Fire Stations
Kent Fire and Rescue Service operates 55 fire stations, 14 of which are crewed day and night (wholetime) some also have a Part Time appliance, 9 day crewed (Monday to Friday 09:00 - 18:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00 - 13:00 - these stations also have a pump crewed by part time firefighters co-located with them) and the remaining 32 stations are crewed by part time firefighters who live in the local community, near to their fire station and can arrive there within four minutes of being mobilised. Kent also has one Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Station located in Maidstone behind Maidstone Fire Station, Opened in 2009 it houses state of the USAR training and has a collapsed building simulator inside, one of the first in the UK. There are 5 Stations groups or divisions, North, South, East, West and Mid Kent. Located within each group are Station Clusters which number 19. Clusters are groups of Fire Stations that are managed locally, each cluster consists of its Fire Stations, 3 Station Managers, and 1 Group Manager.
South Kent Group
Ashford 11
Whole Time and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 11R1, Pump 11P1, Water Unit 11W1, Turntable Ladder 11A1, New Dimension DIM POD 11H9
Chilham 12
Part Time
Pump 12P1
Wye 13
Part Time
Pump 13P1
Charing 14
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 14P1
Aldington 15
Part Time
Pump 15P1
Dover 16
Whole Time and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 16R1, Pump 16P1, Command Support Unit (CSU) 16C1
Whitfield 18
Part Time
Pump Ladder 18P1
Folkestone 19
Whole Time and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 19R1, Pump 19P1, Water Support Unit 19T1, Fire Investigation Unit 19F1.
New Romney 20
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 20P1
Hythe 21
Part Time
Pump Ladder 21P1
Dymchurch 22
Part Time
Pump 22P1, Co Responder Car
Lydd 23
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 23P1
Cranbrook 24
Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 24R1
Hawkhurst 25
Part Time
Pump 25P1
Tenterden 26
Extended Pump Ladder 26P1
West Kent Group
Dartford 30
Whole Time
Rescue Pump Platform 30R1, Extended Pump Ladder 30P1, Fire Fogging Unit 30M1
Swanley 31
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 31P1
Horton Kirby 32
Part Time
Pump 32P1
Swanscombe 33
Part Time
Pump Ladder 33P1
Thames-Side (Gravesend) 35
Wholetime
Rescue Pump Platform 35R1, Extended Pump Ladder 35P1, Command Support Unit 35C1, New Dimension DIMA Unit 35T9
Sevenoaks 68
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pumpe Ladder 68R1, Pump 68P1
Westerham 69
Part Time
Pump 69P1
Edenbridge 70
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 70P1, Co Resonder Car
Mid Kent
Maidstone 60
Wholetime
Rescue Pump Platform 60R1, Extended Pump Ladder 60P1, Command Support Unit 60C1, DIM Unit Van 60T1, DIM Pod 60H8
USAR 61
Wholetime on Pagers
New Dimension Pods 61T 61H (5 Pods per crew member)
Lenham 62
Part Time
Pump 62P1
Headcorn 63
Part Time
Pump 63P1, Diesel Bowser (Used by Fleet Services)
Marden 64
Part Time
Pump 64P1
Larkfield 65
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 65R1, Pump 65P1, Water Unit 65W1, Water Support Unit and Inland Boat 65T1
Borough Green 67
Part Time
Pump 67P1
Tonbridge 72
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 72R1, Pump 72P1, Water Support Unit 72T1
Paddock Wood 73
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 73P1, Co Responder Car
Tunbridge Wells 74
Whole Time and Part Time
Combined Aerial Rescue Pump (CARP) 74R6, Extended Pump 74P1, Water Management Unit (Hose Layer) 74W1 (can also be crewed at Tonbridge 72)
Southborough 76
Part Time
Pump 76P1
North Kent
Cliffe 36
Part Time
Pump 36P1
Hoo 37
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 37P1, Co Responder Car
Grain 38
Part Time
Pump 38P1
Strood 39
Whole Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 39R1, Bulk Foam Unit 39T1, Land Rover 4x4 39T2
Medway 43
Whole Time and Part Time
Rescue Pump Platform 43R1, Extended Pump Ladder 43P1, Pump 43P2 (appliance relocated here from Chatham/Gillingham), Aerial Ladder Platform 43A1, Incident Support Unit 43T1 43T2
Rainham 44
Part Time
Pump 44P1
Sittingbourne 45
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 45R1, Pump 45P1, Incident Command Unit 45T1
Teynham 46
Part Time
Pump 46P1
Sheppey 48
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 48R1, Pump 48P1, Offshore Boat and Land Rover 48T1
Eastchurch 49
Part Time
Pump 49P1
East Kent
Canterbury 80
Whole Time
Rescue Pump Platform 80R1, Extended Pump Ladder 80P1, Turntable Ladder 80A1, Incident Support Unit 80T1
Aylesham 81
Part Time
Pump Ladder 81P1
Wingham 83
Part Time
Pump 83P1
Faversham 84
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 84R1, Pump 84P1, Water Management Unit 84W1, Animal Rescue Unit 84R2
Whitstable 85
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 85R1, Pump 85P1, New Dimension High Volume Pump and Vauxhall 4x4 85T1, Marine Incident Response Group Off Shore Boat and Support Appliances (MIRG) 85T2 85T3 85T4 85T7 85T8 85T9
Herne Bay 86
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 86R1, Pump 86P1, Fire Fogging Unit 86M1
Margate 87
Whole Time and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 87R1, Pump 87P1
Westgate 88
Part time
Pump 88P1
Ramsgate 90
Whole Time and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 90R1, Pump 90P1
Deal 91
Day Crewed and Part Time
Rescue Pump Ladder 91R1, Pump 91P1, Line Rescue 91R2 Eastry 92
Part Time
Pump 92P1, Co Responder Car
Sandwich 93
Part Time
Extended Pump Ladder 93P1, Fire Fogging Unit 93M1, Command Unit 93G1 (93M1 and 93G1 used only during Open Golf events)
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