Kirkby Lonsdale Fire Station
Kirkby Lonsdale Fire Station
New Road
Kirkby Lonsdale
Cumbria
LA6 2AD
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Tuesday 1930 hrs to 2130 hrs.
Email: enquiries.fire@cumbria.gov.uk
Kirkby Lonsdale fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one engine.
In addition to the usual fire related incidents the station responds to a variety of other emergencies including incidents in the river Lune, road traffic collisions, often on the busy A65 trunk road, and the rescue of farm animals that may end up trapped in a number of situations.
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
Milnthorpe - 9 miles
Kendal - 13 miles
Sedbergh - 11 miles
| Station Area | 7,700 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
The station is located on New Road
The area contains:
3 Grade II listed buildings and 7 Grade I listed buildings
3 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
4 Site Specific Risks: BDS Fuels/ Shell Gas, LPG Bulk Storage, Middleton, Kirkby Lonsdale
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 | 53 | 38 | 37 | |
| All Fires | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Secondary fires | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Chimney fires | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 23 | 14 | 19 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C64P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 5 mins 23 secs | 6 mins 31 secs | 6 mins 43 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 8 mins 5 secs | 9 mins 10 secs | 12 mins 46 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C64P1 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C64P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 96% | 90% | 80% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 96% | 88% | 62% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 99% | 99% | 96% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 92% | 85% | 81% |
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.