Ascot Drive Fire Station

Happy IWD25! 🚒 Today we are at the Museum of Making @ The Silk Mill in Derby 🔥 Come on down to visit our crews and celebrate 🎉 👩‍🚒👨‍🚒

📮 We are supporting ‘Friends of Nottingham Road Cemetery’ grief postbox this #GriefAwarenessWeek. A space to share memories, words, and feelings—because no one should face grief alone. 💌 Stop by, write a message, and be part of the healing. 🕊️ #YouAreNotAlone @DerbyshireFRS

Come and say hello to our crews at Bramblebrook Community Centre today until 3pm👨‍🚒 Do you know how to stay safe this festive season? 🔥🚒🚑🚓 #fraud #firesafety #Christmas2024 @DigitalPCSO @aliveforeverkaz

Electrical Safety Alert 🚨 ‼️ During our visits today we found 5 of these block plug adaptors! 🔌 Did you know they are a fire hazard? 🔥 They were quickly removed and some friendly advice given 👩‍🚒🧑‍🚒 Remember! Keep to one plug per socket and use appropriate extension leads ✅

Have you recently bought a new property? 🏠 Do you have hard wired smoke alarms? 🚨 Read our information below to see what you should look out for 👀☝️

Join us tomorrow for our Charity Car Wash on station! 💦🚗🚨

As the warm weather continues, please enjoy the outdoors safely 🌿☀️ Phone 999 if you see a fire or smoke - don’t assume someone else has reported it 🔥🚨 #BeFireAware #DerbyshireProud

Today we honour the sacrifice of firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty, acknowledging the courage and dedication of generations of firefighters, including those who serve our communities today 🔥 Thank you for your service 👩‍🚒🧑‍🚒👨‍🚒🚒

🔥Beware increasing incidents involving tumble dryers causing fires in our area🔥 Your safety is our top priority, follow the link for tips to keep you and your home safe ow.ly/ou1N50Q3ZmX Stay vigilant and spread the word to protect you and your loved ones #SafetyFirst

Since April 2023, we've attended 327 accidental house fires with 72 people injured or killed. Out of all these, nearly half were caused by cooking. This is why we are launching our latest fire prevention campaign 'Kitchen Nightmares’ ⬇️ ow.ly/1aRH50R1XUI #KitchenNightmares

Following a serious house fire in Normanton, crews have been busy visiting the area, offering fire safety advice and smoke alarm tests. Unfortunately, we could not get to you! Please be considerate of your parking for emergency vehicles - how would we get to you if you need us?

We hope you have all enjoyed your half term break and would like to thank all of our visitors for coming to have a look around our fire station! Well done on your fire safety knowledge and remembering the number to call in case of an emergency! #999 #firesafety #emergency

Half term is nearly here and with the kids around, it's the perfect time to talk about fire safety 🔥 Start with your escape plan and use these questions as a prompt! Find more planning tips 👉 ow.ly/hlU950QBL0j

Temperatures are set to drop again overnight so watch out for ice on your morning journey ❄️ 🚗 Drive carefully, leave extra time to travel & keep your distance 🚶‍♂️If you're travelling on foot, take care as paths may be slippery & stay away from frozen water

A man has sadly died following a house fire in Brockwell. Our thoughts are with the family & friends of the deceased. A joint investigation has concluded the most probable cause of the fire to be accidental due to a tumble dryer. More details: ow.ly/ou1N50Q3ZmX

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Please make sure you follow the safety advice for charging e-bikes and e-scooters - •Avoid charging overnight •Do not charge for longer periods than recommended •Plug the charger into a mains socket and not an extension lead Make sure you have working smoke alarms!

We want to wish good luck to everyone collecting their exam results today! 🍀 Why not check out a career as a firefighter and what it takes to become one! 👩‍🚒🔥🚒

Thank you everyone for your support at our Car Wash today! 💦🚙 Your kind donations on this very rainy day raised £761.92 for The Firefighters Charity! 🚒 We hope you enjoyed visiting our fire station and meeting our firefighters🧑‍🚒👩‍🚒 @DerbyshireFRS @NottmRoadFS @FireKingsway

Join us for our Charity Car Wash! 🚒💦