Kingway Fire Station is one of 3 fire stations in the city of Derby. It is a whole time fire station with 4 watches, each with 1 Watch Manager, 1 Crew Manager and up to 4 Firefighters. There is 1 fire engine and a Water Rescue Unit based at the station, which responds to incidents through Derby and Derbyshire.
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Kingsway
Derby
Derbyshire
DE22 3LY
District: Derby City
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.
Wholetime Training : Daily - Usually in the morning
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.
|
Incident Type |
2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
House fire |
50 | 45 | 58 | 153 |
|
Other building fire |
25 | 22 | 14 | 61 |
|
Vehicle fire |
23 | 24 | 33 | 80 |
|
Outdoor fire |
109 | 119 | 128 | 356 |
|
Road traffic collision |
49 | 57 | 47 | 153 |
|
False alarms attended |
327 | 424 | 356 | 1107 |
|
Other non-fire incident |
75 | 110 | 132 | 317 |
|
Total |
658 | 801 | 768 | 2227 |
