About
Cleckheaton Fire Station personnel strive to make Cleckheaton a safer place and reduce overall incidents by maintaining the ability to deal with fire and rescue when required. The area incorporates 19,144 dwellings and a population of 44,599. The Chain Bar roundabout is the hub for the M62, M606, A58 and A62 networks. Operational training for firefighters are incorporated into the daily work schedule and ensures a quick, professional, competent and compassionate response to all emergency situations. The team is made up of a station commander and 52 firefighters. Cleckheation Fire Station, built in 1952, has some of the most highly skilled firefighters within the country as it is the base for the Technical Rescue Team and New Dimension equipment for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR). This means that Cleckheaton personnel have received additional specialist training to deal with more serious incidents should they be required.
Statistics
|
Year
|
Fires
|
Special Service Calls
|
False Alarms
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Total Incidents
|
|
1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013
|
121
|
50
|
222
|
393
|
|
1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012
|
193
|
65
|
232
|
490
|
|
1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011
|
231
|
51
|
244
|
526
|
|
1 April 2009 - 31 March 2010
|
234
|
64
|
224
|
522
|
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