Loughton Fire Station
Posted by: OrientGeo
N 51° 38.631 E 000° 03.190
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Loughton Fire Station is located in Loughton town centre, between the High Street and the Underground Railway Station.
Waymark Code: WM13WYZ
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/04/2021
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An earlier fire station was built in Loughton, Essex in 1935, occupying the site in Old Station Road which is now used by Sainsbury’s. The Fire Station was rebuilt on a larger scale across the road in 1964 and opened within a few weeks of two other new Essex Fire Brigade stations at Aveley and Waltham Abbey. The old fire station survived and was used as council offices until demolished in the 1990s.
The fire station has a full time crew with two allocated vehicles. Severe cutbacks in funding to the UK’s fire services in 2016 resulted in a proposal to reduce the allocation to a single vehicle, but this did not in the event happen.
The station building has a typical 1960s appearance. It is a two-storey, red brick, flat-roofed building, set back from the road behind a small lawn. At the north end are two large vehicle doors, whilst the southern half has offices and other accommodation. Behind the building is a tall tower used for firefighter training purposes.
Paid or Volunteer: Paid
EMS Involvement: no
Has 911 Dispatch: yes
Average Alarms Per Year: 470
Number of Firetrucks: 2
Related Website: [Web Link]
Physical Address: 29 Old Station Road Loughton, Essex, United Kingdom IG10 4PE
Has Emergency Call Box: Not Listed
Has Emergency Siren: Not Listed
Has Fire Pole: Not Listed
Number of Emergency Staff: Not Listed
Rating: Not listed
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