Aspatria Fire Station
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Thursday 1900 hrs to 2100 hrs.
Aspatria fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
Aspatria deals with a variety of incidents including road traffic collisions as the main risks associated in the area are the A596 which runs through the town and the nearby A595. They deal with agricultural fires such as barn fires, heath and moorland fires together with livestock rescues. They also attend domestic property fires.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Maryport - 8 miles
Wigton - 9 miles
Cockermouth - 9 miles
| Station Area | 6,900 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
Aspatria is a small town in West Cumbria situated approximately half way between the west coast and city of Carlisle, with a population of approximately 3,500 people. The main employer in the town is the Sealy bed manufacturer and First Milk and Cheese producing dairy products.
The area contains:
5 Grade I listed buildings and 4 Grade II listed buildings
2 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
2 Site Specific Risks; Sealy's and First Milk and Cheese
The Station has attended numerous rescues of person from vehicles trapped in flood water on the roads in and around the Town (B5301, Arkleby, Plumbland). Flooding has also affected domestic properties in some of the smaller local villages (Arkleby, Measgate and Baggrow in recent years)
The main risks within the station area are associated with the two busy trunk roads, the A596 which runs through the town, and the nearby A595. These roads are busy with both commuter and transport traffic, along with slow moving agricultural traffic. This all equates to a high risk for road traffic collisions in the area. Other risks are associated with the large number of agricultural premises. Open farmland brings the danger of barn fires, heath and moor land fires, as well as livestock rescues.
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 | 34 | 52 | |
| All Fires | 11 | 16 | 16 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Secondary fires | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| Chimney fires | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 28 | 12 | 29 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C03P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 3 mins 54 secs | 4 mins 5 secs | 3 mins 54 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 9 mins 34 sec | 10 mins 20 secs | 10 mins 49 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C03P1 | 89 | 68 | 81 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C03P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 91% | 94% | 95% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 96% | 98% | 97% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 98% | 99% | 99% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 81% | 87% | 89% |
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.