Appleby Fire Station
Holme Street
Appleby
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Wednesday 1900 hrs to 2100 hrs.
During the summer months, when there is a higher risk of wildfires, a specially equipped Unimog is also based at Appleby. The fire station covers approximately a seven mile radius from Appleby which includes a large farming community and is also divided by the very busy A66 trunk road. In addition to the usual domestic incidents, being a very rural location, many incidents are farming related fires involving barns and agricultural vehicles etc. Having the A66 run through the station area also results in a high percentage of turnouts to road traffic collisions.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service carry out Safe and Well Visits; please use the link below for more information.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Kirkby Stephen - 11 miles
Shap - 11 miles
Penrith - 13 miles
| Station Area | 5,500 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine and 1 Wildfire Land Rover |
Appleby has been established since medieval times, and is overlooked by Appleby Castle. Appleby fire brigade was first established in 1879. The current, purpose built station is now situated in Holme Street.
The area contains:
12 Grade I listed and 25 Grade II listed buildings
8 Sites of Scientific Interest
An action plan is in place to manage additional risk resulting from Appleby Fair, an annual event which regularly attracts between 10,000 -12,000 gypsy travellers and up to 30,000 visitors in the first week of June
Appleby is at risk of flooding with undefended properties in the Sands being particularly vulnerable. There are approximately 331 properties within the risk zone.
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 | 46 | 35 | |
| All Fires | 12 | 19 | 10 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Secondary fires | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Chimney fires | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 22 | 9 | 12 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C62P1 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 5 mins 15 secs | 5 mins 0 secs | 5 mins 0 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 9 mins 12 secs | 11 mins 45 secs | 12 mins 11 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C62P1 | 63 | 74 | 47 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C62P1 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
| Total Availability | 98% | 98% | 97% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 99% | 99% | 100% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 96% | 96% | 94% |
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.