Alston Fire Station
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m to 5 p.m
Training Evening: Thursday 1900 hrs to 2100 hrs.
Alston 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 and guest houses which cater to the tourism trade. Due to the rural nature of the area, firefighters are called to deal with fires involving grass and heath land, barns and agricultural buildings. The station also attends a number of road traffic collisions each year.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Penrith - 19.5 miles
Lazonby - 18 miles
Appleby - 25 miles
| Station Area | 3,400 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 |
Alston is said to be the highest market town in England, at about 300m above sea level. Historically the area was mined for lead, silver, zinc coal and fluorspar, these have all closed now, the last mine closed in the 1950's, although the mining history is exploited for tourism purposes. Currently the main employer is Bond Precision Products, which employs around 65 workers.
The area contains:
3 Special Areas of Conservation and 7 sites of Specific Scientific Interest
Bond Precision Products is a Site Specific Risk
There is a risk of flooding posed from Townhead
Tourism is now a key source of income for the area, and also increases the towns' population, mainly within the summer months due to cyclists and walkers travelling the coast to coast route leading to increased sleeping risk. The risks are mainly residential, however there are a number of hotels and guest houses which cater to the tourism trade. Due to the rural nature of the area, firefighters are called to deal with fires involving grass and heath land, barns and agricultural buildings. The station also attends a number of road traffic collisions each year.
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 | 15 | 21 | 19 | |
| All Fires | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Secondary fires | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Chimney fires | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C22P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 5 mins 41 secs | 7 mins 1 secs | 6 mins 16 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 8 mins 46 secs | 6 mins 41 secs | 13 mins 51 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C22P1 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
C22P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
Total Availability | 79% | 84% | 77% |
Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 57% | 70% | 49% |
Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 96% | 98% | 97% |
Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 81% | 83% | 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.