Who we are

Surrey County Council is the designated Fire Authority under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 2004 and it discharges its responsibilities through Surrey Fire and Rescue Service under the leadership of the Chief Fire Officer and the Senior Management Board.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service's main aim is to make Surrey safer. Working with others, we want to make Surrey a safer place to live, work and travel and our 2020 Vision and Action Plan for 2006-2007 sets out how we intend to achieve this.

Surrey has a total of 24 fire stations, strategically sited throughout the county and a headquarters site in Reigate, Surrey.

What we do

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service looks after a population of approximately 1,040,000 covering an area of 1,676 square kilometres that includes several large urban areas such as Guildford, Redhill and Woking, 64 miles of motorway, proximity to 2 major airports and over 200 special risks throughout the County.

As well as providing a response service to the people of Surrey, we focus our efforts on education - raising awareness amongst the most vulnerable people in order to reduce suffering caused by fires, road traffic collisions and other emergencies. Consequently, the key to our success is a move from re-active to pro-active intervention.

Surrey's firefighters are trained to deal with a range of emergency situations, not just fires and road traffic collisions. These activities include working with other agencies to respond to accidents or emergencies in pipelines running through Surrey, dealing with emergencies that may involve hazardous or radioactive materials, and advising on fire safety requirements for building regulations.

The Service also works with neighbouring fire authorities and Surrey County Council is a member of the South East Region Fire and Rescue Services Management Board.