Twfire.gov.uk
Title
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service - Welcome to the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service web-page
Description
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service serves a resident population of 1.08 million divided amongst the two metropolitan local authorities of Newcastle and Sunderland and the three Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The population density of the area is comparable to that of other Metropolitan areas (Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, West Midlands and West Yorkshire), and accounts for 43% of the North East’s population in just six percent of the total land area.
The area covered by the Service covers an area of 540 square kilometres and borders with Counties of Durham to the South and Northumberland to the North. By road, Tyne & Wear is around 451 km North from London and 175 km South from Edinburgh.
Of the 1.08million dwellers in the area, 3.1% (34,000) are of ethnic origin with primary languages including Bengali, Cantonese, French, Farsi, Hindi, Kurdish, Punjabi and Urdu.
Languages
English
