Freedom of Information Act Request Ref No: FOIA 717

Thank you for your email of 12 June 2013 requesting information about fire stations.

The information you requested followed by our response is as follows:

1. Current up to date list of fire stations with address and date opened 2. A list of fire stations closed since 1990 with date of closure and reason why 3. Have any stations remained opened but been rebuilt in close proximity or on same land if so which dates did they open?

Please see attached list.

4. Are any other stations planned to be built or are all current projects complete re this topic?

Planning applications have been submitted for a new station near the Parkway to replace Mansfield Road and Darnall Road Stations, and a new station in Birley, Sheffield, which will replace Station. These are programmed for opening in 2015.

FOIA 717 – SOUTH FIRE & RESCUE – LIST OF STATIONS

Station Year of Opening Comments Address

1 1960 Barnsley Fire Station, Broadway, Barnsley, S70 6RA 2 Royston 1963 Closed 2012 due to Cudworth \ Dearne High St, Royston, Barnsley S71 4RJ opening 3 Cudworth 2010 Cudworth Fire Station, Tumbling Lane, Cudworth, Barnsley S71 5SA 4 Dearne 2010 Dearne Community Fire Station, Way, , S63 5DD 5 2009 Penistone Fire Station, Sheffield Road, Penistone, Sheffield S36 6HN 6 2004 New station built on adjacent site to Doncaster Fire Station, Leicester Avenue, Doncaster former station DN2 6DR - Doncaster Old Station 1936 Closed 2004 due to excessive refurbishment costs and practicality of such, 7 Adwick 1963 Adwick-le-Street Fire Station, Quarry Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7RT 8 1972 Closed in 2010 due to Cudworth \ Dearne Mexborough Fire Station, Highwoods Road, Mexborough opening S64 9ET 9 Thorne 1964 Thorne Fire Station, Union Road, Thorne, Doncaster DN8 5EL 10 1965 Askern Fire Station, Moss Road, Askern, Doncaster DN6 0JX 12 1966 Rossington Fire Station, West End Lane, Rossington, Doncaster DN11 0PQ 13 Central 2008 Relocated from Wellington Street, Central Fire Station, 197 Eyre Street, Sheffield Sheffield, as part of a land swap S1 3FG - Central Old Station 1985 Closed 2008 due to new Central/HQ Wellington Street, Sheffield S1 3FG opening 14 Rivelin 1969 Rivelin Valley Fire Station, Rivelin Valley Road, Sheffield S6 5FE 15 Lowedges 1965 Lowedges Road Fire Station, Lowedges Road Sheffield S8 7JN 16 Ringinglow 1970 Closed 2006 by decision of the South Ringinglow Road, Sheffield Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority 17 1971 Stocksbridge Fire Station, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 1DH 18 Rotherham 1993 Replaced Rotherham Old Station, Rotherham Fire Station, Fitzwilliam Road, Eastwood, Erskine Road, Rotherham S65 1ST - Rotherham Old Closed 1993 when new station was built Station Erskine Road, Rotherham S65 1RF 19 Brampton 1964 Closed in 2010 due to Cudworth \ Dearne Knollbeck Lane, Brampton, Barnsley S73 0TX opening 21 Maltby 1957 Maltby Fire Station, High Street, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8LA 22 Aston Park 1995 Replaced Retained Station Aston Park Fire Station, Worksop Road, Aston, Sheffield, S26 2FZ - Kiveton Park Closed 1995 when Aston Park opened Hard Lane, Kiveton Park, Sheffield 23 Darnall 1956 Darnall Road Fire Station, Darnall Road, Sheffield S9 5AF 24 Elm Lane 1973 Station re-built on current site, Old Elm Elm Lane Fire Station, Elm Lane, Sheffield S5 7TU Lane Station was to the right hand side of site as viewed from the road 25 Mansfield Road 1963 Mansfield Road Fire Station, Mansfield Road, Sheffield S12 2AE 26 Tankersley 1994 Replaced High Green \ Oaks Lane Tankersley Fire Station, Maple Road, Station Wentworth Industrial Estate , Tankersley , Barnsley S75 3DL - High Green Closed 1994 when Tankersley opened Westwood Road, High Green, Sheffield,

- Oaks Lane Closed 1994 when Tankersley opened Oaks Lane, Kimberworth, Rotherham 27 Mosborough 1962 Mosborough Fire Station, Queen Street , Mosborough Sheffield S20 5BQ 28 1983 Edlington Fire Station, Edlington Lane, Doncaster DN12 1DA