Stepps Community Fire Station

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Title

Stepps Community Fire Station

Description

Located to the north-east of Glasgow, Stepps Community Fire Station provides fire cover to the villages of Muirhead, Chryston, Cardowan, Mount Ellen and Gartcosh. The building is purpose built and is easily recognisable, look for the training tower. This Community Fire Station is operated by Scottish Fire and Rescue service personnel from the local community, there is 1 fire appliance and 12 firefighters. These firefighters either live and/or work in the communities they serve. The firefighters attend a vast range of emergency incidents as well as carrying out community safety visits to the local community.

Source

northlanarkshire

Type

Museum

Identifier

3120

Spatial Coverage

current,55.88954,-4.138476;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Cardowan Road

Place

Stepps

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningTime1

12 noon - 4 pm

Activities

A chance to meet some of these dedicated community firefighters and discuss their work. Sit in an operational fire engine and have a tour around the station. Community safety advice will also be provided. Please note: fire engines may be unavailable at times as this is a working station.

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

Yes

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

12535

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

G33 6AA

Citation

“Stepps Community Fire Station,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3119.

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