These web pages are intended to provide a guideline for media professionals who wish to contact or source information from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS). Use the menu links to navigate to the relevant sections for further information.
01 WHO TO CONTACT
RBFRS encourages direct contact between the media and local fire stations, regarding this relationship as beneficial to all and positive in terms of getting information to the community.
You are welcome to build these links with your local fire station(s) but please remember that these are working fire stations so the duty crew may well not be available when you have a deadline to meet!
If you would like to contact a fire station please call a member of the Corporate Communications team.
To see a list of fire stationsclick here.
RBFRS encourages direct contact between the media and local fire stations, regarding this relationship as beneficial to all and positive in terms of getting information to the community.
You are welcome to build these links with your local fire station(s) but please remember that these are working fire stations so the duty crew may well not be available when you have a deadline to meet!
If you would like to contact a fire station please call a member of the Corporate Communications team.
To see a list of fire stationsclick here.
02 WHEN TO CONTACT
We ask that calls to stations are made at a time pre-arranged with the person you need to speak to. This will usually be during time slots:
Mornings: between 08:15 and 08:45
Afternoons: between 17:15 and 17:45
We ask that calls to stations are made at a time pre-arranged with the person you need to speak to. This will usually be during time slots:
Mornings: between 08:15 and 08:45
Afternoons: between 17:15 and 17:45
03 DUTY SYSTEMS
Watches work the following 2:2:4 duty system:
Two days of 09:00 - 18:00
Two nights of 18:00 - 09:00
This means that if you want to speak to a firefighter whose Watch has just completed a tour of duty, they will not be available until they are back on duty four days later. We do not contact staff who are off-duty with regard to media requests.
Officers work different duty systems according to their role and specialist responsibilities. For example, a Fire Investigation Officer who has been dealing with an incident will not be available to speak to the media if he/she is subsequently off-duty. Training or operational requirements may also take them away from the Brigade.
Watches work the following 2:2:4 duty system:
Two days of 09:00 - 18:00
Two nights of 18:00 - 09:00
This means that if you want to speak to a firefighter whose Watch has just completed a tour of duty, they will not be available until they are back on duty four days later. We do not contact staff who are off-duty with regard to media requests.
Officers work different duty systems according to their role and specialist responsibilities. For example, a Fire Investigation Officer who has been dealing with an incident will not be available to speak to the media if he/she is subsequently off-duty. Training or operational requirements may also take them away from the Brigade.
04 SOURCING INFORMATION
We will always make every effort to obtain information from alternative sources within the Fire Service to assist media colleagues but occasionally it may not be possible to provide requested information in time for a deadline.
The Corporate Communications team will co-ordinate all requests for interviews, broadcasts or information involving Fire Authority staff or premises. Approaches direct to station-based staff, other than the routine daily calls, will be referred to the team to be dealt with.
If you are seeking a spokesperson or would like advice as to where to obtain particular information, please contact the Corporate Communications team who will be able to assist you.
We will always make every effort to obtain information from alternative sources within the Fire Service to assist media colleagues but occasionally it may not be possible to provide requested information in time for a deadline.
The Corporate Communications team will co-ordinate all requests for interviews, broadcasts or information involving Fire Authority staff or premises. Approaches direct to station-based staff, other than the routine daily calls, will be referred to the team to be dealt with.
If you are seeking a spokesperson or would like advice as to where to obtain particular information, please contact the Corporate Communications team who will be able to assist you.
05 FIRE STATION CONTACTS
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service provides cover 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from 20 fire stations across the county, stretching from Slough and Langley in the east to Lambourn and Newbury in the west.
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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service provides cover 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from 20 fire stations across the county, stretching from Slough and Langley in the east to Lambourn and Newbury in the west.
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01 Caversham Road Fire Station
Caversham Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 8AA
02 Wokingham Road Fire Station
Wokingham Road
Earley
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 1JU
03 Dee Road Fire Station
101 Dee Road Tilehurst
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4FS
04 Newbury Fire Station
Hawthorn Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1LD
05 Hungerford Fire Station
Church Street
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0JG
06 Lambourn Fire Station
Newbury Street
Lambourn
Berkshire
RG17 8YT
07 Pangbourne Fire Station
Horseshoe Road
Pangbourne
Berkshire
RG8 7JH
09 Wargrave Fire Station
Victoria Road
Wargrave
Berkshire
RG10 8BP
10 Wokingham Fire Station
Denton Road
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 2DX
11 Mortimer Fire Station
25 West End Road
Mortimer
Berkshire
RG7 3TE
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Caversham Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 8AA
02 Wokingham Road Fire Station
Wokingham Road
Earley
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 1JU
03 Dee Road Fire Station
101 Dee Road Tilehurst
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4FS
04 Newbury Fire Station
Hawthorn Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1LD
05 Hungerford Fire Station
Church Street
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 0JG
06 Lambourn Fire Station
Newbury Street
Lambourn
Berkshire
RG17 8YT
07 Pangbourne Fire Station
Horseshoe Road
Pangbourne
Berkshire
RG8 7JH
09 Wargrave Fire Station
Victoria Road
Wargrave
Berkshire
RG10 8BP
10 Wokingham Fire Station
Denton Road
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 2DX
11 Mortimer Fire Station
25 West End Road
Mortimer
Berkshire
RG7 3TE
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12 Cookham Fire Station
Berries Road
Cookham
Berkshire
SL6 9SD
13 Windsor Fire Station
St Mark's Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 3BE
14 Ascot Fire Station
Station Hill
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7HF
15 Crowthorne Fire Station
High Street
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 7AH
16 Bracknell Fire Station
Downshire Way
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 4AA
17 Slough Fire Station
Tuns Lane
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 2XA
18 Langley Fire Station
London Road
Langley
Berkshire
SL3 7HS
19 Maidenhead Fire Station
Bridge Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 8PG
20 Whitley Wood Fire Station
270 Whitley Wood Road
Whitley
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 8FS
Berries Road
Cookham
Berkshire
SL6 9SD
13 Windsor Fire Station
St Mark's Road
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 3BE
14 Ascot Fire Station
Station Hill
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7HF
15 Crowthorne Fire Station
High Street
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 7AH
16 Bracknell Fire Station
Downshire Way
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 4AA
17 Slough Fire Station
Tuns Lane
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 2XA
18 Langley Fire Station
London Road
Langley
Berkshire
SL3 7HS
19 Maidenhead Fire Station
Bridge Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 8PG
20 Whitley Wood Fire Station
270 Whitley Wood Road
Whitley
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 8FS
