Fire services

THE East Sussex Fire Brigade has 24 fire stations and 6 fire safety centres along with a network of support departments. These stations and centres aim to deliver an efficient and high quality service to the best possible standards of professionalism and courtesy.

All services are free unless incidents in which other outside services could be expected to deal with it without the fire services help. This is at the discretion of the County Fire Officer.

As well as fires and rescue missions, the East Sussex Fire Service is well equipped to help with other emergencies. These include spillages of dangerous chemicals that endanger lives or the environment, floods, aircraft emergencies and train incidents.

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The East Sussex Fire Brigade also prides itself with fire safety educational services that raise awareness on fire safety. In order to spread the word about fire safety, specialists give talks at schools and groups and specialist courses are available at youth organisations, so that their members can become safer citizens.

The East Sussex Fire brigade also provides an animal rescue service that rescue animals big and small. They are also in contact with the RSPCA so that they know exactly how to proceed with the rescue. The RSPCA will also give them advice on how to deal with an animal in distress, and how best to approach the situation.

Fire Safety centres are open at normal working hours – 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday.

All concerns over a fire or life risk are directed to Fire Control which is a 24hour a day facility. An officer will be on the road within 15 minutes of notification of possible danger to life.

To contact their main office:

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

20 Upperton Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 1EU

Tel: 0845 130 8855

Fax: 01323 725574

Minicom: 01323 462003

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To contact the East Sussex Fire Service about other Queries, or if you want to contact your local fire station, then their details are below:

Home Safety Visits – Contact the Community Safety Team for free fire safety advice at you home from local fire-fighters:

The Community Safety Team East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service

Freepost SEA 12712

20 Upperton Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 1BR

Freephone: 0800 177 7069

Fax: 01825 760697

Commercial Fire Safety Training

ESFRS Training Centre, Batts Bridge Road, Maresfield, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 2HN

Tel: 01323 462141

Fax: 01825 760697

Community Safety 24hr Hotline – Freephone: 0800 7319119

Lewes Area:

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Fire Safety Office, Fire Station, North Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2PE

Tel: 01323 462161

Fax: 01323 462031

Rother Area:

Fire Safety office, Fire Station, Beeching Road, Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex TN39 3LG

Tel: 01323 462151

Fax: 01323 462027

Wealden Area:

Fire Safety Office, Fire Station, Bell Farm Road, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1BA

Tel: 01323 462132

Fax: 01825 745909

Brighton & Hove City Borough:

Fire Safety Office, Fire Station, English Close, Hove, East Sussex BN3 7EE

Tel: 01323 462130

Fax: 01273 746952

Eastbourne Borough:

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Fire Safety Office, Fire Station, Whitley Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 8LA

Tel: 01323 462434

Fax: 01323 462026

Hastings Area:

Fire Safety Office, Fire Station, Bohemia Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1EX

Tel: 01323 462133

Fax: 01424 420040

In an emergency call: 999