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Portland Fire Station
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Portland Fire Station
Grove Road
Portland
Dorset DT5 1DS
Telephone: 01305 820486
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This number is for non-urgent calls - in an emergency, dial 999
Information
Portland is a retained station and so there may not always be somebody at the station to answer your call. If you do not get a response, please leave a message on the answer phone and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
To see if we're having an open day or event, check out the events section of our website. We hope to see you soon!
Drill night at Portland station is Thursday.
Job Vacancies
If you are interested in becoming a Retained Firefighter and would like more information on availability, please visit the Retained Recruitment section of our website.
Your Risks
Knowing Your Risk
Portland is a safe place to live, work and visit but we need to help make you even safer.
How We Assess Risks
We assess risks by identifying the number of incidents within target groups and predict the number of fires likely within that target group over the next three years. We then look at the wards and work out in wards wards we are likely to have the most fires and for Portland this is shown on the map below. Risks are rated from Low to Very High.
Just because the wars is assessed as being at high risk does not mean that you are not safe. Simple precautions can improve safety in your home. To keep with this, each of our fire stations has a tool which enables them to target individual properties that are mot at risk and offer to complete a free home safety check which may include the fitting of a free smoke alarm.
See Your Ward Risk Profile
Please click on the following links to see key information about your community and the risks facing it.
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Geography
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Predicted Fires
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Risk
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9.7
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V High
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7.53
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V High
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| Tophill West (28.7KB jpg) | 5.72 | High |
Remember, you can also complete a home safety check which helps you make your home even safer.
Vehicles on Station
- RX04 FTF, Scania / JDC, Water Ladder Rescue
- HJ02 XNY, Dennis Sabre / JDC, Water Ladder Rescue
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OU05 EKN, Renault Kangoo 4 x 4, Station Van
The actual location of Service vehicles is subject to change without notice.
Station Statistics
The following figures are separate incidents attended on the station ground; these could have been attended by the station or another station.
| Jan-Dec 2007 | Jan-Dec 2008 | Jan-Dec 2009 | Jan-Dec 2010 | Jan-Dec 2011 | |
| Separate incidents on a station ground | 136 | 128 | 125 | 128 | 127 |
| Dwelling fires (accidental and deliberate) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Chimney fires | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Vehicle fires (accidental and deliberate) | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Special services | 25 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 266 |
The following figures are the total number of incidents attended by the station, including those that are outside the station's area.
| Jan-Dec 2007 | Jan-Dec 2008 | Jan-Dec 2009 | Jan-Dec 2010 | Jan-Dec 2011 | |
| Special services | 25 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 30 |
| Separate incidents attended | 147 | 142 | 164 | 177 | 164 |