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Overview
Dorchester is an on-call station, so its firefighters have other jobs and obligations. They commit time to the Fire & Rescue Service throughout the week and respond to emergency calls when paged.
Click here to see more information about this station and what being an on-call firefighter here can entail.
The meeting room at this fire station is available for use by community groups and external agencies. For more information, click here.
Appliances:
- One fire engine
- One fire engine with heavy rescue capability
Station Manager – Russ True
Non-station specific enquiries
- For smoke alarm issues or to request a Safe & Well visit, call 0800 038 2323
- For recruitment queries, call 01722 691444 or email recruitm[email protected]
- For general enquiries, call 01722 691000
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Be an on-call firefighter
The crew trains on station every Monday or Wednesday night. To find out more about being an on-call firefighter, see also:
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Incidents
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Heath fire – Wareham Forest
Happened on 18th May, 2020 at 12:23:00
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Road Traffic Collision – Melcombe Bingham
Happened on 13th May, 2020 at 08:07:00
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Fire tractor – Dewlish
Happened on 11th May, 2020 at 15:00:00
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20:29hrs Dorchester attended flooding from internal source
Happened on 5th May, 2020 at 20:29:00
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Residential Alarm-Dorchester
Happened on 30th April, 2020 at 05:02:00
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Manor house fire – Chalmington
Happened on 6th April, 2020 at 10:37:00
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Fire Heathland
Happened on 5th April, 2020 at 20:23:00
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Chimney Fire – Maiden Newton
Happened on 22nd March, 2020 at 00:21:00
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Derelict Building Fire- Cattistock
Happened on 29th February, 2020 at 14:09:00
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Scrap metal fire in Dorchester
Happened on 26th February, 2020 at 03:44:00
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RTC – Winterborne Monkton
Happened on 25th February, 2020 at 10:00:00
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Domestic Property Fire – Portesham
Happened on 23rd February, 2020 at 15:59:00
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RTC Large Vehicle – Middlemarsh
Happened on 14th February, 2020 at 09:24:00
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Rescue from mud
Happened on 1st February, 2020 at 19:44:00
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Fire van – Dorchester
Happened on 27th January, 2020 at 00:00:00
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Vehicle Fire in Puddletown
Happened on 25th January, 2020 at 18:18:00
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Petrol/Diesel Spill – Edward Road, Dorchester
Happened on 4th January, 2020 at 18:12:00
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False Alarm – Dorchester
Happened on 2nd January, 2020 at 15:42:00
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Fire Vehicle Small – Watercome
Happened on 8th December, 2019 at 18:28:00
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Heath fire – Wareham Forest
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Location