Downham Market fire station

Address: Ryston Close, Downham Market, PE38 9BD

Downham Market fire station is staffed by on-call firefighters. These firefighters are men and women who live or work close to the station and ride the fire appliance when alerted to any fire and rescue incident. The crew consists of a watch manager, two crew managers and nine firefighters.

The Downham Market firefighters attend one training evening a week. they also commit to training courses at Bowthorpe Fire Training and Development Centre to enhance their firefighting skills.

Being an on-call firefighter at Downham Market

Learn about becoming an on-call firefighter and check job vacancies at Downham Market.

Average calls per month

• 10 average daytime call outs per month
• 4 average evening call outs per month
• 2 average overnight call outs per month

Average call out time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Training night

Wednesday 6 - 9pm.

School visits and community events

To enquire about a school visit or attending a community event contact Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. Visits will depend on resources and we tend to target priority areas for our service.