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the reg of this appliance is G122.TAP in 1990/1991 this appliance was based at uckfield.

Added by Harvey Dan on 16 January 2008.

How many calls do Preston Circus do a year? Anyone know?

Added by Peter Bromley on 06 January 2009.

Preston Circus respond to approximately 3, 500 calls each year.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 07 January 2009.

O right so quite busy then, in Suffolk our busiest station is Princes Street in Ipswich but they only do around 1, 500 calls a year. Interesting how it varies from brigade to brigade. Soho Fire Station in London last year turned out to over 6, 200 shouts!!!!!!!!

Added by Peter Bromley on 07 January 2009.

Hi Pete. I'm not sure if it's still the case, but approximately 15 years ago, I believe Soho was the busiest dedicated fire station in the world. What I mean by 'dedicated' is it is a fire response station only. I know of New York stations that perhaps turnout more frequently, but as is the norm in the US, FDNY respond to an awful lot of EMS medical calls, and being a fire buff, I don't think they should count!

I wonder if any member can lay claim to knowing the world's busiest FIRE ONLY station of recent times. I'd be very interested to know whether it is London's Soho.

This has got me thinking . . . I'm now wondering what the busiest Wholetime, Day-Crewed and Retained stations in the country are. And, conversely, which are the quietest. Anyone know of any possible candidates?

To get the ball rolling, Staffordshire's busiest are W/T: Hanley with 2500, D/C: Tamworth with 1900 & R/T: Rugeley with 600. The quietest are W/T: Burton-upon-Trent with 1200, D/C: Kidsgrove with 450 and R/T: Longnor with 40.
Please note: all figures are approximate.

Added by Yelp Bullhorn on 09 January 2009.

Suffolks Busiest W/T: Princess Street 1500, D/C: Haverhill 384, R/T: Sudbury 334
Quietest W/T: Normanshurst 750, D/C: Newmarket 314, R/T: Orford 27

(All figures correct)

Notice Sudbury (The busiest retained station turnout to more shouts than the quiet day crewed station of Newmarket!!

Added by Peter Bromley on 09 January 2009.

brighton are only the busiest station on paper and all them shouts are only to the uni with there fire alarms going off.
But they are the busiest station in east Sussex to wreck there appliances.

Added by Harvey Dan on 09 January 2009.

Hot breaking news!fire station up for sale for �1.5 million.brighton's preston circus fire station, opened in 1938 and certainly one of the largest from that
period(10 bays)still in use today is going on the(excluding fittings)market.
the fire station, a landmark in brighton is now outdated and to expensive too
maintain say senior officers of the east sussex fire & rescue service.
preston circus fire station, and also newhaven fire station are to be replaced, but it states that the new fire stations may not be opened until about 2014.

Added by Pete Matten on 13 January 2009.

nice one for that info pete

Harvey

Added by Harvey Dan on 14 January 2009.

That is some city fire-hall.

It is located down-town, 3 stories, brick, and local land-mark; where 5 streets meet at unequal angles; and is fitted into the largest-angled corner, with 9 (nine - count 'em) doors along a curving front; the Trucks can depart on 2 different streets.

I search-engined "preston circus fire station image" to see it; but perhaps, a Devoted Reader could post a picture up here for us - it is certainly quite an idea for its day (1938).

BTW "Circus" is a term for that kind of road-intersection; doesn't always mean the 3-ring type, under a tent; with a Ring-Master and scantily-clad beauties atop performing elephants......

Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 14 January 2009.

Harvey, you'll have to keep us up to date on anything you here regarding the
closure of this typical late 1930's, early 1940's fire station.
This really was what I consider to be a typical British fire station from a
special era in British firefighting history-The outbreak of war in 1939.Pete.

Added by Pete Matten on 14 January 2009.

Pat R_B, as per your request and straight off the press are 2 photo's taken on
Monday 19th Jan, 2009 of Preston Circus Fire Station with some historical data and information, etc.(See picture 14212 & picture 14213)

Added by Pete Matten on 21 January 2009.

Pete M.;

Preston Circus Fire Station pics duly viewed, with great appreciation. I can now see where the 10th Bay is..... you must have nipped out and taken the snaps; and Presto, on the Web.

It must be quite an echoing shell - with the Trucks distributed out to Stations scattered in the greater urban area - I suppose Training and Admin. are elsewhere too.

Thanks again,
Pat_R-B

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 23 January 2009.

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