FiReControl
FiReControl is the project to create a national network of nine Regional Control Centres.
There are currently 46 separate control rooms - one for each FRS - to deploy fire and rescue services' resources to emergency calls. Although they already provide a good service to the public, FiReControl will improve on this by providing an integrated national network of nine Regional Control Centres. The new control centres will be resilient, capable of dynamic mobilisation, and will also be integrated with the new digital radio system being delivered by FireLink. Read more below...
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London calling – a new control centreThe Government’s FiReControl project reached a significant milestone in October, with the announcement that the new London Regional Control Centre (RCC) will be located in Merton, in south west London. The London RCC is the last of the nine centres to be confirmed and puts the final piece of the network into place. |
North East Regional Control Centre handoverThe North East Fire Control Company took on the lease of the North East Regional Control Centre (RCC) on 20 December. This is the second local authority company to take over the lease of its RCC from Communities and Local Government, following the East Midlands. |
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Handover of first Regional Control CentreFollowing the events of 9/11 and 7/7, and in the wake of the recent floods and terrorist threats, the need to increase the resilience of existing Fire and Rescue Service control rooms in England has been recognised. |
FiReControl and Firelink - Progress through partnership |
FiReControl: the facts |