Belper Fire Station

04/04/2026

Yesterday evening we attended reports of a fire in the kitchen of a domestic property on Bridge Street in .

Working smoke alarms alerted residents to the danger and they evacuated the property safely and called the fire service.

Fortunately the small fire was confined to cooking, and the only thing that was ruined was teatime.

This is your sign to check your smoke alarms.

You can complete an online home fire safety check and help keep your home and family safe at www.derbys-fire.gov.uk

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service

14/03/2026

09/02/2026

This afternoon we attended a van on fire on Kilbourne Road, . Fortunately nobody was harmed. The road was closed for a time, but the vehicle has now been recovered.

02/02/2026

Don't be alarmed if you see us with colleagues from Crich Fire Station, Duffield Fire Station, Ripley Fire Station, and Wirksworth Fire Station at the East Mill this evening, we are having a training exercise utilising this amazing building.

17/01/2026

This morning we're at the Aging Well in you Neighbourhood event at Strutts Community Centre in Belper talking about home fire safety, safe driving and keeping yourself safe and well.

Come along at say hello! We'll be here until around 2pm.

Lots of wonderful community groups are here as well talking about what they do and what is on offer.

13/01/2026

This afternoon we were called to lend a helping hand to Leo the Border Collie, who found that the river was a bit stronger than his little legs could paddle and was swept downstream a little and came ashore on an embankment next to the river.

With a ladder and some muscle, hes back safe and well with family (and favourite tennis ball!)

Be safe in and around water, if an expert swimmer like Leo found it difficult, we all would!

01/01/2026

While wishing everyone a Happy New Year, we also say a fond farewell to Watch Manager Tom Mart, who ends his 14 years at Belper Fire Station today. Tom will stay with Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service in his role as a wholetime watch manager, so our paths will cross again no doubt!

Enjoy the next step in your career, and you're welcome back for a glass of squash anyday!

08/12/2025

We had a very special visitor for tonight's training session, when Santa himself came to say hello.

28/10/2025

Sending our respects to one of our own at Belper Fire Station, Firefighter Matt Waldron who this week was rewarded for 20 years of making Derbyshire safer together with Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service.

Thanks Matt!

20 more?

24/09/2025

28/08/2025

A regular visitor to Belper Fire Station and local resident, many around the Belper area will have known Gavin Tomlinson. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this time.

It is with great sadness that we have been informed of the death of our former Chief Fire Officer and Chief Executive, Gavin Tomlinson KFSM who passed away on the 27 August 2025.

Gavin joined Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service as a trainee firefighter on the 1 September 1993 and over the following 31 years progressed through many ranks from firefighter to Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive in 2019.

On his retirement from the Service in February this year, Gavin is quoted as saying ‘It has been a privilege to be the Chief Fire Officer for Derbyshire.’ He went onto reflect that by working hard he had been able to make a difference to the safety of people not only across Derbyshire, but nationally across the UK too.

Today these words echo loudly in the legacy of positive change that Gavin drove in the fire and rescue sector.

In June 2023 Gavin was awarded the King’s Fire Service Medal (KFSM) for his distinguished service, most notably for his work as the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) lead for protection and business safety, and lately as the NFCC Chair of the Protection and Business Safety Scrutiny Committee which oversaw changes to fire safety legislation following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Gavin also leaves a legacy of positive change at DFRS, driving the Service forward as a positive and inclusive fire and rescue service, rated Good by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services.

Speaking following the announcement of Gavin’s death, Derbyshire’s Chief Fire Officer/Chief Executive Rob Taylor said: "Today is an immensely sad day for Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and the fire and rescue sector as we receive the sad news that our former colleague and Chief Fire Officer Gavin Tomlinson has passed away.

"Through his work both locally in Derbyshire and nationally, Gavin touched the lives of many people. I therefore know there will be a lot of people reading this news today who would want to join me in conveying their thoughts and sympathy to Gavin’s family.

"I would ask that they are given the space and time needed to grieve the loss of a much-loved husband and father."

Arrangements are currently being finalised for an online book of condolence. Details will be communicated in due course.