Melbourne On-Call Fire Station

21/08/2026

At 20:30 last night we were called to a report of a fire in the Midway area Swadlincote. This turned out to be a controlled burn.

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You can get rid of your garden waste without a controlled burn. Most garden waste, like grass cuttings and leaves, can be recycled by composting. Visit your local Council website for further information.

19/08/2026

17/08/2026

Thank You to all our followers.

After another busy night, we just wanted to take a moment to say a massive thank you to everyone who follows and supports our fire station page.

Last night saw us attending another farm fire this time in Hilton, followed by a period of standby. With the exceptionally dry weather we’ve experienced, it has certainly been an unprecedented year for incidents, and one that we’ll remember for many years to come.

A special thank you also goes to our wives, partners and families. Your patience, understanding and support when the pager goes off — often at the most inconvenient times — means a great deal to all of us and that support enables us to continue to keep our response area safe

And to everyone who likes, comments, shares our posts and supports the work we do: thank you. It’s genuinely appreciated.

Please continue to take care in these exceptionally dry conditions. 🔥🚒

From all of us at Melbourne Fire Station — thank you for your continued support.

Here’s our year so far in photos.

17/08/2026

🚒 Farm building fire – Sutton Lane, Hilton

At 02:16 this morning, crews were called to a farm off Sutton Lane, Hilton, where a farm outbuilding was well alight.

A total of 10 pumping appliances were mobilised to the incident. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus (BA) worked to tackle the fire and successfully extinguished it.

A significant response was required to bring the incident under control due to water, with crews working through the early hours to ensure the fire was fully extinguished and the area made safe.

On return to home station due to a fire in Normanton we were diverted to Standby at Ascot Drive fire station.

Well done to all crews involved. 👨‍🚒🚒

16/08/2026

Today @ 18:01 we were mobilised to standby at Ascot Drive fire station. This was while they attended another incident. While on route we were then mobilised to the report of a garden fire in Normanton. This turned out to be a controlled burn. We extinguished the fire using a Hose reel Jet and advised the responsible person to not have fires in the current climate and to dispose of rubbish alternately either using the recycling bin or visit to the rubbish tip, we then returned to Standby.

14/08/2026

After a few incidents and a night without sleep, we attended station for post incident cleaning and servicing our Main line hose and completed after use checks.

It wasn’t long before we were turned out to stand by at Ascot drive to proved fire cover.

While on stand by at Ascot drive we attended
🚒 @ 2054 Smell of burning at a house on Balfour Road. 🚒 @ 2138 Reports of fires being set on Normington Road.

On return to station and after 20 minutes of paperwork from attended jobs we were again alerted to a report of a fire in Willington on Twyford Road.

This turned out to be a camp fire. Although well looked after the responsible person agreed that it would be best extinguished due to the current conditions.

It’s now 01:00 and finally time to catch up on lost sleep. 🧟‍♂️

14/08/2026

Yesterday turned out to be another busy day for the crew at Melbourne Fire Station, with four mobilisations alongside our normal employment commitments.
Starting at 11:34
🔥 Grass fire at Severn Trent, Melbourne
🚨 Fire alarm activation at a care home in Bretby
🔥 Re-inspection of a smouldering fire at Robin Wood
🔥 Barn fire at Twyford Road

Arriving back home at 7am

As on-call firefighters, we respond whenever the pager goes off, often leaving our workplaces and daily routines to help protect our community.

A big thank you to our employers, families and everyone who supports us in our on-call role. Your support helps make this service possible.

Stay safe everyone.

14/08/2026

We are currently in attendance at a barn fire on Twyford Road. Near Barrow On Trent. This is a Barn approximately 642sq metres containing bales of straw. Crews are currently defensive firefighting and containing the fire, preventing fire spread.

13/08/2026

13/08/2026

We are currently dealing with a barn fire on Twyford Road in Barrow Upon Trent.

Fire crews were mobilised at 15:01 hours this afternoon (Thursday 13 August) following a 999 call to our control room.

Thank you to everyone who has called to report the incident. We are aware of the fire, and six fire engines and two water carriers are currently at the scene. Firefighters are working to extinguish a large amount of hay that is on fire inside the barn.

If you can see or smell smoke, please keep your windows and doors closed.

No further information is available at this time.