Silloth Fire Station
Silloth Fire Station
Solway Street
Silloth
CA5 4EB
Tel: 0300 303 8623 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Training Evening: Thursday 1830 hrs to 2030 hrs.
Email: enquiries.fire@cumbria.gov.uk
Silloth fire station is staffed by On-call Firefighters and houses one fire engine.
In addition to residential risks, there are four elderly person's homes and seven holiday camps, which during the summer months can considerably increase the population of the town. There is a small, but busy dock, which apart from accepting small fishing vessels, also handles thousands of tonnes of imports and exports during the year, bringing its own inherent dangers.
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Next nearest supporting Fire Engine
Aspatria - 9 miles
Wigton - 11 miles
Maryport - 13 miles
| Station Area | 5,000 population |
| Crewing Type | On-Call |
| Fire Engines | 1 fire engine |
The fire station was built in 1943 and to compliment the two appliance bays was altered in 1969 to incorporate a drill yard and tower.
The area contains:
2 Grade I listed buildings and 2 Grade II listed buildings
1 Special Area of Conservation; Solway Firth
1 Site Specific Risk; Carrs Flour Mill
Silloth forms part of the Solway Firth and is prone to tidal flooding with a return period of approximately 200 years
In addition to residential risks, there are four elderly person's homes, seven holiday camps, which during the summer months can considerably increase the population of the town.
There is also a small, but busy dock, which apart from accepting small fishing vessels, also handles thousands of tonnes of imports and exports during the year, which brings its own inherent dangers.
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 | 42 | 40 | 39 | |
| All Fires | 21 | 28 | 17 | |
| Accidental primary dwelling fires | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Secondary fires | 3 | 17 | 10 | |
| Chimney fires | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Deliberate primary fires | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Deliberate secondary fires | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| False Alarms | ||||
| All false alarms | 14 | 7 | 15 | |
| Special Service Calls | ||||
| Non Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| Road Traffic Collisions Special Service Calls | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Response times
On-call fire engine
| C10P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20
|
| Average crew turnout time (time it takes the crew to respond to the station) | 4 mins 11 secs | 5 mins 6 secs | 3 mins 43 secs |
| Average response time (time it takes the crew to arrive at the incident from the station) | 5 mins 19 secs | 10 mins 4 secs | 9 mins 38 secs |
| Number of incidents attended by fire engine C10P1 | 33 | 35 | 34 |
Availability
On-call fire engine
| C10P1 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20
|
| Total Availability | 72% | 83% | 88% |
| Mon - Fri (08:00 - 18:00) | 59% | 76% | 72% |
| Mon - Thurs (18:00 - 08:00) | 91% | 95% | 98% |
| Fri - Mon (18:00 - 08:00) | 67% | 77% | 91% |
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.