Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Dumbarton HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess Yes Activities Saturday 1st September.Meet the firefighters who man this fire station.Learn about what they do, fire prevention safety at home and possible careers. OpeningTime1 10:00 - 16:00 OpeningDate1 1/9/2018 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 16628 Refreshments No Street The street address Castle Green Street Postcode G82 1EA Parking Yes DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dumbarton Fire Station Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived westdunbartonshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3617 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource How to get there : Castle Green Street, Dumbarton. Parking in the street only. This is an active station on call at any moment so you need to look out for vehicle and other movement. Part of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Services. Learn about the service, careers, fire safety at home and other aspects. You may pick up some very valuable safety information for your home. See fire engines up close and meet the firemen who man them. All of the family will find this fascinating. Get to see around the fire appliances and all the equipment used by the modern fire service. See the Firefighters in action and carrying out their daily drills. Guided tours are available on request. (A prior call to the station would be appreciated).Note, there may be appliance movement for turnouts! <img style="width: 152px; height: 249px;" src="/media/4230/firestn_dscf1349.jpg?width=152&height=249" alt="" rel="16630" data-id="16630" /> <img style="width: 0px; height: 15px;" src="/media/4231/fire_dscf1346.jpg?width=0&height=15" alt="" rel="16631" data-id="16631" /><img style="width: 187px; height: 249px;" src="/media/4231/fire_dscf1346.jpg?width=187&height=249" alt="" rel="16631" data-id="16631" /> <img style="width: 0px; height: 15px;" src="/media/4230/firestn_dscf1349.jpg?width=0&height=15" alt="" rel="16630" data-id="16630" />Here are some tips to start with :It is essential that your home has a working smoke alarm on each level of the property. If a fire starts, this will give you and your family time to get to safety.Doors slow down the spread of potentially deadly smoke and flames, so it is important to remember to close them at night.Fire often starts in the kitchen and no-one should ever leave a cooker unattended while it is in use. It is important to keep lit candles away from children and pets, and from curtains or other flammable materials.