Cleveland Fire Brigade operates a fire and rescue service covering several industrial towns in the North-East of England, including Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. Spread across 15 fire stations, the 760-strong complement of staff/fire-fighters have a challenging job, centred in an area where so many people live so close to a major chemical production area, as well as nearby nuclear reactors and a gas fuelled power station.