Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Operational area
Country	Northern Ireland
Agency overview
Established	1 October 1973 (1973-10-01)
Annual calls	36,069 (2016/2017)
Employees	2,230
Chief Fire Officer	Aidan Jennings
Facilities and equipment
Stations	68
Website
www.nifrs.org

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS; Irish: Sheirbhís Dóiteáin & Tarrthála Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlan Fyre an Relievin Bigade; formerly Northern Ireland Fire Brigade) is the statutory fire and rescue service for Northern Ireland. The NIFRS is overseen by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board, which in turn is subordinate to the Department of Health. NIFRS has a workforce of around 2,230 personnel.^[1]

NIFRS covers Northern Ireland, an area of over 5,500 square miles (14,000 km²) with a population of 1.9 million people. Service Headquarters is located in Lisburn County Antrim.

The current Chief Fire & Rescue Officer is Aidan Jennings.