Dewsbury

Tel

01924 465601

Address

Huddersfield Road
Dewsbury

WF13 3RN

OS Grid Ref.

423328 420775

News

09 Mar

Praise for firefighters at Ravensthorpe blaze

The ‘splendid professionalism’ of firefighters prevented a blaze at a food processing plant in Ravensthorpe last night spreading to a local day nursery, houses and neighbouring businesses. When...
06 Mar

Firefighters to clean up for charity

West Yorkshire fire stations will be making a splash for charity cash in March. Car washes will be held at Cleckheaton, Batley, Dewsbury and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ this month...
16 Dec

Green light for fire cover plans

Chief ‘disappointed’ but convinced change is unavoidable Plans for far-reaching reform of the county’s fire and rescue service were given the green light by councillors today. West Yorkshire...
18 May

Young firefighters celebrate their graduation

More than 200 teenagers from schools around West Yorkshire passed their Young Firefighters course with flying colours this month. The young people carried out a number of fire drills in front of...
06 Jan

Fire chiefs call for safer new year

Over the 15 day festive period, West Yorkshire’s firefighters turned out to more than 1300 incidents – 300 up on the same period last year. 192 of those turnouts were to fires involving people or...
21 Oct

Stay safe this bonfire night

Kirklees Arson Task Force staff are planning a safety blitz in the run-up to this year’s Bonfire Night. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Kirklees district team will join forces with...
14 Oct

Successful end to Dewsbury waste blaze

A deep-seated fire which has been smouldering at a Dewsbury waste site for one month has drawn to a successful end. Fire broke out at the site in Ravenswharfe Road, Scout Hill, on 7 February and...
12 Oct

Firefighters working 24/7 to tackle Dewsbury waste blaze

Firefighters who have been working 24/7 to tackle a deep seated fire at a Dewsbury waste site could be needed for another three weeks. Fire broke out at the site in Ravenswharfe Road, Scout Hill,...
12 Oct

Protect your property from arson

Firefighters are urging businesses to take some simple precautionary steps to avoid becoming the victims of arson. It is feared that skips, wheelie bins and bags of rubbish left close to...

About

Dewsbury Fire Station, built in 1964, is located on Huddersfield Road on the outskirts of Dewsbury heading towards Huddersfield on the A644. The station has a number of fire engines and specialist vehicles which enable it to deal with a wide range of hazardous materials incidents as well as the more common fires. The team consists of a station commander and 48 firefighters. The station is staffed 24 hours a day and covers Thornhill, Thornhill Lees, Earlsheaton, Saville Town, West Town, Hanging Heaton, Dewsbury Moor and Ravensthorpe which has a population of 53,373 and incorporates 20,301 dwellings.

Statistics

Year	Fires	Special Service Calls	False Alarms	Total Incidents
1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013	237	46	398	681
1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012	452	59	447	958
1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011	388	70	533	991
1 April 2009 - 31 March 2010	449	65	450	964

Map

Neighbouring Fire Stations