


tation was demolished the one below replaced it on the same site. Built in the early seventiesTHE APPLIANCES IN THIS LINE UP ARE AS FOLLOWS.(NEAREST FIRST)



Bradford Firefighters have moved into their state-of-the-art new Community Fire Station.The £4m. complex on Leeds Road replaces the 35-year-old Nelson Street building.The station has five appliance bays and a three-storey administration block. The ground floor has a special community room for use by local groups. There is additional space for workshops and fitness training. The external area accommodates a training tower and car parking. Councillor Gordon Beever, who chairs West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, said the new station had been in the pipeline for 10 years.“The project suffered repeated delays because of complications around land ownership and construction so I am delighted the county’s flagship station is finally to be fully operational.”Acting Chief Fire Officer Simon Pilling explained that local crews were amongst the busiest in West Yorkshire, attending well over 3,000 incidents last year so it was critical that they had modern facilities, in the right location to provide the best possible emergency service to the people of Bradford.“The importance we attach to this site is reflected by the fact that it will also house the district’s fire safety enforcement and community safety teams and provide headquarters for the new District Manager, Keith Robinson. Operational crews will be managed by a new station commander, Martin Day, whilst protection services will be led by Station Manager Richard Doyle,” he added.Mohammed Jamil, who is a local councillor and Vice-Chair of the Fire Authority’s Finance and Resources Committee, said he believed the station would provide a critical boost for the developing infrastructure of central Bradford.“The complex was designed with much more than a traditional fire station in mind. We wanted to move it slightly out of the city centre to where greater concentrations of people now live, particularly those in the higher risk areas of Bradford 3. “We’re an active partner in the regeneration of Bradford. Our facilities are there to be shared with the community we serve.”The double-glazed station is steel-framed with a mixture of brickwork and curtain walling on the outer elevations and curved steel-sheeted roof coverings. It is accessible to disabled people and has a lift and designated toilets. The station has 64 full-time firefighters staffing 2 Pumping appliances and an Aerial Ladder Platform plus the station manager and clerk.
Crews Turnout to one of their first shouts from the new station
