Maryport Fire Station
Maryport Fire Station
Mealpot Road
Maryport
CA15 6NQ
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
Maryport fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses two fire engines.
The dock and harbour area has been revitalised over recent years, with the introduction of an aquarium, museum, yachting marina, fish handling plant and new residential properties, all of which bring their own inherent risks. Other risks associated with the town and station area include schools, several residential homes for elderly people, residential properties, guest houses and hotels and a general increase in tourist activity. The large volumes of traffic on the predominantly 'B' type roads and the busy A596 trunk road running through the station area results in significant numbers of serious road traffic collisions. Open farmland brings the danger of barn fires and other farm related incidents, such as livestock rescues.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Workington - 8 miles
Cockermouth - 7 miles
Aspatria - 8 miles
| Station Area | 17,000 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 Fire Engines and 1 Rapid Response Vehicle |
The fire station was purpose built in 1967 and houses two fire engines, with an adjoining drill yard and drill tower. It is staffed by On Call firefighters who provide crewing for the two fire engines.
The town of Maryport is located on the west coast of Cumbria on the Solway Firth, just outside the Lake District National Park and has a population of approximately 11,500 people.
The area contains:
2 Grade I listed buildings and 4 Grade II listed buildings
2 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest
No Site Specific Risks identified
Row Beck flows through Dearham and with many areas suffering from poor surface water drainage the risk of low level flooding is common in the Maryport area
Although most of the original large factories have closed, these have been replaced by smaller factory units. The dock and harbour area has been revitalised over recent years, with the introduction of an aquarium, museum, yachting marina, fish handling plant and new residential properties, all of which bring their own inherent risks. Other risks associated with the area include those posed by residential properties, guest houses and hotels and the general increase in tourist activity. With large volumes of traffic on the predominantly 'B' type roads and the busy A596 trunk road running through the station area, results in significant numbers of serious road traffic collisions. There are six schools, as well as several residential homes for elderly people located within the town. Open farmland brings the danger of barn fires and other farm related incidents, such as livestock rescues.
The table shows the number of incidents that have occurred within 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 | 108 | 101 | 110 | |
| All Fires | 51 | 45 | 56 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| Secondary fires | 7 | 15 | 34 | |
| Chimney fires | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 13 | 9 | 3 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 11 | 7 | 26 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 14 | 2 | 10 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 4 | 15 | 5 |
Response times
On-call Fire Engine
| Fire Engine C08P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 4 mins 1 secs | 5 mins 19 sec | 5 mins 11 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 5 mins 50 secs | 6 mins 14 secs | 9 mins 38 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C08P1 | 128 | 112 | 115 |
On-Call Fire Engine
| Fire Engine C08P2 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 8 mins 16 secs | 4 mins 59 secs | Not in service |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 5 mins 20 secs | 4 mins 14 secs | Not in Service |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C08P2 | 6 | 6 | N/A |
Availability of fire engines
On-Call Fire Engine
| Fire Engine C08P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 91% | 92% | 79% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 87% | 93% | 60% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 99% | 99% | 94% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 87% | 86% | 81% |
On-Call Fire Engine
| Fire Engine C08P2 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 16% | 6% | Not in Service |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 4% | 39% | Not in Service |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 37% | 12% | Not in Service |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 7% | 19% | Not in Service |
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.