Editing Weybridge (section)

===Emergency services===
Weybridge Fire Brigade was formed 1874 and was initially equipped with a horse-drawn, manual engine with leather hoses.<ref>{{harvnb|Lansdell|1970|pp=5–6}}</ref> In 1881 the brigade moved to new building in Balfour Road<ref>{{harvnb|Lansdell|1970|p=7}}</ref> and a steam-driven fire engine was purchased in 1902.<ref>{{harvnb|Lansdell|1970|pp=18–19}}</ref> In 1921, the Weybridge brigade was made responsible for attending fires in [[Cobham, Surrey|Cobham]].<ref>{{harvnb|Lansdell|1970|p=53}}</ref> The merger of Weybridge and Walton UDCs in 1933, resulted in the fire brigades of the two towns being combined into one single unit.<ref>{{harvnb|Lansdell|1970|pp=60–62}}</ref> Weybridge Police Station opened 1908 and closed in 1968.<ref>{{harvnb|Middleton-Stewart|2001|p=34}}</ref>

In 2021, the [[fire authority]] for Weybridge 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 |title= Our Fire Stations |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= Surrey County Council |access-date= 6 June 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 |url-status= live }}</ref> Ambulance services are 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> The local police force is [[Surrey Police]] and the nearest [[police station]] to the town is at [[Esher]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.surrey.police.uk/area/your-area/surrey/elmbridge/weybridge/about-us/top-reported-crimes-in-this-area |title= Weybridge |author= <!--Not stated--> |year= 2021 |publisher= Surrey Police |access-date= 28 August 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>