Address: Pells Close, Guilsborough, NN6 8QR
Station Manager: Andy Luxton
Contact details can be found here
Drill Night: Monday 19:00-21:00
Guilsborough Fire Station opened in 1948 and is located in the north of the county, close to the border with Leicestershire.
Situated in a rural location between Northampton and Market Harborough, the village of Guilsborough itself has a population of around 750 people.
The road network is mainly country lanes with both the A14 and M1 nearby. Five bodies of water can also be found in the local area including Hollowell and Ravensthorpe Reservoirs, both of which pose potential risks to the public.
It is an on-call station, with firefighters working part-time, responding to incidents by pager as and when they occur. On-call firefighters are required to live within eight minutes response time of the station. This ensures that not only can they respond quickly to an incident, but that they are also part of the community – and understand the local area, businesses and the community well.
The crew train every Monday night between 19:00 and 21:00 and use these evenings to practice life-saving skills and plan community activity. The firefighters are also required to attend periodic training events and assessments at specific venues to ensure their skills are up to date.
Guilsborough has one fire appliance available to the on-call crew, and they will attend a wide range of incidents such as road traffic collisions, domestic and commercial fires and assisting specialist crews with water incidents and animal rescues.
Crews at Guilsborough carry out a number of activities throughout the year, including community engagement, Home Fire Safety Visits and assisting with Fire Prevention campaigns.
The crew are active in their community with one of their main local events being the Holloway Steam Rally and Heavy Horse Show. This event is held in July every year and attracts around 40,000 visitors and around 800 exhibitors to the region.
The station is also utilised by the local community policing team, who share the facilities in order to jointly protect the community.
