Lancashire Combined Fire Authority delivers a fire and rescue service to the whole of Lancashire, raising awareness about fire safety through visiting homes and schools, enforcing fire safety laws; being available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to emergencies.
The net budget for 2025/26 is £77.5m, an increase of £2.3m compared to last year’s budget of £75.2m. This increase was largely the result of pay awards and inflationary pressures.
Based on the forecast population of Lancashire, circa 1.5 million, we cost just 14 pence per day.
Summary | 2025/26 (£) | 2024/25 (£) |
|---|---|---|
Gross Revenue Expenditure | 81.4 | 74.3 |
Less Income | (4.0) | (3.4) |
Less grant in respect of increased firefighters pension costs | (2.5) | - |
Contribution to Capital | 2.6m | 2.5 |
Net Budget Requirement | 77.5m | 75.2 |
Less Central Government Grants | (13.7) | (13.5) |
Less Local Share of Business Rates inc top up grant | (21.6) | (21.1) |
Deficit/(Surplus) on Council Tax and Business Rates Collection fund | (1) | (1) |
Council tax requirement | 42.3 | 39.4 |
Summary | 2025/26 |
|---|---|
Council tax base | 464,268 |
Band D Council Tax equivalent | £89.73 |
The Fire Authority net budget requirement for 2025/26 is £77.5m compared with a budget of £63.0m last year. The reasons for the 8.3% increase in the overall budget are as follows:
Change in spending between years | £ million |
|---|---|
Budget requirement 2024/25 | 75.2 |
Add pay awards and other inflationary pressures | 2.0 |
Less other adjustments | 0.3 |
Budget requirement for 2025/26 | 77.5 |
Council Tax has increased by £5.00(less than £0.10 per week) which means that for a Band D property the amount payable for the Fire and Rescue part of the bill is £89.73 per year.
39 fire stations
58 fire engines
45 specialist vehicles
1,121 staff
999 calls answered
Attendance at 5,861 fires
Attendance at 681 road traffic collisions
Attendance at 4,375 other emergencies including animal rescue, flooding, collapsed structures, gaining entry and water rescue
Fire safety inspections
Prosecutions under fire safety law
21,351 Home Fire Safety Checks
Visits to all school year 2 and year 6 classes
Road safety education packages
Email: enquiries@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Post:
The Chief Fire Officer
Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service
Headquarters
Garstang Road
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 3LH
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