Group Manager John Baillie is responsible for this fire station.   He can be contacted about general matters regarding this station. John is based at Carlisle & Eden Area Office, 11-13 Brunswick Street, Carlisle, CA1 1PB

Telephone:    01228 815343

Email:  john.baillie@cumbriacc.gov.uk

Lazonby is a village and civil parish in the Lower Eden valley, about 8 miles NNE of Penrith. The village is quite large by local standards, offering a number of amenities to its local inhabitants which include, two pubs, a primary school, a co-operative store and post office, swimming pool, railway station and a large bakery.

In recent years many new housing developments have sprung up in the village, with the village being mainly lived in by people who work in Carlisle and Penrith.

The Fire Station is staffed by firefighters employed on the retained duty system and has one engine.

The station provides cover to a remote rural area of approximately 31,000 hectares, and is bounded by high fells to the east.

The risks are mainly residential, industries include the large bakery, agriculture and forestry.

Firefighters attend a wide range of incidents which include property fires, grass and heath land fires, and road traffic collisions.

The station personnel are actively involved in community activities, they also offer fire safety advice, which can include a home safety visit.