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Our Local Fire Service
Red
Hill Park Fire Station is the local station for Winton. The
building was opened in 1960 and took over from the earlier Winton
Fire station in Wimborne Road. The old fire station was opened
in 1927 and is currently used as a store house.
See pictures of it on our then
and now page and read the history.
Sean
Frampton is currently Station manager at Redhill Park fire station.
There are four whole time watches at Redhill that
work 24/7. Each watch has eight fire fighters and normally five
fire fighters on station at any one time. The others would be
working at other stations in Dorset or be on training courses
or annual leave.
Currently the fire appliance from the station attends
around 1200 incidents per year. These calls cover a whole spectrum
from house fires to heath fires and road traffic accidents.
There are three vehicles kept at the station - one
frontline appliance that is available 24 hours a day 365 days
per year, a spare appliance that is available to replace any that
need repair in the county and an operational support vehicle which
carries additional equipment and internal deliveries around the
county.
The station also has a breathing apparatus training
facility, which is used by crews from Redhill and surrounding
stations.
Fire Prevention
Responding
to emergencies is only a very small part of the service the station
offers to the local community. One of the main aims of the fire
service is to prevent incidents through partnership working and
education.
The Dorset Fire Authority pay for the entrance fees
of school children in Dorset who attend the interactive safety
centre at streetwise.
In addition to this schools in the Redhill Station
area are offered fire safety education talks at Key stages 1 and
2.
Fire fighters from Redhill working in partnership
with local schools support these talks.
They also deliver a presentation to 6th form and
university students on the public service course at schools and
colleges.
The protection of the public in their own homes
is a primary concern of the service and in 2008 there was an unprecedented
number of fire deaths.
Dorset
Fire and Rescue service is committed to reducing this number to
Nil. One of the ways of doing this has been able to offer fire
safety advice to occupants in their own homes. In many cases occupiers
have been provided with smoke detectors as a result of the home
fire safety risk check.
These have been supplied and fitted free of charge
by the service. The appointment has been made at the occupier's
convenience; this has been at anytime and is not restricted to
office hours.
Many of the visits took place over the weekends,
as the crews are always available (subject to fire calls).
If you are interested in a FREE Home Fire Safety
Check please contact 01305 252600 or log on to the website www.dorsetfire.gov.uk
The examples listed above are only a sample of the
many initiatives and partnerships that the service is involved
in.
If you have a community group that may benefit from
a talk on the fire service and home fire safety or you would like
to make an appointment to have a home safety risk check, please
contact the fire station on 01202 526240, service headquarters
on 01305 252600 or log on to the web site where there is also
online adivce available..
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