(Photo N. Barthorpe)
Thorne is a wholetime station which covers the busy town shopping centre of Thorne and its surrounding residential area, together with the nearby residential areas of Hatfield, Dunscroft, Stainforth, Barnby Dun and Moorends. It serves a large area of both M18 and M180 motorways as well as the A18 and A614 trunk roads. It covers a large amount of agricultural land and Thorne and Hatfield Moors which host large areas of peat workings.
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Station Establishment | ||||
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1 Station Manager (also responsible for Rossington Fire Station) |
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Station Area: |
160.46 km2 | |||
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Population: |
44,291 | |||
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Dwellings: |
18,099 | |||
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Appliances | ||||
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Scania P310 Rescue Pump. | ||||
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Argocat 8 x 8 All Terrain Vehicle | ||||
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Address | ||||
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Thorne Fire Station | ||||
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Thorne | ||||
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DN8 5EL | ||||
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Tel: 0114 2532509 | ||||
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Tel/Fax: 0114 2532669 | ||||
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Incidents in | |||
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Appliance Mobilisations 2005 |
Station Area 2005 | |||
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Primary Fires: |
203 |
198 | ||
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Chimney Fires: |
7 |
8 | ||
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Small Fires: |
276 |
279 | ||
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False Alarms |
229 |
204 | ||
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Special Services (RTCs & other emergencies) |
124 |
130 | ||
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Total: |
839 |
819 | ||