Buxton Fire station is a wholetime fire station which also has an on-call watch and is located on the Staden Lane Industrial Park in Buxton. It predominantly responds to incidents in and around the Buxton area as well as the surrounding areas. The station currently has two fire engines (one being a 4x4 Unimog), a Water Rescue Unit, a Water Carrier, and the Forward Control Unit.
EMERGENCIES: 999
General Fire Service Enquiries: 01773 305305
Staden Lane
Buxton
Derbyshire
SK17 9RZ
District: High Peak
Wholetime Stations are staffed by wholetime personnel using a shift system of 4 watches (blue, green, red and white) operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This comprises of a 4 on 4 off work pattern of 2 day shifts (8am to 7pm) and 2 night shifts (7pm to 8am), followed by 4 days off.
On-Call Stations are staffed by Firefighters who are members of the community and are paid to respond to emergencies. They do not staff the fire station 24 hours a day like full-time firefighters on the wholetime duty system. They are notified of an emergency call via a personal pager, which they carry with them when they are on duty. On-Call Firefighters will book themselves available for fire calls and, if a call comes in during the hours they have agreed to be on call, they must reach the fire station within the allocated time usually within 5 minutes of receiving the pager message.
Most of our On-Call Firefighters are in full-time employment, with an agreement from their employers to leave to attend an emergency call and nearly all carry out their community engagement, prevention and protection duties.
Wholetime Training : Daily
On Call Training : Monday 18:30 hours
The Watch Manager is identified from the role markings shown & wears a navy blue shirt. Their primary duty, is the running of the station and the management of the staff attached to that location. They are the officer in-charge of the fire appliance & take charge of incidents that they attend.
The Crew Manager is identified by the role markings shown & wears a navy blue shirt. This person assists the Watch Manager in the delivery of their duties, which includes standing in for them in their absence.This person rides on the fire appliance as a crew member but also has the qualifications to be in charge of an incident when required.
Firefighters wear a navy blue shirt but do not have any role markings. Their primary role is to undertake the general duties required for the daily running of the fire station and forms the remainder of the crew that staff the appliance attached to that particular location.
Able to attend all fire service incidents. Crewed by 3-6 staff.
The Water Rescue Units are, as the name suggests, are used for rescuing people and animals from a wide range of incidents involving water. This can be canals, fast flowing rivers, weirs, reservoirs, lakes etc. Equipment carried includes an airtrack, rescue sled and stretcher, throw lines, float lines and wading poles. It also has night vision binoculars, a mud lance and life jackets for members of the public.
The water rescue units within DFRS have a 25 HP outboard engine powered boat capable of carrying 8 personnel. These are alternate staffed by WDS personnel and are based at Kingsway (Derby) and Buxton.
Weight of vehicle 3.5 tonnes.
As its name suggests a Water Carrier is used for transporting water from a source to an incident where there is no, or a limited supply of water for firefighting operations. This is most likely to be rural locations or at large fires where the mains supply is poor or does not exist. This ‘special’ carries limited firefighting equipment but is used to supplement fire appliances on scene by providing a rapid connection to the fire appliance pump to maintain effective working firefighting jets. Once it has delivered its water it can then be refilled from a hydrant or open water source thus ensuring a constant supply to the fire scene.
Able to attend rural fire service incidents. Crewed by 5 staff.
Command Support Unit
The (CSU) otherwise known as the Forward Control Unit (FCU) provides Incident Commanders with support at remote areas. It carries communication equipment such as a main scheme radio and additional hand held radios and provides a focal point at incidents. It is also equipped with a ground to air radio for aerial communications with helicopters etc. and a peak park radio with a repeater fitted to enhance communications at wildfire incidents with partner agencies.
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Incident Type |
2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
House fire |
24 | 18 | 26 | 68 |
|
Other building fire |
10 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
|
Vehicle fire |
12 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
|
Outdoor fire |
49 | 39 | 43 | 131 |
|
Road traffic collision |
17 | 19 | 22 | 58 |
|
False alarms attended |
145 | 157 | 146 | 448 |
|
Other non-fire incident |
35 | 52 | 50 | 137 |
|
Total |
292 | 305 | 310 | 907 |
