Patchway Fire Station looks set to close by 2018, as part of major organisational shake-up announced by Avon Fire & Rescue. The Patchway station, on the corner of Durban Road and Rodway Road, will be replaced by a new station that will be built “somewhere on the site of the former Filton Airfield”. Southmead Fire Station will also close within
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Three people had a lucky escape after a fire caused thick smoke to fill their home in Southsea Road, Patchway, in the early hours of Wednesday morning (2nd May). Crews from Patchway Fire Station were called following reports of a fire on the first floor of the semi-detached property. Two fire engines were sent to the scene and, acting on
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People living in Patchway are being urged to protect their homes from the dangers of fire. A fire in the home can be devastating, but many of the incidents Avon Fire & Rescue Service is called to could have been avoided. Home Fire Safety Visits are offered to the most vulnerable in the community and are based on the level
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