About the station
Slaithwaite Fire station was built in 1962.
The station is situated approximately four miles from Huddersfield and provides fire cover for the Colne Valley. The population of the station area is approximately 18,594 and incorporates 7,906 dwellings.
Crews attend a varying degree of incidents from moorland fires to attending road traffic collisions on high moorland roads and on the M62.
Slaithwaite firefighters are at the heart of the community and take part in community and fundraising events where possible. In 2017, as part of Children In Need, the crew laid hose out from Slaithwaite fire station to Huddersfield fire station – collecting money as they went. They laid and rolled out some 4.5 miles worth of hose.
Crew members at Slaithwaite also have jobs at: Daval Furniture, care homes, TMS Software, as a farrier, as a plumber and as a textile engineer.
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Contact details
New Street
Slaithwaite
HD7 5AB