Longtown 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
Longtown fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
Firefighters attend a number of incidents the main risks are road traffic collisions due to the connecting A7, M74 and M6. The station also provides cover to a remote rural area so are called to incidents involving agricultural fires and livestock rescues. Firefighters are also trained as water first responders to deal with flooding incidents in the area.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Carlisle East - 11 miles
Carlisle West - 10 miles
Brampton - 11 miles
| Station Area | 6,000 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
Longtown is situated on the south bank of the River Esk, two miles from Gretna Green and 10 miles from the centre of Carlisle. It has a population of about 3,000 and it is a farming town and much of the business in and around Longtown depends on agriculture.
The town has two schools, Lochinvar Secondary School and Longtown Primary School, as well as Longtown Community Development Centre, which provides ICT courses, and Longtown Memorial Hall Community Centre. It also has well established business and retail sectors.
The area contains:
1 Grade I listed building and 7 Grade II listed buildings
3 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
1 Site Specific Risk; DM Longtown
In recent years there have been numerous flooding incidents to houses adjacent to a culvert on Lochinvar Beck at Longtown. The flooding affects a number of properties on the adjacent estate with the Fire Station also being vulnerable.
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 | 50 | 43 | 49 | |
| All Fires | 24 | 21 | 28 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Secondary fires | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Chimney fires | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C25P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19
| 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 4 mins 25 secs | 3 mins 34 secs | 3 mins 31 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 7 mins 58 secs | 10 mins 0 secs | 12 mins 32 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C25P1 | 42 | 68 | 69 |
Availability
On-call fire engines
| C25P1 | 2017/18
| 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 85% | 92% | 92% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 63% | 81% | 81% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 90% | 94% | 93% |
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.