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Ilfracombe is day-crewed and operates a 5 <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/main.htm">fire risk assessment</a>, day duty system, crewed by wholetime personnel throughout the <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/fireprevention.htm">fire prevention</a>, day with retained personnel backing them up at night. </p> <p> Of the remaining <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/safety.htm">uk fire legislation</a>, 47 stations, 46 are crewed by retained personnel and 1 (Kingston) is <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/sitemap.htm">fire engines</a>, crewed by volunteers. In 1998 control of the Fire Service transferred from the <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/dfa.htm">emergency services exeter</a>, existing Devon County Council to a Combined Fire <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/faq.htm">emergency services devon</a>, Authority (CFA) made up of representatives from the new <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/firealarms.htm">emergency services uk</a>, Unitary Authority of Plymouth, Torbay and the remaining Devon County Council.</p> <p> As an historic <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/firestations.htm">smoke detectors</a>, county, Devon has a long and varied past, which has influenced settlement <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/fireprevention.htm">smoke alarms</a>, patterns. Up to the 19th century Devon had a long established pattern <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/history.htm">safety legislation in uk</a>, of small market towns and compact villages throughout the <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/index.cfm">commercial fire training plymouth</a>, county which are still of substantial importance today. <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/main.htm">maritime fire training plymouth</a>, Over the past hundred years the settlement pattern <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/safety.htm">uk fire fighters</a>, uk firemen, had been greatly influenced by the growth of the coastal towns, <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/sitemap.htm">fire safety education devon</a>, <a href="http://www.devfire.gov.uk/index.cfm">fun games for fire safety</a> particularly on the south coast. This trend has become more pronounced over the last three decades, not only with the increase in tourism but also with the continuing increase in the number of retired persons taking up residence.</p> <p> The county's overall topography is essentially hilly and is dominated by the central upland region of Dartmoor National Park, which covers 365 square miles. The county also has an extensive coastline with varied marine risks involving military, civil, leisure and commercial interests. A developing motorway network, extensive military presence, airports, together with the domestic and commercial developments, combine with the old established industries of agriculture, forestry and tourism to present Devon Fire and Rescue Service with a great variety of potential risks. </p> <p><img src="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.devfire.gov.uk/images/reddot.gif" border="0" height="1" width="550" alt="devon fire brigade, fire training plymouth uk, uk fire certificate, fire alarms, fire stations, devon fire service, fire risk assessment, fire prevention, uk fire legislation, fire engines, emergency services exeter, emergency services devon, emergency services uk, smoke detectors, fire alarms, smoke alarms, safety legislation in uk, commercial fire training plymouth, maritime fire training plymouth, uk fire fighters, uk firemen, fire safety education devon, fun games for fire safety"></p> <p><img src="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.devfire.gov.uk/images/devfirefighter.jpg" border="0" align="right" alt="devon fire brigade, fire training plymouth uk, uk fire certificate, fire alarms, fire stations, devon fire service, fire risk assessment, fire prevention, uk fire legislation, fire engines, emergency services exeter, emergency services devon, emergency services uk, smoke detectors, fire alarms, smoke alarms, safety legislation in uk, commercial fire training plymouth, maritime fire training plymouth, uk fire fighters, uk firemen, fire safety education devon, fun games for fire safety"> <b>'Devon Firefighter - A century of Courage and Service' - A superb new book charting a pictorial history of the fire service in the county of Devon 1900 - 2000. </b></p> <p> Published in November 2000, priced at £19.95. It is a large format (297x210mm) hardback book of 160 pages containing over 200 historic photographs and other illustrations.</p><p> If you wish to obtain a subscription form please click on the link below:</p><p> <a href="http://www.halsgrove.com" target="_blank" class="redbodyhrefs">www.halsgrove.com</a> </p><p> you can also send an email to Halsgrove requesting a copy: </p><p> <a href="mailto:sales@halsgrove.com" class="redbodyhrefs">sales@halsgrove.com</a> </p><p></p></div> </td> </tr> </table> </body>