Bolsover Fire Station

20/08/2026

86 calls and approximately 292 hours at incidents, put into 20 seconds. 🚨🔥

The last few months have been incredibly challenging for our crew, our service and other services across the country.
Here’s a quick highlight of some of the incidents we’ve attended — from the major incident at Tintwistle to fires in the open, domestic fires, RTCs and everything in between. 🚒

Although things may have calmed down slightly over the last few days following the recent downpours, the busy period isn't over yet.
We are still urging members of the public to think twice before lighting fires or having BBQs.
Despite the recent rainfall, the ground has been exceptionally dry since the start of the heatwave, and the amount of rain we've received is not yet enough to significantly reduce the risk of fire spreading.
Please continue to take extra care and help us prevent unnecessary fires to keep our emergency resources available for those who need them most.

Thank you to the public for your continued support over the last few months and a shoutout to Donna Finlay Hales from Old Bolsover Town Council for providing us with some extra refreshments and snacks last week!

We are recruiting for more people to join our team! Contact us today to register your interest. For more information on the role visit https://www.derbys-fire.gov.uk/careers/become-a-firefighter/on-call-firefighter

17/08/2026

🚨 INCIDENT 🚨

At 03:26 hours this morning we were mobilised to provide fire cover at Kingsway Fire Station.

At 05:06, we were mobilised to a domestic fire in Normanton. All occupants were out of the property prior to arrival of appliances and no injuries have been reported.

A BA team from our crew entered the property to discover a fully developed fire in a 1st floor bedroom and loft space. Crews used 1x hose reel jet to extinguish the fire🔥

We are now back at home station and ready for the next call 🚒

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15/08/2026

A bit of a different incident for us today! 😅

We have been providing fire cover in the Peak District today and were mobilised to a fire within a train tunnel between Grindleford and Totley.

Crews walked the total 5.6km of the tunnel, wearing BA sets to investigate and deal with the incident. Crews worked alongside colleagues, including South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and Network Rail, to safely manage the incident, which certainly made for a change from the moorland and wildfires we’ve been attending recently!

It’s been another busy week for our crew with a total of 12 fire calls attended so far, but today was a great reminder of the wide variety of incidents we can be called to. 🚒

We never quite know what the next call will bring!👨‍🚒🔥

12/08/2026

11/08/2026

Our control room staff are taking a large amount of calls regarding a fire on Jubilee Way South, Mansfield. Please be reassured that we have fire engines in attendance and crews are dealing with this fire.

Please avoid the area - unless you are an emergency responder, please do not attempt to come onto the fire ground as this can hinder our response. We also ask you to not fly drones above the incident.

Thank you for your patience whilst we deal with yet another incident 🚒

10/08/2026

🚨 STATION OPEN DAY CANCELLED 🚨

Unfortunately, due to the continued hot and extremely dry weather, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Station Open Day.

The ongoing conditions have resulted in a significant increase in fire calls, keeping our crews extremely busy and requiring our resources to remain available for emergency incidents across the area.

We’re really disappointed that we won’t be able to welcome you to the station as planned, and we’d like to thank everyone for their continued support and understanding.

From all the crew at Bolsover Fire Station.

10/08/2026

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📟 01:33 Sunday – We were mobilised as a relief crew to the ongoing fire at Strawberry Hill Heath, Mansfield. We closed down back at home station at 10:30am.

📟 11:22 – We were then mobilised to a forest fire at Sherwood Pines. After 6 hours we were released

📟 17:40 – On returning into station area we were mobilised to a further fire in Bluebell Woods, Scarcliffe

Three incidents, a long day, and plenty of hard work from the crew. 💪🔥

We're certainly making the most of the prolonged spell of dry weather — but as always, we're ready for whatever this week may bring! 🚒☀️

Please continue to take extra care outdoors while conditions remain extremely dry and the risk of fire remains high.

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service

06/08/2026

The last 48 hours have been another busy one for your crew!

Tuesday
📟 15:28 - Fire in the open
📟 22:33 - Person trapped in a bathroom

Wednesday
📟 00:32 - Domestic Fire, fortunately a false alarm
📟 01:00 - Standby @ Chesterfield Station to provide cover while they were dealing with a separate incident. We returned to home station around 4am
📟 15:22 - Assistance with crop fire @ A619 Barlborough
📟 20:16 - Fire in the open

Today (so far🫣)
📟 08:37 - Fire in the open

We are recruiting for more people to join our team! Contact us today to register your interest. For more information on the role visit https://www.derbys-fire.gov.uk/careers/become-a-firefighter/on-call-firefighter

03/08/2026

Another busy day for our crew! ☀️🚒

📟 12:59 – Fire in the open – garden fire
📟 14:46 – Assistance with the crop fire at Church Warsop
📟 19:10 – Fire in the open – campfire

Two of today's incidents could have been prevented with a little extra thought and care.

With the ground extremely dry, the risk of fires spreading rapidly is currently very high. We are urging members of the public to avoid lighting any type of fire outdoors until we've had some much-needed rainfall. 🌧️🌧️

Preventable fires also tie up valuable emergency service resources and crews, potentially taking them away from other incidents where they may be urgently needed.
Please help us keep our countryside, homes and communities safe.
If you don't light it, we don't have to fight it. 🔥🚒

Thank you for your continued support.
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service

03/08/2026

Update | 19:00 | 4 fire engines remain on scene at Carter Lane, Church Warsop, as crews continue to dampen down.

Update | 18:00 | This incident is being scaled down, and some fire engines are returning to their home stations.

We continue to ask people to avoid the area and to not fly drones over the incident.

Update | 17:00 | Approximately 4 Hectares of field are involved in the fire on Carter Lane. Crews continue to work hard to resolve this incident.

Update | 16:00 | 9 fire engines and 2 water carriers continue to tackle the field fire on Carter Lane, Church Warsop.

There have been no reports of any casualties, and we continue to ask local residents to keep their doors and windows closed if affected by the smoke.

Carter Lane is currently closed whilst we resolve this incident.

Fire | 15:00 | We currently have six fire engines and a water carrier at a field fire on Carter Lane, Church Warsop. Please avoid the area, and we ask any local residents affected by the smoke to keep their doors and windows closed.

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