Central is a wholetime station located in the heart of the city which has a large cross section of premises and risks including densely populated residential, office, retail and industrial properties.  The station covers some of the largest life loss risks such as hotels, hospitals and sporting venues.  It also has an "inner city" population of about 5,000 people which is expected to treble over the next few years.  The Control Room and Command Headquarters are also located on this site.

Station Establishment

1 Station Manager 1 Watch Manager (B); 1 Watch Manager (A); 2 Crew Managers; 8 Firefighters per  watch = 48

Station Area:		15.65 km2
Population:		72,758
Dwellings:		31,113
Appliances
2 Mercedes Atego/Saxon Rescue Pumps; Mercedes 'Econic' Incident Support Unit (Breathing Apparatus/Decontamination)
Address
Central Fire Station
Wellington Street
Sheffield
S1 3FG
Tel:   0114 2532321
Fax:  0114 2532319
				Incidents in
Appliance Mobilisations 2005				Station Area 2005
Primary Fires:			689	366
Chimney Fires:			0	0
Small Fires:			418	300
False Alarms			2,585	1,307
Special Services (RTCs & other emergencies)			467	334
Total:			4,159	2,307