06 Southmead

About Southmead Fire Station Southmead Fire Station

Southmead Fire Station (06), Southmead Road, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS10 5DR.
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Station Manager: Robert Leppier
Year station built: 1960
Type of duty system: Wholetime Duty System
Area covered by fire station: 25 square kilometres of  built-up area including Southmead Hospital, Horfield Prison, the Memorial Stadium and the County Ground. You can view a map of the area covered by Southmead Fire Station (PDF 1287kb, opens in a new window) here.
Fire appliances: One 1800 Litre Water Tender and one Hose Layer  

Our station plan

All Avon Fire & Rescue Service stations produce an Annual Station Plan, designed to inform the public of the actions and activities we will be undertaking to make your community safer. View the Southmead Station Plan 2009-11 (PDF 536kb, opens in a new window)

Community Safety Centre

Southmead fire station has a Community Safety Centre. Here you can find free internet access, free meeting facilities for community groups and much more.
Find out more about Community Safety Centres here, or call 0117 9262061 extension 8060.

Would you like to visit Southmead Fire Station?

All our 23 fire stations are available for events or station visits. The hours we like to keep within are; morning visits 11:00am - 12 noon, afternoon visits 2pm - 3pm or after 6pm.

For station visits, we do have a restriction on numbers of about 20 per visit, so please give us a call if you have any queries on 0117 9262061 extension 477/478, or fill in the online station visit request form. Please specify which station you would like to visit.

Alternatively you can send a letter requesting a visit to:
Visits, Avon Fire & Rescue Service, Community Safety, Cleveland Bridge, Bath, BA2 6PU

Incidents of note

Smoking Safety
Smoking Safety
Put it out, right out! Make sure cigarettes are fully extinguished . Never leave lit cigarettes, cigars or pipes unattended. Never smoke in bed - you could doze off and set your bedding on fire.

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