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Operation Fresco

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Forces deployed on Op Fresco

The table below shows the lead Service stood by for emergency firefighting cover in each region, along with nominal vehicle and personnel strengths. It should be noted, however, that flexibility has been emphasised in the command and control arrangements, to ensure that resources can be redistributed quickly if needed. 177 Red and 671 Green Goddesses are deployed, with a further 156 Green Goddesses available as reserves.

The map on the right gives a more general overview of the distribution of vehicles and teams.

Military HQ/ Fresco Region	County/Region	Lead Service	Green/Red Goddesses (not including reserve vehicles)	Personnel	Specific units
HQ 51 Brigade, Stirling Fresco region: Scotland	Highlands	RAF	7 including 3 Red Goddess	155
	Grampian	RAF	9 including 3 Red Goddess	193
	Tayside	RAF	10 including 3 Red Goddess	219
	Central	Royal Navy	10 including 3 Red Goddess	197
	Fife	Royal Navy	9 including 3 Red Goddess	201
	Strathclyde	Army	48 including 7 Red Goddess	926	2nd Bn, Royal Anglian Regiment 1st Bn, Royal Green Jackets
	Lothian & Borders	Army	25 including 5 Red Goddess	524	1st Bn, King's Own Scottish Borderers
	Dumfries & Galloway	Army	2	81	16 Regiment, Royal Artillery
HQ 15 Brigade, York Fresco region: North East	Northumberland	Army	5 including 3 Red Goddesses	136	40 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Tyne & Wear	Army	18 including 2 Red Goddesses	474	4 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Durham	Army	10 including 1 Red Goddesses	282	40 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Cleveland	Army	9 including 7 Red Goddesses	260	Light Dragoons
	North Yorkshire	RAF	9 including 3 Red Goddesses	256
	West Yorkshire	Army	29 including 5 Red Goddesses	596	22 Engineer Regiment
	Humberside	Army	15 including 5 Red Goddesses	384	38 Engineer Regiment
	South Yorkshire	Army	24 including 9 Red Goddesses	561	1st Bn, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
HQ 42 Brigade, Preston Fresco region: North West	Cumbria	Army	9 including 1 Red Goddess	250	Royal Dragoon Guards
	Lancashire	Army	18 including 3 Red Goddesses	536	21 Engineer Regiment
	Greater Manchester	Army	41 including 3 Red Goddesses	846	1st Bn, King's Regiment Queen's Royal Hussars
	Merseyside	Army	24 including 3 Red Goddesses	534	1st Bn, Queen's Lancashire Regiment
	Cheshire	Army	14 including 5 Red Goddesses	327	1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
	Isle of Man	Army	3	131	1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
HQ 49 Brigade, Chilwell Fresco region: Eastern	Derbyshire	Army	11	295	22 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Nottinghamshire	Army	13	281	1st Bn, Cheshire Regiment
	Lincolnshire	RAF	7 including 2 Red Goddesses	143
	Leicestershire	RAF	12	226
	Northamptonshire	Army	6 including 1 Red Goddesses	150	19 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Cambridgeshire	RAF	7	143
	Norfolk	RAF	8 including 2 Red Goddesses	158
	Suffolk	RAF	8 including 2 Red Goddesses	159
	Bedfordshire	Army	5	123	1st Bn, Cheshire Regiment
	Hertfordshire	Army	13 including 3 Red Goddesses	282	16 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Essex	RAF	18	348
HQ 2 Brigade, Dover Fresco region: South East	Kent	Army	18 including 4 Red Goddesses	369	12 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Surrey	Army	14 including 2 Red Goddesses	296	1st Bn, Royal Anglian Regiment
	West Sussex	Royal Navy	8 including 3 Red Goddesses	177
	East Sussex	Royal Navy	8 including 4 Red Goddesses	177
HQ 145 Brigade, Aldershot Fresco region: Home Counties	Oxfordshire	Army	7	176	32 Regiment, Royal Artillery
	Buckinghamshire	Army	6 including 6 Red Goddesses	136	4 General Support Regiment, RLC
	Berkshire	Army	8 including 4 Red Goddesses	193	3 Close Support Regiment, RLC
	Hampshire	Royal Navy	20 including 2 Red Goddesses	399
	Isle of Wight	Royal Navy	2 including 1 Red Goddesses	58
HQ 143 Brigade, Shrewsbury Fresco region: West Midlands	Shropshire	RAF	6	131
	Staffordshire	Army	12	296	3 Close Support Regiment, RLC
	West Midlands	Army	51 including 16 Red Goddesses	860	1st Bn, Royal Regiment of Wales 1st Bn, Welsh Guards
	Warwickshire	Army	7	198	1st Bn, Welsh Guards
	Hereford & Worcestershire	RAF	7 including 2 Red Goddesses	156
HQ 160 Brigade, Brecon Fresco region: Wales	North Wales	RAF	7 including 3 Red Goddesses	175
	Mid & West Wales	RAF	16 including 6 Red Goddesses	332
	South Wales	RAF	19 including 8 Red Goddesses	376
HQ 43 Brigade, Bulford Fresco region: South West	Gloucestershire	Army	6 including 1 Red Goddesses	168	27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
	Avon	Royal Navy	12 including 1 Red Goddess	272
	Wiltshire	Army	6	147	27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
	Somerset	Royal Navy	5 including 1 Red Goddess	141
	Dorset	Army	7 including 3 Red Goddesses	153	27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
	Devon	Royal Navy	12 including 5 Red Goddesses	274
	Cornwall	Royal Navy	6	179
HQ London District, Chelsea Barracks Fresco region: London	Greater London	Army	90 including 18 Red Goddesses	1574	1st Bn, Scots Guards 1st Bn, Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment Household Cavalry 1st Bn, Grenadier Guards 1st Bn, Royal Welch Fusiliers
HQ Northern Ireland, Lisburn Fresco region: Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	Army	32	1093	1st Bn, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regiment 1st Bn, Royal Highland Fusiliers