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In an emergency please dial 999.This is the official page for Charmouth Fire Station, part of Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Welcome to the Charmouth Fire Station Official page. 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 Charmouth 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

29/10/2026

Notice to all residents of Charmouth. A training session involving live fire will be taking place near the beach car park this evening.

It will be commencing at 19H00 and finish at approximately 21H00.

25/08/2026

Another busy month for us at 02.

16 shouts this month including relief for a barn fire, several small fires, a lot of standbys across the county, a picket post for wildfire alongside Hampshire service, and most recently as part of a relief crew for an industrial fire near Dorchester (pictured here).

Lots of crews all across the county have been extremely busy, and Charmouth has been happy to play its part in keeping fire cover up, and respond to where we are needed.

15/08/2026

Mobilised 06:41 this morning for a local barn fire. Stood down but then sent to assist regional efforts assisting with the major incident unfolding in the new forest, Hampshire. Charmouth are working alongside other crews from Dorset, as well as Hampshire, Suffolk and London, as part of a greater national push to contain the situation there.

Teams will be working around the clock for the safety of local communities, and prevent further escalation.

We are currently recruiting on call firefighters at Charmouth. If you are interested in joining the team and potentially helping with efforts like this, then you can submit an application on the DWFRS website, or see us in person on one of our Monday evening drill nights.

05/08/2026

Called out to provide standby in Dorchester.

24/07/2026

So far this month we have attended 20 fire calls so far which include:
2 x rescue of small animals
7 x standbys
1 x vehicle fire
3 x large fires in the open
2 x small fires in the open
2 x fire other buildings (both garages)
2 x fire Agricultural
1 x alarms

Recruitment at Charmouth is fully open again and we welcome applications from motivated individuals who are interested in becoming a part of our small and dedicated team.

Anyone wanting to find out more about working with us, please pop in to the station on Monday evenings at 7pm when we are on station for our training nights.

Alternatively, visit our website www.dwfire.org.uk/on-call-firefighters/

29/06/2026

To finish off our training this evening we headed to the beach to do some pumping from open water and found this absolute beauty of a Japanese Fire Truck parked up.

Two brothers from Cornwall had just imported her from Japan and were driving back from Southampton Docks having picked her up from the ship. Only 6000km on the clock and in immaculate condition for a 34 year old fire truck. This truck has only just been retired from service in Japan. A real pleasure to see.

22/06/2026

4 shouts over Saturday and Sunday for Charmouth Fire Station:

Property Fire in Bridport which turned out to be a false alarm

A suspected Hazardous Material incident in Axminster

Alarms sounding in Charmouth

A fire on Charmouth Beach

The fire on the beach was in a metal container which is for the safe disposal of single use barbecues. Unfortunately someone had also disposed of a plastic container which caught fire igniting fats and oils from the barbecues.

Please do not dispose of anything other than a barbecue in this container.

05/06/2026

Chief Fire Officer Andy Cole said: “The Members Working Group met yesterday (4th June) to consider the feedback received through the public consultation on the potential fire station closure proposals. They also received an update on the Service’s financial position. I have had some positive dis...

01/06/2026

During May, Charmouth Fire Station were called out 14 times:

6 Standby moves to Bridport, Dorchester and Weymouth

5 automatic fire alarm activations

3 Fires

In addition FF Kahn and FF Ridout completed their 5 day Immediate Emergency Care course

FF Long completed his two week Emergency Response Driving Course and is now qualified to drive the appliance on blue lights.

Our crew are here to protect our community whenever you need us.

11/05/2026

The public consultation regarding potential fire station closures is coming to an end in less than a week! ⏳

Your feedback on the proposals is important to the Authority and will help them make a final decision. No matter where you reside, we want to hear from you! Please take a moment to complete the survey and assist the Authority in determining the best outcomes for the Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

To participate in the survey and access an additional short survey, please visit our website: www.dwfire.org.uk/proposed-station-closures.

If you require this information in a different format or language, or need assistance with participation (including a postal copy of the survey), feel free to email [email protected] or call 01722 691000 during office hours.

Remember, the consultation closes at 5 PM on May 15th! 📅

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http://www.dwfire.org.uk/

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