Wyre Forest
Station Commander
Bob Sproat
Station Type
Wholetime and On-Call
Address
Stourport Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7FL
Wyre Forest Fire Station
North District Headquarters
Service Headquarters
Bob Sproat
Station Commander
"The Wyre Forest Emergency Services Hub opened in spring 2020 when the crews of the former Bewdley, Stourport and Kidderminster Fire Stations were relocated to the new station. West Mercia Police’s Safer Neighbourhood Team and the Severn Area Rescue Association are both located here, too. Wholetime firefighters work alongside on-call colleagues who work part-time and respond to calls in the area when needed."
Other Station Information
Wyre Forest Emergency Services Hub serves the rural, urban, and industrial areas of Bewdley, Stourport and Kidderminster, with a combined population of around 100,000.
Located on a 3.5 acre former brown-field site on Stourport Road between Kidderminster and Stourport, the £7.6 million investment, which was part-funded by £2.38 million from the Government Fire Transformation Fund, serves all the communities of the Wyre Forest.
Following completion of the construction in spring 2020, the fire crews of Bewdley, Stourport and Kidderminster relocated to the new station. The co-location of these three fire stations – which had a combined building age of almost 200 years – along with the Police Safer Neighbourhood Team and Severn Area Rescue Association, has created an Emergency Services Hub that brings benefits to the community by enabling:
a more resilient emergency response
closer sharing of operational intelligence
smarter risk prevention activity
improved incident response activity.
The Wyre Forest Hub is made up of both wholetime firefighters and on-call firefighters. The on-call firefighters work part-time, responding to fire calls in the area when needed.
The station has some of the very best training facilities available, including:
a ‘hot fire house’ that uses LPG to create realistic scenarios involving fires in buildings
a steel framed tower to allow for high level working and rescues
a dedicated road traffic collision area that incorporates a section of dual carriageway
a large water pit that will enable training with the High Volume Pump (HVP)
a dedicated foam training area.
As water first responders, the crew are able to perform rescues and searches in shallow waters or flooded areas. The high volume pumps based at the station also provide support in reducing the effects of flooding, or creating sustainable water supplies at local or national incidents. Our Land Rover 130 off-road firefighting vehicle is ideal for use on large expanses of heathland, such as Hartlebury Common, or areas that are difficult to access like parts of the Severn Valley Railway.
A Command Support Unit provides Commanders with support at larger incidents within, and potentially beyond, the service area.
Drone capability gives a bird’s eye view of incidents, which helps firefighters and officers when tackling large blazes.
The drone can also be used to assist crews while dealing with a host of other incidents from road traffic collisions to wildfires and animal rescues, along with more specialised incidents such as structural collapse, flooding, and those involving hazardous materials. Furthermore it can be used to give a new vantage point, for example, on rescues from height, water, or even trenches.
On-call training nights are held on Tuesdays, from 18:30 to 21:30 and On-Call Firefighters are required to attend one session each week.
Station risk profile
A station risk profile is a review of potential life risks in each of the Fire and Rescue Service’s fire station areas.