Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service fire brigades. The Peel commissioners did so in 1884, followed by Port Erin in 1903 and Laxey in 1920. Some larger settlements, such as Ramsey and Douglas, had entered into local arrangements with the military or with the privately owned insurance company fire brigades, for local fire cover. The outbreak of war brought calls for a unified fire brigade. In February 1940 the Local Government (Fires) Act was implemented, establishing a single Isle of Man Fire Brigade, with seven fire areas - Douglas, Laxey, Ramsey, Kirk Michael, Peel, Port Erin and Castletown. These fire areas are the same today. The
The Peel Group soon after with the opening of the 10MW Port of Liverpool Wind Farm in 2009 and taking over the management of the 3.6MW Port of Seaforth Wind Farm. Peel Energy, a subsidiary company of Peel was formed at this time to manage the portfolio of assets and to advance further opportunities on the Peel Groups estate for similar renewable energy projects. Peel sold its remaining interest in Scout Moor to MEAG in October 2012. It has gone on to successfully develop the 50.35MW Frodsham Wind Farm in Cheshire, the 8.2MW Port of Sheerness Wind Farm on the Isle of Sheppey