16 Nailsea

About Nailsea Fire Station

Nailsea fire station Nailsea Fire Station (16), Pound Lane, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 2NN.
Find out where Nailsea Fire Station is on 'Google Maps'.

The new USAR Station has now opened at Nailsea, find out more about USAR.

Station Manager: Gary Carr-Smith 
Year station built: 1973
Type of duty system: Retained Duty System
Area covered by fire station: 49 square kilometres of a mainly rural area with about 15% being a built-up area. You can view a map of the area covered by Nailsea Fire Station (PDF 1523kb, opens in a new window) here.
Fire appliances: Two 1,800 Litre Water Tenders at Nailsea Fire Station, plus one High Volume Pump and additional Hose Box, five USAR Modules and Prime Mover Hooklift vehicles at the new USAR Station.

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 16 Nailsea Station Plan 2009-11 (PDF 491kb, opens in a new window)

Community Safety Centre

Nailsea 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 01275 856707

Would you like to visit Nailsea Fire Station?

All our 23 fire stations are available for events or station visits. Retained fire stations generally keep visits to their drill nights. Nailsea's drill night is Wednesday.

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

Escape Routes
Escape Routes
If there was a fire would you and your family know how to get out? The best way out of your home is the way you regularly come in, but make sure you have other escape routes in case it is blocked. Make sure escape routes are clear of obstacles.

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