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East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
Achieving safer and more sustainable communities
Boroughs & Community Fire Stations
Your Community Fire Stations
Hastings, Bohemia Road Community Fire Station
Contact Details
Station Manager-
George O'Reilly
Telephone: 0303 999 1000
- Karen Benton
- Telephone:0303 999 1000
- Bohemia Road
- Hastings
- East Sussex
- TN34 1EX
Establishment
The Establishment is the number of posts required to make the Station fully resourced. This Station has an establishment of:-
- 41 Wholetime Firefighters.
Appliances
| Vehicle/Description | Call Sign |
|---|---|
| Aerial Ladder Platform | Hotel08 |
| This is a multi-purpose firefighting and rescue vehicle that can deliver a safe working platform up to 32 metres and is capable of delivering 2900 litres of water per minute. | |
| Extended Rescue Pump - 1:7 Foam | Echo08 |
| Multi purpose appliance that carries both firefighting and rescue equipment including dedicated hydraulic rescue tools, water safety and rescue equipment, oxygen, etc. It carries 1800 litres of water, a pump can deliver 2250 litres of water per minute with additional 1-7 Foam capability. It is also equipped with a variety of ladders including a 12 metre extension ladder. | |
| Fire Victim Support Unit | FV08 |
| Crewed and operated in conjunction with the British Red Cross, this dedicated vehicle has the sole use of providing specialist support to the victims of fire. It provides assistance at short notice and is used to provide clothing, shelter and practical assistance when the victim of a fire is most in need. | |
Risks
The Fire Service Emergency Cover Software (FSEC) Map [pdf, 663K, opens in new tab] provides a graphically breakdown of the Risks for this Station Area.
An explanation of how to use this Map is available on the FSEC Map Cover Note [pdf, 203K, opens in new tab].
The Fire Service Emergency Cover Software combines the following information to determine our "Planned Response".
- Risk to Life.
- Risk to the Built and Natural environment.
- The 2001 Census.
- Demographic people profiles.
- Information from the road network.
The Planned Response will consist of a combination of :
- Prevention - Fire Safety Education,outreach and intervention.
- Protection - Educate and promote fire safety.
- Response - Reactive Emergency actions.
The Risks are classified into five levels listed below:
- Red - Very High Risk Areas
- Orange - High Risk Areas
- Yellow - Medium Risk Areas
- Blue - Low Risk Areas
- Green - Very Low Risk Areas
The areas of risk are mapped out to include a set number of households and this often results in detailed risk catchments for inner City areas and larger risk catchments where houses are adjacent to open/rural spaces.
Station Action Plan
Each Station Area has its own particular mix of risks and problems and tools such as FSEC help to identify and quantify these Risks.
This results in specific aims and objectives per station which are incorporated into the Station Action Plan.
The Station Action Plan highlights performance over the last year and the borough targets to which this station contributes for this year.
Hastings, Bohemia Road Station Action Plan 2012-13 [pdf, 1.3M, opens in new tab]
Further Information
The station was built in 1973 on the present site on Bohemia Road.
Wholetime firefighters crew two appliances, one pumping appliance and one aerial ladder platform 24 hours a day,7 days a week.
The station, together with the Ridge, provides cover for the whole of Hastings and St. Leonards on Sea. There is a large sleeping risk consisting of large numbers of houses of multiple occupation. The area covered is approximately 3,500 hectares and includes half of the main Hastings conurbation (The Ridge Fire Station covers the other half). In addition, the station gives support to Battle and Bexhill.