Kirkby Stephen 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
Kirkby Stephen fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
The station covers one of the largest areas in Cumbria; it includes sections of the Settle to Carlisle Railway Line, the M6 motorway and the main West Coast Railway line. The area covered is remote and very rural in character; calls within the station area are varied and include fell, farm and private dwelling fires, floods and road traffic collisions.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Appleby - 11 miles
Sedbergh - 14 miles
Shap - 20 miles
| Station Area | 5,000 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
Kirkby Stephen is a small market town on the eastern edges of Cumbria bordering Yorkshire and Durham. The fire station covers one of the largest areas in Cumbria, which includes the Settle and Carlisle Railway Line, and part of the M6 motorway and the main West Coast Railway. The area covered is very rural and calls within the station area are varied and include fell, farm and private dwelling house fires, floods and road traffic collisions.
The area contains:
1 Heritage site: Brough Castle
4 Grade I listed buildings and 9 Grade II listed buildings
1 Special Area of Conservation and 18 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
Warcop Army Camp is a Site Specific Risk
There are no significant Flood Risks 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 | 33 | 34 | 31 | |
| All Fires | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Secondary fires | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Chimney fires | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C65P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 5 mins 20 secs | 6 mins 26 secs | 5 mins 50 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 8 mins 11 secs | 11 mins 37 secs | 12 mins 36 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C65P1 | 37 | 34 | 42 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C65P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 93% | 93% | 92% |
Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 96% | 96% | 93% |
Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 86% | 86% | 85% |
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.