The Northamptonshire Fire Brigade and the separate Northampton Borough Fire Brigade were created in 1948 by the Fire Services Act 1947. In 1974 the Northampton FB was merged with Northamptonshire FB to create the present service.
Fire stations
Northamptonshire FRS has 22 fire stations,1 5 of which are full time, two are day crewed, and the remainder are retained. they are located in the following places: