Egremont Fire Station
Egremont Fire Station
Chapel Street
Egremont
CA22 2DU
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Monday 1900 hrs to 2100 hrs.
Email: enquiries.fire@cumbria.gov.uk
Egremont fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
Egremont deals with a variety of incidents as the main risks associated with the area are the main A595 trunk road, the BNG Sellafield nuclear plant, five junior schools and one secondary school. There are also two elderly person homes within the town.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service carry out Safe and Well Visits; please use the link below for more information.
Safe and Well Visits and Safety in your home
Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Whitehaven - 5 miles
Frizington - 5 miles
Seascale - 9 miles
| Station Area | 10,700 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
Egremont is situated in the Copeland District of Cumbria with a population of approximately 7,800 people. Within the station area is the main A595 trunk road, the Sellafield nuclear plant, five junior schools and one secondary school. There are also two elderly person homes within the town itself.
The area contains:
2 Grade I listed buildings and 6 Grade II listed buildings
5 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
1 Site Specific Risk; Sellafield Nuclear Plant
Flood Risk: Egremont is situation on the River Ehen, which rises in the Western Lake District above Ennerdale Water before flowing in a predominately westerly/south-westerly direction. The catchment exhibits a fast, flashy response to rainfall with the Flood Risk Area covering part of Egremont adjacent to the River Ehen between Briscoe Mill to the north and Ennerdale Mill to the south of the town. There are approximately 310 properties at risk. Low Mill is a small hamlet in the River Ehen downstream of Egremont and has a flood risk area placing approximately 10 properties at risk.
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 | 63 | 59 | 62 | |
| All Fires | 27 | 27 | 21 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
| Secondary fires | 2 | 19 | 13 | |
| Chimney fires | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 21 | 13 | 27 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 14 | 6 | 9 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 1 | 13 | 5 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C05P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19
| 2019/20
|
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 4 mins 37 secs | 5 mins 32 secs | 5 Mins 42 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 7 mins 35 secs | 9 mins 10 sec | 10 mins 33 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C05P1 | 60 | 58 | 63 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C05P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19
| 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 73% | 80% | 76% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 55% | 62% | 64% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 89% | 94% | 90% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 73% | 81% | 74% |
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.