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St Austell Community Fire Station

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St Austell Community Fire Station is a day crewed wholetime fire station serving the greater St Austell community and backing up other areas in the county if required. There are two watches (Green and Orange) working 7am-7pm seven days a week, backed up by an on-call crew during the day and covering the area at night time. The station also has the fire service admin team plus fire safety officers based in it's offices supporting the functions of the service. Austell has two main pumping appliances, two swift water rescue trucks (SWRT) and a breathing apparatus (BA) sector command unit.

1x Wrl (Water Ladder)
1x Wrt (Water Tender)
2x SWRT (Water Rescue)
1x BASCU (BA Support)

21/10/2026

Have you seen the motorcycle simulator? Full size motorbike simulator experience. For a chance to have a go sign up to the FREE Gear Up course on November 14th.

Drop us a message or email [email protected] to book your place!

20/10/2026

Don't forget to secure your place on the Gear Up motorcycle safety course coming up in November!

09:00-16:00 on November 14th, bring your bike and gear and get a free motorcycle safety course including bike maintenance, first aid, slow speed riding and road riding skills!

Email [email protected] or message us on here to book your place!

06/10/2026

FREE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY COURSE

If you're aged 16-26 and ride a motorbike or moped, come and join us on 14th November from 9:00-16:00!

There will be a session on motorcycle maintenance to help you keep your bikes safe and road worthy, first aid training in case you ever need it, a chance to have a go on the motorcycle simulator, a slow speed riding race and an observed road ride for tips and feedback!

This is a fun experience to help young people stay safe when riding their bikes, bring lunch, your bike and kit and we sort the rest!

To secure your place please email [email protected] or drop us a message on here.

Please share with your friends or young people!

01/10/2026

If you're 18 or over, come and join us at a 'Have a Go' day at St Austell Community Fire Station: Saturday, 31 October (10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm)

You'll get to try out some of the entry test, fitness requirements and ask questions to current firefighters.

Applications for on-call firefighters will open on November 23. Applications for wholetime firefighters will open in January 2027.

For more information about the events and the recruitment process, go to https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/fire-and-rescue-service/service-careers/have-a-go-events/

01/10/2026

Thank you Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity for having us pop in to see the children with Marshall from Paw Patrol!

It was a real privilege to raise some funds for children with cancer in Cornwall during our East to West Ultra run, we are in awe of the amazing and inspiring work you do on the pediatric wards. 💚

14/09/2026

Ever wondered what it’s really like to be an On Call Firefighter at Mevagissey?

Next Saturday 19th September, we’re opening the station up for our Firefighter Taster Session — a chance to come down, meet the crew and have a proper go at some of what we do.

And it won’t just be us talking at you… you’ll be getting involved! 💪🚒

🔥 Have a go at practical firefighter activities
🚒 Get hands-on with some of our equipment
🏃‍♂️ Find out about the fitness tests and recruitment process
💷 Learn about the pay and financial benefits of being On Call
👨‍🚒 Chat with the crew and find out what the job is really like
🔥 Watch the Mevagissey crew carry out a demonstration drill

No previous experience needed. If you’ve ever thought “I wonder if I could do it?”, this is your chance to come and find out.

📍 Mevagissey Community Fire Station
📅 Saturday 19th September
⏰ 10am

Come down, meet the crew, get stuck in and see if being part of Mevagissey on call crew could be for you. 🚒🔥

You might just surprise yourself!

11/09/2026

Today firefighters stood and paid their respects to those, including 343 firefighters, who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks.

11/09/2026

Congratulations Firefighter Luke Hodge 👏👏👏👏

10/09/2026

Our Open Day Raffle has been drawn!! All winners have been notified via email, so check your emails now! :)

If you've won a prize, please pop to station with your email as proof of your prize to collect!

05/09/2026

What a day! Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported our open day!

We had a fantastic time, all of the dogs who entered the dog show were beautiful 😍

All of your generous donations will go to two very worthy causes, Children's Hospice South West and Fire Fighters Charity

Please remember, our raffle is still open for the next few days! Please buy your tickets on this link!

https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/v2/raffle/st-austell-fire-station-open-day-raffle-2026

Thank you to ALL of the charities and services who came and set up stands, we're so pleased to work alongside you ♥️

Address

Carlyon Road
Saint Austell
PL254LD

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 7pm
Wednesday	7am - 7pm
Thursday	7am - 7pm
Friday	7am - 7pm
Saturday	7am - 7pm
Sunday	7am - 7pm

Telephone

01726223620

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/fire

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