page_title: West Midlands Fire Service
section_title: Technical Rescue Unit
hierarchical_section_title: West Midlands Fire Service / Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns / Technical Rescue Unit
caption_attribution_description: English: WMFS Technical Rescue Unit Rapid Response Unit
context_page_description: West Midlands Fire Service is the fire and rescue service for the metropolitan county of West Midlands, England. The service is the second largest in England, after London Fire Brigade. The service has 38 Fire Stations with a blended fleet of vehicles and specialist resources.
  The service is currently led by Chief Fire Officer Phil Loach, who is overseen by the West Midlands Fire Authority. The Fire Authority is made up of 15 councillors who represent the 7 councils within the West Midlands area.
  The Service's headquarters is located in Nechells in Birmingham, which is also the home to Staffordshire and West Midlands Fire Control. The control room, based at West Midlands Fire Service headquarters is the main incident management and mobilising centre for both West Midlands Fire Service and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
context_section_description: Technical Rescue Pump (TRP): 1
  Technical Rescue Support (TRS)
  Light 4x4 Vehicle (L4V)
  Prime Mover (PM): 8
  Pods:
  Major Rescue Unit (MRU)
  Trench Rescue Unit (TRU)
  Water Support Unit (WSU)
caption: Technical Rescue Support Unit
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