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Official page for Dorchester Fire Station, part of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Welcome to the Dorchester Fire Station Official page.

In an emergency please dial 999.This is the official page for Dorchester Fire Station, part of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Through these pages we hope to be able to bring you news, upcoming events, fire safety advice, links to website updates, information on incidents and information about recruitment. If you have any suggestions, or comments about what you would like to see on this page, we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to write on our wall or email [email protected]

Below are the details about how we will manage this page:

1. Please do not use this page to notify the Service of any type of emergency - call 999

2. Posts will be responded to within working hours (Mon- Fri 9-5pm)

3.Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) officers will endeavor to respond to your posts as quickly as possible - however we cannot guarantee an immediate reply.

4. This page is administrated by the Station Manager at Dorchester Fire Station and station staff.

5. Whilst the page is managed by DWFRS we cannot be held responsible for any content posted on the site

6. Everyone's views will be considered and treated with respect

7. DWFRS requests that no swearing, inappropriate language or abusive posts are displayed - these will be deleted

8. Please direct all Freedom of Information requests through our official website. More information can be found by visiting our website www.dwfire.org.uk

27/10/2026

Last night at drill, our On-Call team met the High Sheriff. She was shown around our pumps and then we performed a BA exercise for her (and our competencies!).

Here are a few pictures, we had a persons reported property fire. Our OIC sent in two breathing apparatus teams to find the people and extinguish the fire.

Whilst this may seem fancy, we go to property fires more often than you’d think. So these exercises keep us fresh and ready to respond.

18/10/2026

We’re in attendance at a road traffic collision on the between and . The road is closed and likely to be for some time yet - please find alternate routes whilst the scene is made safe.

16/10/2026

15/10/2026

This week we say goodbye to Firefighter Jack Darley.

Jack served at Dorchester On Call for the past 7.5 years and will be missed by all.

From all of us at Dorchester, Thank you for your service and good luck for the future.

You will be missed.

26/09/2026

🚨 Could you be there when your community needs you most?

We are looking for more people to Join our On-Call team.

On-call firefighters are paid professionals doing the same vital work as wholetime firefighters — responding to emergencies, saving lives, and protecting communities.

You don’t need to work at the station full-time. You can balance this role alongside your current job and lifestyle.

👨‍🚒 Make a difference.
👉 Apply today – www.dwfire.org.uk/on-call-firefighters/

22/09/2026

From everyone at Dorchester we would like to say good luck to the group doing the Grand fire ride today and look forward to seeing you later.

The Grand fire ride is a bike journey starting at Lyme Regis, visiting all 50 of our fire stations over five days before finishing at Bristol Children's Hospital.

The aim is to raise as much money as possible for Fire Fighters Charity and the Grand Appeal.

Donations can be made at www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/the-grand-fire-ride

There is also a silent auction in support of the fundraising, with bids now welcome! https://aucly.co.uk/auctions/the-grand-fire-ride-2026/the-grand-fire-ride-2026

This is an epic effort by a group of our staff, so please do support if you can!

20/09/2026

At 00:56 this morning we were called upon to respond to a make pumps 5 property fire in Weymouth.

Once on scene we were tasked to set up a sector at the rear of the building, making sure there was room for the arrival of an aerial ladder platform.

The fire was on the top floor of the building which had spread to the roof. Crews worked hard to try and get the fire under control but due to the roof becoming unstable, crews that were inside was withdrawn and a second aerial ladder was requested.

At the height of the incident we had 7 appliances, 2 aerial ladder platforms, a command unit and several officers on scene.

The incident is still ongoing so please avoid this area of Dorchester Road.

19/09/2026

15/09/2026

Everyone at Dorchester Fire Station would like to congratulate Ash and Justin on becoming substantive crew managers!

They have both passed everything and they have both taken temporary posts for over a year. Their attitude has been exemplary and we are all so proud that they are now promoted!

Well done!

14/09/2026

Over the weekend Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service held their annual award ceremony.

We would like to say a huge congratulations to our Crew Manager Tony Beazer who attended and was awarded his 20 year long service and good conduct medal.

From all of us at Dorchester we would like to say a massive thank you for your commitment to the station and keeping our community safe.

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https://www.dwfire.org.uk/fire-station/dorchester

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