Grayshott Fire Station 
Grayshott Fire stations fire
ground covers the parishes of Headley and Grayshott. It houses a front line
appliance that is mobilised to incidents all over
Hampshire as well incidents in other counties, when invited, under a
cooperative arrangement operated between Fire Brigades in the
At a station level the appliance
has cutting equipment, environmental protection, chemical protection, a range of fire fighting mediums, ventilation systems,
pumping systems, incident command support, rope packs and first aid.
In addition there are a host of a
specialist resources that can be called upon including specialist
equipment units, command control units, multi role vehicles, bulk foam, mass
pumping systems, water rescue, fire fighter welfare, hazard chemical
management, lifting systems, community fire safety and the new dimension civil defence service.
All personnel at Grayshott Station
are trained to be able attend in excess of 80 different types of operational
incidents which include fire fighting, road traffic collisions, hazardous
materials, entrapped rescues, environmental hazards and new dimension terrorist
incidents.
In addition members of the team
have been specifically trained to use the additional resources of Hampshire
Fire and Rescue to be able to attend a whole host of specialist incidents.
All Firefighters at Grayshott are retained. Retained Firefighters come
from every walk of life, they include shopkeepers, builders, plumbers, farmers,
secretaries, engineers and directors of companies, together with people who are
not currently employed. Previous experience is not required due to the comprehenisve
training given.
Part-time
Retained Firefighters are paid well for their services - they receive thorough
training enabling participants to achieve a Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) licence,
a certificate in First Aid, plus all there is to know about emergency
situations. These roles are certainly demanding but in return offer the chance
to make a real contribution in this vital service.
Hampshire
Fire and Rescue Service is keen to recruit both men and women, and if you think
the female roles are more administrative, you would be totally wrong - all
Firefighters operate in frontline situations.
If you
are interested in becoming a retained firefighter please
read our leaflet then you can contact the the station officer Peter Norman
on 01428 609500 or vist the Hampshire Fire & Rescue website http://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/
Centenary
Celebrations
It’s
a big year for Grayshott as they prepare to celebrate 100 operational years of
service.
Formed
in 1907 as the independent Grayshott and Hindhead Fire Brigade. It had a Chief
Fire Officer and twelve volunteer Fire-fighters. The princely sum of £106 was
raised and paid for a cart, hose, standpipe and 9 hydrants. They attended their
first incident in February 1907.
One
hundred years later the station now attends more incidents in one year than
they attended in their first thirty years. A stark contrast to the ever
changing nature of the Fire & Rescue Service to meet the changing demands of
the community.
Grayshott
station is writing a book that maps the entire history of the station right up
to the current day.
Material
from the book will contribute to the exhibition they will be hosting as part of
an open day on the 23rd of June.
The
event is hoping to include live demonstrations of an RTC exercise, the USART
team and the chip pan fire unit. There will be numerous other displays
including over 23 vehicles ranging from vintage appliances through to modern
day equipment helping to map the history of the station.
A
poster campaign is also being launched which the schools team will use as part
of a safety awareness campaign with the local schools.
The
grand finale will be a procession of the vehicles through the village.