Newhaven Community Fire Station

The Establishment is the number of posts required to make the Station fully resourced. This Station has an establishment of:-

• 15 wholetime firefighters.
• 19 retained units.

Note: A Retained unit may be filled by more than one Retained firefighter depending upon the number hours that the firefighter can commit to.

The Retained Firefighters Drill night is Wednesday at 19.00 hrs.

Extended Rescue Pump    

Volvo Extended Rescue Pump carrying a variety of ladders including a 13.5 metre ladder, 1800 litres water and a pump capable of supplying 2250 litres/min. It is a multi purpose appliance carrying a large amount of equipment including dedicated hydraulic rescue tools, water safety and rescue equipment, oxygen, etc.

Water Tender Ladder    

Multi purpose appliance that carries both firefighting and rescue equipment. It carries 1800 litres of water and a pump that can deliver 2250 litres of water per minute

Foam Unit    

A dedicated vehicle that is able to produce a high quantity of foam specifically for use at major incidents such as incidents involving Aircraft, Fuel Tankers or Fuel storage facilities. Foam is used to smother fire and prevent damage to adjoining property etc. It is also widely used to prevent fire spreading.

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.

• Station Action Plan