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Blandford Fire Station

Blandford Fire Station

 

 

Blandford Fire Station

St Leonards Avenue

Blandford

Dorset

DT11 7PE

Telephone: 01258 452396

 

This number is for non-urgent calls - In an emergency dial 999 

View a pdf map of the Blandford station area. (230 kb)

Information

Blandford 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!
 

Job Vacancies

Currently, we are seeking retained cover for vacancies at Blandford. Ideally, we need cover for nights and weekends. 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  
 
Blandford 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 which wards we are likely to have the most fires and for Blandford this is shown on the map below. Risks are rated from Low to Very High.
 
Just because the ward is assessed as being at high risk does not mean that you are not safe. Simple precautions can improve safety in your home. To help with this, each of our fire stations has a tool which enables them to target individual properties that are most 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.

Geography
  Predicted Fires 
  Risk  
            Blandford Old Town  (29.0KB jpg)
11.67
V High
            Hill Forts  (32.1KB jpg)
4.88
Medium
            The Lower Tarrants  (32.1KB jpg) 4.78 Medium
            Bulbarrow  (34.4KB jpg) 4.62 Medium

            Cranborne Chase   (33.0KB jpg)

 2.93 Medium
            Riversdale   (34.7KB jpg) 2.9 Low
            Blandford Hilltop  (29.1KB jpg) 2.81 Low
            Portman   (29.4KB jpg) 2.53 Low
            Blandford Damory Down   (32.9KB jpg) 1.94 Low
            Blandford Langton St. Leonards   (29.9KB jpg) 1.88 Low
            Blandford Station   (31.9KB jpg) 0.96 Low
            Handley Vale   (31.9KB jpg) 0.91 Low

Remember, you can also complete a home safety check which helps you make your home even safer. 

Vehicles on Station

  • RX04 FTE, Scania / JDC, Water Ladder Rescue
  • RX56 FKT, Scania / Emergency One, Enhanced Appliance
  • K473 UJT, Land Rover, Off Road
  • DG53 FWJ, MAN / Incident Response Unit, National Appliance

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 158 181 155 187 150
Dwelling fires (accidental and deliberate) 14 17 7 7 8
Chimney fires 9 9 15 15 9
Vehicle fires (accidental and deliberate) 6 10 4 7 6
Special services 36 38 42 45 26
 
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 78 81 81 66 64
Separate incidents attended 249 265 243 256 235