Matlock Fire Station is a weekday plus station with 2 fire engines and operates with a full-time crew in weekday daytime hours, reverting to an on-call basis in the evening and nights and at weekends, predominantly responding to incidents in Matlock and the surrounding areas. Matlock is staffed by 1 wholetime watch and an on-call unit.
EMERGENCIES: 999
General Fire Service Enquiries: 01773 305305
Chesterfield Road
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3DQ
District: Derbyshire Dales
Personnel on this system provide Monday to Friday cover with additional weekend resilience. They work 8:00 – 19:00 each day with on-call support during these times. Outside these times the station is on-call.
On Call Training : Tuesday - 19:00 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.
Able to attend rural fire service incidents. Crewed by 5 staff.
|
Incident Type |
2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
House fire |
13 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
|
Other building fire |
8 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
|
Vehicle fire |
3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
|
Outdoor fire |
28 | 30 | 49 | 107 |
|
Road traffic collision |
11 | 15 | 18 | 44 |
|
False alarms attended |
74 | 86 | 85 | 245 |
|
Other non-fire incident |
26 | 43 | 42 | 111 |
|
Total |
163 | 201 | 219 | 583 |
