New Fire Stations
A PFI project has been undertaken to replace/refurbish fire stations within Suffolk.
New stations have been built at the following locations:
- Lowestoft South - six bay station on new site (Stradbroke Road) replacing Clifton Road RDS and Normanshurst WDS (Wholetime/On Call)
- North Lowestoft - one pump station on existing site
- Needham Market - one pump station on existing site
- Nayland - one pump station on existing site
- Hadleigh - one pump station on new site (Calais Street)
- Ipswich East - six bay station on new site (The Havens, Ransomes Europark) replacing Colchester Road WDS/On Call
In addition, certain stations have been refurbished, such as Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds, Felixstowe and Sudbury.
As part of this scheme, ancillary activities at Normanshurst and Colchester Road have moved. Workshops have moved to Phoenix House in West Ipswich with Suffolk CC Highways, whilst Control has been closed down (see below).
A new Training Centre has been built at Wattisham Flying Station for Service use, in a partnership with the Army. Facilities include a "hot fire" multi-level training complex, a section of railway track complete with level crossing and carriages supplied by Network Rail, a bus, and various RTC scenarios using LGVs and cars.
In February 2013, work started on a new Fire Station in Reydon, replacing the previous one at Station Road, Southwold.
Read more about this topic: Suffolk Fire And Rescue Service
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