About Speedwell Fire Station
Speedwell Fire Station (11), Speedwell Road,
Bristol, BS5 7SY.
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Station Manager: Chris Bailes
Year station built: 1951
Type of duty system: Wholetime Duty System
Area covered by fire station: 17 square
kilometres of built-up areas of Bristol, the area has many varied
risks associated with it, ranging from multi-storey residential and
office blocks, hospitals, schools, houses in multiple occupation,
large and small industrial units, a motorway and a ring road.
Fire appliances: Two 1800 Litre Water
Tenders, one Hydraulic Platform and one Operational Support
Unit
Other information: Speedwell is also the station
where all hose and ladder repair is carried
out, keeping operational equipment in a state of
readiness.
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.
Community Safety Centre
Speedwell Fire Station has a Community Safety Centre. Here you
can find free internet access, free meeting facilities for
community groups and much more.
Speedwell's Community Safety Centre, found on the ground floor of
the building, meets the recommendations of the Disability
Discrimination Act, but does not have a hearing loop
installed.
Find out
more about Community Safety Centres here.
Would you like to visit Speedwell 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 926 2061 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.