RBFRS headquarters is located at Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, in the Reading suburb of Calcot.

[2] The community fire station at Theale, which opened in 2021, is also a base for South Central Ambulance Service and Thames Valley Police.

[6] The Red Cross team are mobilised by RBFRS control staff to respond to people affected by incidents such as fire or flood.

[1] 1 April 1974 saw the transfer of the northern parts of the county to Oxfordshire when the Local Government Act 1972 changes took effect.

[9][10] With the combined workforces of 9 different Brigades and the Military, which was presumed to be a nearby Household Cavalry Barracks, helped bring out Books, Carpets and Artefacts along with many other things.

Causing the usage of 18 jets, 21 hose reels, 2 High Volume Pumps with 6.5 km water relays, seven Water Bowsers, 4 portable dams, an Urban Search and Rescue Module and a military fuel tanker and a dozen fire services responses.