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{{Short description|Firefighter organization in Merseyside}}
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'''Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service''' is the [[statute|statutory]] [[Fire service in the UK|fire and rescue service]] covering the county of [[Merseyside]] in north-west England and is the statutory Fire and Rescue Authority responsible for all 999 fire brigade calls in [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley|Knowsley]], [[Metropolitan Borough of St Helens|St. Helens]], Liverpool and [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]].

[[File:Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service DK22 DBV.jpg|thumb|Rescue pumper at the [[Fire Service College]], October 2022]]
[[File:Merseyside Fire Brigade June 18 2010 075.jpg|thumb|Aerial appliance on [[Dale Street]] in [[Liverpool]], June 2010]]

==History==
{{Infobox UK legislation
| short_title           = Liverpool Fire Police Act 1836
| type                  = Act
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| long_title            = An Act for extending and improving the Maintenance of the Fire Police in the Borough of Liverpool.
| year                  = 1836
| citation              = [[6 & 7 Will. 4]]. c. xciii
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| repealing_legislation = [[Liverpool Improvement Act 1842]]
| related_legislation   = [[Liverpool Improvement Act 1826]]
| status                = repealed
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In 1974, six borough fire brigades (City of Liverpool, Birkenhead, Bootle, Southport, St Helens, and Wallasey), as well as parts of [[Lancashire County Fire Brigade]] and [[Cheshire County Fire Brigade]] merged to create Merseyside Fire Brigade.

Merseyside Fire Brigade became Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority on 1 April 1986, as established by the [[Local Government Act 1985]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Local Government Act 1985|url = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/26|publisher = Government of the United Kingdom|access-date = 4 September 2015}}</ref>

In an effort to modernise fire services nationally, the [[Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004]] received royal assent on 22 July 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004|url = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/21/contents|publisher = Government of the United Kingdom|access-date = 4 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 – Chapter 21|url = https://www.firesafe.org.uk/the-fire-and-rescue-services-act-2004-chapter-21/|website = firesafe.org.uk|access-date = 4 September 2015}}</ref> This legislation changed the name to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority. The change of name also reflects the fact that the service, in addition to fighting fire, conducts rescues such as road traffic collisions and is heavily involved in prevention work in communities.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority headquarters is located on Bridle Road, Bootle

Since 2013, the MACC relocated from Derby Road, Kirkdale to a purpose built joint control centre with [[Merseyside Police]], which is also located at the Bridle Road site.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority is made up of five area commands as follows: Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, and St Helens. Within these areas are: 
* 13 wholetime fire stations
* Four (LLAR) low level activity and risk (day cover 10:00–22:00, stand down 22:00–10:00)
* One wholetime marine rescue station
* Two wholetime / day-crewed station (30 minutes resilience)
* One resilience station (30 minutes resilience)
Which provides Merseyside with 24-hour fire cover.

==Performance==
Every fire and rescue service in [[England and Wales]] is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by [[His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services]] (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:
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|+ HMICFRS Inspection Merseyside
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! Area !! Rating 2018/19<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/frs-assessment/frs-2018/merseyside/ | title = Merseyside 2018/19 | date = 20 June 2019 | publisher = [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services]] (HMICFRS) | access-date = 23 June 2021}}</ref> !! Rating 2021/22<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/frs-assessment/frs-2021/merseyside/ | title = Merseyside 2021/22 | date = 15 December 2021 | publisher = [[Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services]] (HMICFRS) | access-date = 10 January 2022}}</ref> !! Description
|-
| Effectiveness || Good || Good || How effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
|-
| Efficiency || Good || Outstanding || How efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
|-
| People || Good|| Good || How well does the fire and rescue service look after its people?
|}

==See also==
*[[Fire services in the United Kingdom]]
*[[List of British firefighters killed in the line of duty]]
*[[Liverpool Salvage Corps]]
*[[Motorcycles in the United Kingdom fire services]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website}}
*[https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/fire-and-rescue-services/merseyside/ Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service] at [[HMICFRS]]

{{Liverpool related articles}}
{{UK fire service}}

[[Category:Organisations based in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Fire and rescue services of England]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1974]]