Fire service historian and author
Roger Mardon
www.romar.org.uk
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Effective from 1 January 1948
The Fire Services Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 created four fire authorities for Northern Ireland effective from 1 January 1948
Northern Ireland Fire Brigade
now known as
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service
On 1 April 1950, apart from Belfast county borough which reverted to a municipal brigade, the province became protected by the Northern Ireland Fire Authority.
Belfast Fire Authority
Area:
Fire stations: 5
Northern Fire Authority
Area:
Fire stations: 14
Western Fire Authority
Area:
Fire stations: 10
Southern Fire Authority
Area:
Fire stations: 20
Effective from 1 April 1950
Belfast Fire Brigade
Area: 23 sq. miles
Fire stations: 5
Northern Ireland Fire Authority
Area: 5,215 sq. miles
Fire stations: 46
Effective from 1 October 1973
On 1 October 1973, pursuant to the Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, the Belfast Fire Brigade and the Northern Ireland Fire Authority amalgamated.
For outline maps of the areas covered by today's fire and rescue services in the United Kingdom, see the regional pages in Galleries
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