Winscombe Fire Station

Find out more about Winscombe Fire Station, what they do, and how to get in touch.

Winscombe Fire Station was built in 1955. It is crewed by on-call firefighters from the villages of Winscombe, Banwell and Sandford.

The station has:

• A fire engine with a 13.5m ladder and various rescue and firefighting equipment.
• A dual response car which allows crews to dual respond with Blagdon, Yatton and Chew Magna Fire Stations.

At Winscombe, our on-call firefighters are paid to serve their local community, which they can do alongside their everyday jobs and commitments.

Responding from home or work when needed, the crew attends around 50 incidents each year, including fires, assisting other agencies (such as Police & Ambulance), gaining entry and road traffic collisions.

Our on-call firefighters come from a wide range of backgrounds, balancing their role at the station with careers in other industries. With a mix of experience levels and ages, the team works together to respond quickly and effectively to every call, we call this a “shout”.

To respond promptly when their pager goes off, on-call firefighters need to live or work close to the station typically within around five minutes.

This usually means being based in or near areas such as Winscombe, Star, Shipham, Sandford and Banwell.

This station typically sees a mix of callouts, and every shift is varied, covering things such as:

• Fires: homes, vehicles, or commercial premises
• Community safety work
• Road traffic collisions (RTC):  assisting people trapped or injured
• Rescues:  including flooding, animals, or people in difficulty
• Major incidents: supporting larger emergencies across the Service area

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