Broughton Fire Station
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Tuesday 1900 hrs to 2100 hrs
Email: enquiries.fire@cumbria.gov.uk
Broughton fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
The risks are mainly residential; however there are a number of hotels, guest houses and other types of holiday accommodation throughout the area. Industries include agriculture, forestry and slate quarrying. Firefighters attend a range of different types of incidents including barn fires, fell and forest fires. With the A595 and A5092 trunk roads running through the station area and the large number of minor and single track roads, the station attends a number of road traffic collisions each year.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service carry out Safe and Well Visits; please use the link below for more information.
Safe and Well Visits and Safety in your home
Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Millom - 8 miles
Coniston - 9 miles
Ulverston - 9 miles
| Station Area | 2,200 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
The village of Broughton-in-Furness is situated in a conservation area within the Lake District National Park in south west Cumbria. The population of the village and surrounding rural area is approximately 2,500 people. The population increases significantly during the holiday season resulting in an increased sleeping risk.
The station provides fire cover to a remote rural area of approximately 11,000 hectares, and is bounded by high fells to the north, east and west and the Duddon Estuary to the south. The risks are mainly residential, however there are a number of hotels, guest houses and other types of holiday accommodation throughout the area. Industries include agriculture, forestry and slate quarrying. Firefighters attend a range of different types of incidents including barn fires, fell and forest fires.
The area contains:
• 1 heritage site, Swinside Stone Circle
• 1 Grade I Listed and 6 Grade II listed Buildings
• SPA Duddon Estuary
• 2 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
• No significant Site Specific Risks identified within the Station area
• No significant Flood Risk identified within the Station area
The table shows the number of incidents that have occurred within a nominal area assigned to the station (as shown on the map in the station profile). This is different to the number of incidents attended by fire engines which are based at the station, as they may attend incidents outside their station area.
| Fire | 2017/18 | 2018/19
| 2019/20 | |
| All emergencies attended | 9 | 18 | 17 | |
| All Fires | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Secondary fires | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Chimney fires | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C42P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 3 mins 53 secs | mins 35 secs | 4 mins 37 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 15 mins 48 secs | 15 mins 14 secs | 15 mins 41 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C42P1 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C42P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 85% | 81% | 80% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 95% | 93% | 93% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 85% | 76% | 78% |
Further information for this fire station is available on a number of themes at the Cumbria Intelligence Observatory, including:
Population
Crime and Community
Health and Social Care
Housing
Economy and Employment
Environment
Children and Young People
Please visit www.cumbriaobservatory.org.uk and choose a fire station area for your particular theme of interest.