Bootle Fire Station
Bootle Fire Station
Station Road
Bootle
LA19 5UD
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Wednesday 1900 hrs to 2100 hrs.
Email: enquiries.fire@cumbria.gov.uk
Bootle fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
The current, purpose built, Fire Station was opened in February 2015, the well-appointed building has facilities including a Community Room, Gymnasium, Showers, Drying Room, B.A. room and a large Appliance Bay. Bootle deals with a variety of incidents including road traffic collisions as the main risk associated in the area is the busy A595 which runs through the town
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
Millom - 8 miles
Broughton - 11 miles
Seascale - 13 miles
| Station Area | 1,300 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
Bootle is a small village situated in South Copeland approximately 24 miles south of Whitehaven and eight miles north of Millom. It has a population of approximately 1,300 people in an area that extends from Whitbeck to the mouth of the River Esk near Waberthwaite, however most of the population lives in the village of Bootle itself which is 2 miles inland.
Most of the population commutes out of the area for employment, but the largest employer in the area is the DSA testing range at Eskmeals. The area has an unspoiled sandy coastline and the Eskmeals dunes are a nature reserve and are part of the Drigg coast special area of conservation.
The area contains:
2 Heritage Sites; Muncaster Castle and Barnscar Romano-British Farmstead
3 Grade II listed buildings
7 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
1 Site Specific Risk; MoD Eskmeals
There are no significant Flood Risks identified within the Station area
The A595 trunk road runs directly through the village and can give problems of road traffic accidents.
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 | 9 | 12 | 20 | |
| All Fires | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Secondary fires | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| Chimney fires | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| False Alarm | ||||
| All false alarms | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C41P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 5 mins 57 secs | 5 mins 34 secs | 5 mins 7 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 11 mins 22 secs | 15 mins 42 secs | 12 mins 27 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C41P1 | 20 | 20 | 32 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C41P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 86% | 90% | 97% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 72% | 82% | 93% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 97% | 96% | 99% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 87% | 91% | 97% |
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.