Seascale Fire Station

Local stations

• Egremont - 9 miles
• Whitehaven - 14 miles
• Bootle - 13 miles

4,100 population

Crewing type

On-call

Fleet

• 1 fire engine

Seascale is a village on the West Cumbria coast with a population of approximately 2,800  people with a further 1,400 residing in the neighbouring village of Gosforth. The main employment in the area is the site at Sellafield approximately two miles north of the village. The other main employment in the area is tourism with the Lake District National Park on the doorstep and the highest peaks in England, the Scafell range accessed through this area.

Further information for this fire station is available on a number of themes at the Cumbria Intelligence Observatory, including:

• Population 

• Crime and Community

• Health and Social Care

• Housing

• Economy and Employment

• Environment

• Children and Young People

Please visit www.cumbriaobservatory.org.uk and choose a fire station area for your particular theme of interest.

The area contains:

• 4 Heritage Sites; Hardnott Roman Fort, Ravenglass, Roman Bath House and Burnmoor Stone Circles

• 3 Grade I listed buildings and 6 Grade II listed buildings

• 1 Special Area of Conservation; Wast Water and 10 Sites of Specific Scientific Interest

• 1 Site Specific Risk; British Nuclear Fuels Sellafield

• No significant flood risk identified in the station area

The A595 trunk road passes through the station area which can lead to problems with road  traffic collisions.