Whitchurch
Station Commander
Neil Lilwall
Station Type
On-call
Address
School Road Whitchurch Herefordshire HR9 6DB
West District Headquarters
Service Headquarters
Neil Lilwall
Station Commander
"Whitchurch Fire Station ground covers an area of just over 53 square miles and is predominantly rural with large areas of farmland. Between Whitchurch, the surrounding villages and scattered communities, the population of the area is approximately 6,000. As well as a Scania Rescue appliance, the station also has a smaller compact appliance which can be used to access some of the narrower roads in the village such as to Symonds Yat and The Doward as well as being called to support in other areas across Herefordshire and Worcestershire."
Vehicles and Skills
Other Station Information
Whitchurch Fire Station ground covers an area of just over 53 square miles and is predominantly rural with large areas of farmland. Between Whitchurch, the surrounding villages and scattered communities, the population of the area is approximately 6,000.
Whitchurch Fire Station is an on-call fire station, so it is staffed solely by on-call firefighters, who respond to emergency calls whenever they are needed.
The station has a Scania fire engine, which is a first-line attack engine that can carry a crew of up to six firefighters along with firefighting and rescue equipment. There is also an Iveco 4×4 compact appliance with compressed air foam system available for the crew to use.
On-call drill nights are held at the Fire Station every Thursday commencing at 7:30pm.
Station risk profile
A station risk profile is a review of potential life risks in each of the Fire and Rescue Service’s fire station areas.