About
Slaithwaite Fire Station, built in 1962, is a retained station staffed by a mix of retained and wholetime retained personnel. It is situated in the heart of the Colne Valley approximately 4 miles from Huddersfield providing a service to about a dozen villages, hence attending a varying degree of incidents from moorland fires and road traffic collisions in its own area as well as supporting Huddersfield in a bigger built up area. The team is made up of a station commander who is also responsible for Marsden and Meltham and 6 firefighters. The population is 18,594 and the area incorporates 7906 dwellings. Personnel are involved in community groups for example scouts and guides who visit the station on a regular basis. The neighbourhood policing team are attached which is a valuable resource providing a police presence in the valley.
| Year | Fires | Special Service Calls | False Alarms | Total Incidents |
| 1 April 2011- 31 March 2012 |
79 |
24 |
87 |
190 |
| 2010 |
76 |
17 |
107 |
200 |
| 2009 |
91 |
25 |
98 |
214 |
| 2008 |
88 |
41 |
88 |
217 |
| 2007 |
86 |
23 |
112 |
221 |
| 2006 |
90 |
24 |
98 |
212 |
| 2005 |
70 |
30 |
110 |
210 |
| 2004 |
73 |
14 |
85 |
172 |
| 2003 |
147 |
33 |
134 |
314 |
//fc1aa88383b07578711066200dd93587ecc33f97.jpg "External view of Slaithwaite fire station")
