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Overview
Gillingham 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.
This is also a co-responder station, where firefighters support the ambulance service by attending medical emergencies ahead of a paramedic arriving.
This fire station has a clothing recycling bank for the Fire Fighters Charity.
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
- An Environmental Support Unit
Station Manager – Paul Redford
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 [email protected]
- For general enquiries, call 01722 691000
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Be an on-call firefighter
The crew trains on station every Monday night. To find out more about being an on-call firefighter, see also:
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Incidents
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Fire commercial – Shaftesbury
Happened on 7th April, 2021 at 06:52:00
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Fire shed – Kilmington
Happened on 4th April, 2021 at 16:07:00
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Chimney Fire – Zeals
Happened on 25th March, 2021 at 19:10:00
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Thatch fire – Stert
Happened on 6th March, 2021 at 00:00:00
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Property Fire persons reported – Sturminster Newton
Happened on 11th February, 2021 at 00:34:00
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Fire domestic – Motcombe
Happened on 11th February, 2021 at 00:00:00
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Chimney Fire – Gillingham
Happened on 27th January, 2021 at 23:11:00
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Alarms – Gillingham
Happened on 23rd January, 2021 at 07:33:00
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Road Traffic Collision – Mere
Happened on 20th January, 2021 at 23:59:00
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Caravan fire – Gillingham
Happened on 9th January, 2021 at 04:55:00
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Fire Caravan/Camping – Marnhull
Happened on 13th December, 2020 at 18:06:00
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Chimney fire – Nyland
Happened on 7th December, 2020 at 13:15:00
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Rescue from open water – Gillingham
Happened on 7th December, 2020 at 10:06:00
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Depot fire – Chickerell
Happened on 15th November, 2020 at 00:00:00
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Fire Domestic
Happened on 6th November, 2020 at 13:18:00
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Fire domestic – Gillingham
Happened on 19th October, 2020 at 15:24:00
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Fire commercial – Shaftesbury
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