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

Telephone:    01228 815340

Shap village lies on the edge of the English Lake District and has a population of 1700. It is situated on the A6 road which is about two miles from the M6 motorway. The station is situated towards the north end of the village. There is one fire engine stationed here.

Fire crews from Shap attend a number of incidents each year. These incidents are an assortment of house fires, vehicle fires, chimney fires and grass fires. They also attend flooding incidents and have been involved in the rescue of trapped farm animals.   The majority of calls are to the M6 motorway attending road traffic collisions.

One of the most notable incidents the Shap crew attended was that of the RAF Hawk Jet that crashed on the railway bridge at the north end of the village killing both pilots.   

Each year the crew attend the local village fete and hold a coffee morning where they raise funds for the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund. 

Each retained (part time staffed) fire station in Cumbria has at least one trained Community Firefighter who is involved in the station area fitting free smoke alarms and giving fire safety advice to the public. The following wards are covered: Shap, Crosby Ravensworth and Orton/Tebay.