Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
CountryEngland
CountyDorset and Wiltshire
AddressFive Rivers Health & Wellbeing Centre, Hulse Road, Salisbury, SP1 3NR
Agency overview
Established1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
Annual budget£54.8 million (2016)
Fire chiefAndy Cole
Motto"passionate about changing and saving lives"
Facilities and equipment
Stations50
Website
www.dwfire.org.uk

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is a statutory emergency fire and rescue service covering the local authority areas of Wiltshire, Swindon, Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England.

The service was created on 1 April 2016 by the merger of Dorset Fire and Rescue Service and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its headquarters is at Salisbury, Wiltshire, some 10 miles (16 km) from the Dorset county boundary. The former headquarters at Poundbury, Dorset, and Potterne, Wiltshire, are retained as area offices; emergency calls for the combined area have been answered by the Service Control Centre since August 2015.

Provision of the service is by the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority, which has 18 elected members from all four constituent councils.

Andy Cole became the Chief Fire Officer in January 2025, replacing Ben Ansell.