Denbighshire County Safety Office

 

An introduction from the County Safety Manager, Glyn Jones

Denbighshire County covers an area which runs from the North Wales coastal resorts of Rhyl and Prestatyn down through the Vale of Clwyd, south as far as Corwen and the popular tourist town of Llangollen.

The historic towns of Rhuddlan, Denbigh and Ruthin, each with their own castle, and the tiny cathedral city of St. Asaph, are also located within Denbighshire.

Denbighshire is largely a rural county with a population of 93,065, 18% of which speak Welsh, mainly in the upland area and Vale of Clwyd.

The Clwydian range is located to the east, the Hiraethog Moors to the west, and the Berwyn range is adjacent to the southern boundary of the county. Agriculture and tourism are the main industries.

The expanding St. Asaph Business Park, on the edge of the A55, is home to number of companies and organizations, and the A55 Expressway is an excellent road link through the county leading to the Irish ferry routes at Holyhead, airports at Manchester and Liverpool, and the major UK networks.

Resources
Denbighshire County area has 7 fire stations, with the County Office being based at Rhyl.

Denbighshire County Safety Office – Based at Coast Road, Rhyl. This office provides legislative fire safety support, community fire safety within Denbighshire and operational support for North Wales Fire & Rescue Service.

There is one Wholetime station 24 hour crewed, at Rhyl. This is about to undergo a complete transformation and become the first community fire station in North Wales, with building work due to commence imminently.

Retained stations are located at Prestatyn, St. Asaph, Denbigh, Ruthin, Corwen and Llangollen.

The fire stations within Denbighshire have a total of 8 pumping appliances, 2 special appliances an aerial ladder platform and a water incident unit, together with 2 off-road vehicles located in the south of the county.

Fire Safety
The legislative fire safety team is based at the County Safety Office at Rhyl and provides a service to all areas throughout Denbighshire.

Community Fire Safety
Community safety is a key role within the County plan and the staff work within the community to promote community fire safety, by fire safety education in schools, attending local events such as the Flint and Denbigh Show and Home Fire Safety Checks. This will assist the service in reaching some of the hard to reach groups, at the same time providing much needed facilities for the community and local businesses; and to enhance our partnership working, the existing fire station at Rhyl is to be converted to the first community fire station in North Wales.

Partnerships
It is our aim to continue to form new partnerships and enhance our already established partnerships with all our target groups within the county to provide a good foundation for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service to continue to serve the community of Denbighshire and reach our target/at risk groups. The Denbighshire county staff are proactive in working alongside partner agencies and attend regular meetings in various forums. By doing this, it will greatly assist both the county and the organisation to achieve our targets.

For a free home fire safety check freephone 0800 169 1234 or phone the County Safety Office on 01745 343431.