Frome Fire Station

26/09/2026

Thanks for everyone’s generous donations, waves and high fives at tonight’s carnival, we hope you all enjoyed it 🚒🚒

11/09/2026

25 years may pass, but the memory remains.

Today, we stand with communities across the world in remembering those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

We pay tribute to the bravery of 343 firefighters, police officers, paramedics, and civilians whose courage shone through tragedy.

May we never forget their sacrifice, and may we continue to serve with the same dedication and compassion they showed that day.

🚒 #343

02/09/2026

Recruitment Update 🚒🧑‍🚒🧑‍🚒🧑‍🚒🧑‍🚒🧑‍🚒🧑‍🚒🚒

Eighteen months ago, Frome Fire Station launched a recruitment campaign to attract and recruit new on-call firefighters, helping to strengthen operational resilience within the station and support the wider community.

Since the campaign began, significant efforts have been made to engage with local residents through community events, advertising, social media campaigns, and a dedicated recruitment open day. These activities have helped raise awareness of the on-call firefighter role and the vital service it provides to the people of Frome.

As a result of the campaign, six new recruits have successfully completed the selection process, finished their initial training, and are now operational. This equates to an average of one successful recruit every three months. Although one of these individuals has since transferred to another fire station, meaning Frome no longer directly benefits from their availability, the wider Service and community continue to benefit from their contribution.

The campaign has strengthened the station's operational capacity and improved appliance availability. In addition, there are currently four applicants progressing through the recruitment process at various stages. However, recruitment remains an ongoing priority, and the station continues to actively seek individuals who live or work within five minutes of the station and can respond promptly to emergency incidents.

While good progress has been made, challenges remain in attracting and retaining suitable candidates. The commitment required of on-call firefighters, together with the availability of local employers willing to support staff in undertaking the role, continues to present difficulties. Over the course of the campaign, 38 applications have been received. Of these, 18 applicants withdrew during the process, 10 were unsuccessful, and six have successfully reached operational status, with four applicants currently progressing through the recruitment pipeline.

The station will therefore continue its engagement and recruitment activities to ensure a sustainable level of firefighter availability for the future.

Overall, the recruitment campaign has delivered positive results, increasing firefighter numbers and enhancing operational resilience. Ongoing efforts will focus on building on this success to further strengthen the station's workforce and its ability to serve the local community effectively.

If you are interested in applying for any on call station within Devon & Somerset use the link below

https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/careers/vacancies/call-firefighter-vacancies-3

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11/08/2026

Anyone interested in an open day, pop along to Street Fire Station 💪🚒

We are holding our fire station open day on Saturday 19th September from 10:00-14:00! Come along and meet the crew and have a look around the fire station. Its a celebration of Street fire station being opened on Cranhill road 60 years ago! 🚒🔥👨‍🚒🧯

On the day we have visitors from DocBike Somerset & Avon, Avon and somerset police and vintage fire engines plus much more! We will also be carrying out some fire service demonstrations! 🚑🚔🚒

We look forward to welcoming you to Street fire station!!

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

It's been a particularly busy month, with 49 fire incidents attended in July, taking our total for the year til the end of July to 233.

With eight fire calls already in August and current trends, we are likely to see around 400 incidents this year.

With the area now officially in drought conditions, we ask everyone to be extra vigilant when enjoying the outdoors. Where possible, please opt for a picnic 🧺 rather than a BBQ to help reduce the risk of grass and heath fires.

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31/07/2026

Last Friday (24th) Frome Fire Station helped support our neighbouring service DWFireRescue in Trowbridge with the incident below, along with other DSFRS colleagues from Shepton Mallet Fire Station and Castle Cary Fire Station. 🚒🔥

31/07/2026

When another Fire and Rescue Service declares a major incident, our greatest strength is standing together. We support our brothers and sisters, help the communities they serve, and unite as one fire and rescue family. In times of greatest need, we stand ready to support one another and serve wherever we are needed.

Frome Fire Station is proud to be representing Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service as we deploy an emergency response to Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service to assist with the significant wildfires they are currently facing. This support includes both operational personnel and a welfare officer, ensuring that those working on the front line have the assistance they need.





UPDATE - after leaving Frome at 07:00 Friday (31st July) morning the crew have now returned home station (Monday 3rd August) at approx 15:30, good progress was made and left in the capable hands of others to continue the good work.

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30/07/2026

13/07/2026

We are currently dealing with a large fire affecting two fields of standing crops on the outskirts of Trowbridge, an area of approx 100m x 150m.

Crews are in attendance from Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon Fire Station, Gillingham Fire Station, Frome Fire Station (Devon & Somerset FRS), Devizes Fire Station and Chippenham Fire Station, supported by small 4x4 appliances from Hungerford (Royal Berkshire FRS) and Blandford Fire Station, and a water carrier from Andover (Hampshire & Isle of Wight FRS).

There is a lot of smoke in the area, so local residents should close doors and windows if affected and concerned.

We have also had crews from Westbury Fire Station and Blagdon (Avon FRS) dealing with a shed fire off Bradford Road, Trowbridge. This is now extinguished.

5.45pm update: The fire has now been contained and extinguished, with firefighters continuing to damp down the affected area with hose reel jets. We expect to scale back our attendance very soon.