Temp/Group Manager Steve Healey has overall responsibility for this fire station and can be contacted about general matters regarding this station.   Steve is based at Barrow and South Lakes Area Office (Kendal) at Busher Walk, Kendal.  

Telephone:  01539 797642

Email: steve.healey@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Milnthorpe is a large market village situated in the south of the County, just north of the border with Lancashire.   The Fire Station is staffed by 12 retained personnel with the Fire Station being sited on the main A6 trunk road that runs through the village.   Although a small area,the   West Coast Main Line together with the M6 motorway runs through Milnthorpes' station area, and in recent years the station has attended numerous incidents on these two public transport networks.   Although most of the area is rural there is a small industrial and commercial business centre on the old Nestle' Dairy site which has a number of businesses employing large numbers of people.  

As Milnthorpe is also on the Kent Estuary, the station has attended rescues of people who have become trapped in the notorious quicksand around the Kent Estuary, and for this reason works closely with the Coast Guard.  

The station, on average, attends 80-100 calls per year with a wide variety of incidents, not only in the Milnthorpe area but also as supporting appliance for Arnside and Carnforth.  

Community Safety activity is centred around undertaking of Home Safety Checks and fitting domestic smoke detectors and a significant number of premises have been visited in recent months.   In addition, close links have been created with the Dallam Secondary School with the delivery of Road Awareness Training, general fire safety advice as well as local firefighters being associated with Junior Citizens Scheme.