Editing Reigate (section)

===Emergency services===
[[File:Reigate fire station - geograph.org.uk - 472257.jpg|thumb|right|Reigate Fire Station]]
The Borough police force was founded in 1864 and initially consisted of a superintendent, a sergeant and eight constables.<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp181-182/> The original police station was in West Street, but was moved to the High Street in around 1866 and to the Municipal Buildings around the turn of the century. A new police station was opened in Reigate Road in 1972, coinciding with the merger of the Borough force with the [[Surrey Police|Surrey Constabulary]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.redhill-reigate-history.co.uk/police.htm |title= The Borough of Reigate Police Force |last= Moore |first= Alan |publisher= Redhill & Reigate History |access-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-date= 4 September 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130904172249/http://www.redhill-reigate-history.co.uk/police.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 1809, two fire engines were presented to the vestry, which was charged with appointing a group of six men to operate it when needed. The brigade was expanded to 12 members in 1854.<ref>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|p=174}}</ref> A new fire station, with a four-storey tower and a [[pagoda]] style roof, opened next to the new town hall in Castlefield Road in 1901.<ref name=new_town_hall>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall|num=1260489|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Moore|Chinery|2003|p=44}}</ref> The brigade moved to Croydon Road in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firestations.org.uk/Station_Details.php?stn=Reigate%20old%20fire%20station%201&lat=51.239032&lon=-0.205007|title=Reigate Old Fire Station|publisher=Fire Stations|access-date=12 April 2022|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412190341/http://www.firestations.org.uk/Station_Details.php?stn=Reigate+old+fire+station+1&lat=51.239032&lon=-0.205007|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the [[fire authority]] for Reigate is Surrey County Council and the [[fire services in the United Kingdom|statutory fire service]] is [[Surrey Fire and Rescue Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/fire-and-rescue/about/fire-stations#reigate |title= Our Fire Station |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= Surrey County Council |access-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-date= 7 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210407142930/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/fire-and-rescue/about/fire-stations#reigate |url-status= live }}</ref> The Ambulance Community Response Post, located at the fire station, is run by the [[South East Coast Ambulance Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/our-locations/ |title= Our Locations |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= South East Coast Ambulance Service |access-date= 9 January 2021 |archive-date= 10 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201110224056/https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/our-locations/ |url-status= live }}</ref>