[3][4] The county city is Norwich with other major towns including Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn and Thetford.

[5] Norfolk has one of the 20 Urban Search and Rescue teams across England and Wales which were set up in response to the 9/11 attacks.

[7] The former headquarters, Whitegates, was commandeered for use by the National Fire Service during the Second World War and was eventually purchased by Norfolk County Council in 1950.

Mainly consisting of 2,143 fires, 2,809 special services – road traffic collisions (RTC) and other – and 2,333 false alarms which required no further action.

The service have noticed a reduction in the number of fires they attend, however an increasing response to RTC incidents on Norfolk's roads.