Frizington Fire Station
Frizington Fire Station
Main Street
Frizington
CA26 3PE
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
Frizington fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
Frizington firefighters deal with a variety of incidents including road traffic collisions due to the high volume of traffic on the predominantly 'B' type roads. Other risks include agricultural fires such as barn fires, wildfires as well as livestock rescues and domestic property fires.
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
Whitehaven - 4 miles
Egremont - 5 miles
Workington - 9 miles
| Station Area | 10,300 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
Frizington is situated in the Copeland District of Cumbria with a population of approximately 2,500 people.
The area contains:
No significant Heritage Risk within the Station area
7 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
No significant Site Specific Risks
No significant Flooding Risk 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 | 69 | 84 | 64 | |
| All Fires | 32 | 40 | 36 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 6 | 11 | 5 | |
| Secondary fires | 6 | 19 | 25 | |
| Chimney fires | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 8 | 15 | 15 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 16 | 25 | 16 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 16 | 3 | 10 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 5 | 16 | 2 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C06P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 6 mins 38 secs | 6 mins 24 secs | 5 mins 50 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 6 mins 38 secs | 7 mins 4 secs | 10 mins 58 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C06P1 | 37 | 45 | 41 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C06P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 99% | 87% | 84% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 85% | 83% | 77% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 96% | 96% | 95% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 86% | 82% | 80% |
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.