Under the Statutory Instrument 2004 No 2305 and the Fire and Rescue Services (England) Order 2004, we have the discretion to deliver a number of specific services in addition to our emergency response and safety work. We are permitted to charge for these additional services.
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service currently provides and charges for the following additional services:
- Appliance and crew: £305 + VAT per hour and part of an hour (charges to run from time of leaving station to time of return).
- Effecting an entry: £305 + VAT per hour and part of an hour.
- Copy of Incident Recording System report: £94.61 (zero-rated VAT).
- Copy of Fire Investigation report: £331.72 (zero-rated VAT).
- Loan of heavy duty salvage sheet: £114 + VAT.
- Gas-tight suit replacement: £678.30 + VAT per suit.
- Gas-tight suit decontamination recertification: £125 + VAT per suit.
- Hose or standpipe key and bar: Not available for loan or hire.
Other special services (prices on application):
- Non-emergency lift incidents: Minimum charge as per appliance and crew.
- Removing dangerous structures: Minimum charge as per appliance and crew.
- Loan or hire of equipment, operational personnel or premises: Only undertaken after written acceptance of an estimated cost.
- Testing, repair and recharging of equipment other than that owned by the Fire Authority: Only undertaken after written acceptance of an estimated cost.
- Provision or removal of water: Initial enquiry through your local water company, who will approach Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority on your behalf.
- Rescue of animals: Only undertaken after written acceptance of an estimated cost.
- Other special services not outlined above: Only undertaken after written acceptance of an estimated cost.
