothing and footwear to carry out the physical tests.
Dave Carlisle, Station Officer at Penzance says, "We hope to see a good number of interested applicants coming along to see exactly what the Fire Service can offer them as Retained Firefighters. Applicants should have a good level of fitness as we will be asking them to take the Chester Step Test, as well as a written test."
Applications are available from Brigade HQ Personnel, call the Recruitment Hotline on 01872 323758 or contact your local station. Completed applications will need to be returned to Brigade HQ Personnel by Monday 9th June 2008 and successful candidates from the recruitment evening will be called to interview at their chosen Station before Wednesday 25th June 2008. The training courses to become a Retained Firefighter will begin in Autumn 2008.
Visit our Recruitment pages where you will find more information.
RTA Awareness Day at Truro Fire Station
Firefighters from Truro Fire Station held a Road Traffic Accident Awareness day on Monday 12th May to teach a group of 16 and 17 year olds the dangers of reckless driving.
The students were first of all taken through a presentation of what can happen in a bad car accident and shown graphic images of real injuries received in such incidences.
Zoe Lea who was one of the passengers said, "It was weird being in the car while it was being cut, there were a lot of bumps and bangs which was quite scary. I definitely wouldn't want to be cut out of a car for real!"
For more information on the event, visit the News Archive - RTA or view the Press Release which can be found further below. 
Join Mullion Fire Station in a 7 Mile Sponsored Walk for the Fire Fighters Charity
For more information, visit the Upcoming Events page for details of fundraising events for the Fire Fighters Charity.
For more news, visit the 'News Archive' where you can find out what else we have been doing in 2008
Latest Press Releases
- Lizard Fire Stations Call For Retained Firefighter Applicants
- RTA Awareness Day At Truro Fire Station
- St. Ives and Penzance Fire Station Recruit for Retained Firefighters
- RTA Awareness Day at Truro Fire Station
- Cornwall County Fire Brigade Welcomes New Recruits
What's New on the Website?
Click on the links below to see what's new on the Fire Brigade website
- Kids Zone - New Notice Board to display your artwork and poems on Fire Safety
- The Chief Fire Officer's Monthly Message
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Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
The responsibility for fire safety lies with employers, the self-employed with premises, voluntary organisations, those responsible for buildings with public access, and any contractor who exercises a degree of control over any premises.
These 'responsible persons' have a duty to ensure the safety of everyone who uses their premises, and those in the immediate vicinity who may be at risk if there is a fire.
These rules apply to most places except private houses, and make fire safety law easier to understand. The government have done away with the previous 70 separate pieces of legislation, and replaced them with a new regime focused on preventing fires happening in the first place.
Anyone responsible for premises must have carried out a Fire Safety Risk Assessment by 1st October 2006. The Fire and Rescue Service will carry out inspections, and failure to comply could lead to enforcement action or even prosecution.
The introduction of the Regulatory Reform Order (RRO), whilst strengthening the Fire Authorities role as an 'enforcer', has seen the abolishment of both the Fire Precautions Act 1971 and the Fire Precautions Workplace Regulations 1997, (as amended) 1999.
Please click here to view all information relating to the Regulatory Reform Order
(including guidance documents and online self assessment).
The Government has been working with Fire & Rescue Authorities across the country to develop a new website that gives easier access to our services. The site has sections on Home Safety, Social & Community Care, Careers, Legal Responsibilities, Workplace Safety, Arson Reduction, Spotlight and Education Resources.
There's lots of information on the Fire Gateway site, something for everyone, please take some time to browse through the pages picking up lots of advice on the way!
Disability Cornwall
Firefighters in West Cornwall are keen to build on the success of a recent project. The project involved developing positive links between operational Firefighters and individuals or groups with physical or learning disabilities in the area.
Firefighters want to develop the project further and would like to hear from any disability groups or individuals with disabilities who would like to receive a free home fire safety check.
For more information on this project and further help (including access to British Sign Language Fire Safety leaflets) please follow this link: Extra Needs