Millom Fire Station
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Thursday 1915 hrs to 2115 hrs.
Email: enquiries.fire@cumbria.gov.uk
Millom fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine and a Wildfire Land Rover.
The A595 trunk road passes through the station area and this leads to a number of calls to attend road traffic collisions, the station also responds to a significant number of calls to the prison at Haverigg each year. Open farmland and fells brings the danger of agricultural and wildfires, in addition to other farm incidents, such as livestock rescues. Firefighters receive specialist training to deal with Wildfire incidents.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Broughton - 8 miles
Bootle - 8 miles
Coniston - 17 miles
| Station Area | 8,600 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine and 1 Wildfire Land Rover |
Millom is a small coastal town situated in the most southerly part in Copeland district. It is separated from the Furness peninsular by the Duddon Estuary and is bounded to the west by the Irish Sea.
The area contains:
2 Grade I listed buildings
1 Site of Specific Scientific Interest
2 Site Specific Risks; Haverigg Prison and Langthwaite Farm
No significant Flood Risks within the Station area
There is a small industrial estate on the outskirts of the town; however the main industries within the area are agriculture and an expanding tourist trade. The town has two nature reserves and the Duddon estuary is a sight of Special Scientific Interest.
Close to the town is HM Prison Haverigg, the only prison in the County and the station responds to a significant number of calls to these premises each year. The A595 trunk road passes through the station area and this can lead to problems with road traffic collisions
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 | 46 | 55 | |
| All Fires | 30 | 23 | 28 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Secondary fires | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| Chimney fires | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 15 | 11 | 10 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 17 | 4 | 12 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 1 | 8 | 5 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C46P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 4 mins 48 secs | 4 mins 45 secs | 4 mins 27 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 6 mins 46 secs | 11 mins 57 secs | 10 mins 31 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engines C46P1 | 57 | 55 | 71 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C46P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Total Availability | 93% | 95% | 98% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 91% | 92% | 98% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 95% | 98% | 100% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 93% | 93% | 98% |
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.