Address: Upper Mounts, Northampton, NN1 3BL
Station Manager: Andy Luxton
Contact details can be found here
The Mounts Fire Station is a wholetime station that is crewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by four watches (White, Red, Blue and Green).
The station was built on the site of an old jail at the Upper Mounts and was opened on July 30, 1935. Prior to it being built, Northampton’s fire station was located at Dychurch Lane in the centre of town, but as the appliances became motorised, additional space was required, hence the decision to build what is now one of Northampton’s most iconic buildings.
The station has now been Grade II listed, recognising its heritage. During the Second World War a spotters’ hut was built on the roof of the fire station as a perfect vantage point to watch for enemy aircraft.
The station has a 10 metre (30ft) pole drop that is claimed to be one of the tallest in Europe and run from the sixth floor to the ground. The two lower sections of the pole are still in use today.
More than 25 firefighters operate out of The Mounts, and they predominantly cover Northampton town centre but will also cover the surrounding rural areas. Its location in the centre of the county town means crews are called to a high number of both domestic and commercial fires.
The station is home to a Scania fire engine, an operational support pod, a search and rescue vehicle and is also home to the Red Cross emergency support unit. In addition, a restored vintage fire appliance takes pride of place in the station.
Northampton is still a growing town which has a population of around 250,000 people. As the county town, it has a large number of residential properties of every type, including Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and student halls of residence.
Northampton General Hospital and St Andrew’s Hospital are also both located on the Mounts patch. There is a range of commercial businesses of all kinds, including large sites owned by Avon and Carlsberg, the University of Northampton Waterside Campus and the iconic heritage buildings and churches like the Guildhall and All Saints.
These buildings, organisations and demographic present The Mounts with potential risks such as working at height, chemical incidents and population density.
To mark its 90th anniversary in 2025, major conservation work was undertaken over six months that saw stonemasons restore the station’s façade, as well as the original Northampton Fire Station crest above the fire appliance bay doors.
