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School dinners with a fire safety theme thanks to fire crews in Chadderton - 23 May 2013
Fire started after woman fell asleep smoking - 21 May 2013
Stalybridge Blues demo decontamination for Hyde students - 21 May 2013
Ace new recruit joins GMFRS - 20 May 2013

Welcome to the Tameside Borough section of the website...

Tameside has a residential population of 213,410, with a population density of 20.7 persons per hectare. The Borough covers 40 square miles centred on the River Tame. Combining a mix of urban and rural landscapes, the area includes historic market towns, a canal network and industrial heritage areas as well as direct motorway links and a 20-minute journey to Manchester Airport.

We have fire stations in the following areas: Ashton-Under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Mossley, and Hyde.

Contact your borough:

Generic and school enquiries:
If you have a generic enquiry for your local borough or station you should either call 0161 609 1627 or email Tameside&stockport@manchesterfire.gov.uk

Home/business fire safety enquiries:
If your enquiry is in relation to fire safety, e.g. a school visit or a home or business safety check you should call 0161 608 5410.

For a FREE Home Safety Check please call 0800 555 815

Overview of Tameside

Tameside has a population of 213,034 (2001 Census).
There are 89,981 households with residents.
The breakdown on ethnicity in Tameside is 94.6% are White, 0.8% are Mixed Race, 4% are Asian or Asian British, 0.3% are Black or Black British and 0.4% belong to other multi ethnic communities.
Tameside was ranked 49^th out of 354 in the Indices of Deprivation.
132,200 people (61.9%) in Tameside are of working age. The May 2005 estimate from the Annual Population Survey shows that 77.8% are economically active and 22.2% are economically inactive, most likely due to ill health.
4.6% of the economically active population are unemployed.

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May
21
Stalybridge Blues demo decontamination for Hyde students
PUTTING frightened members of the public through decontamination is a situation that firefighters hope never to face but must train rigorously for.
May
20
Ace new recruit joins GMFRS
AN ace new recruit has recently joined the team at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).
May
06
Crews work with community following woman's death in Tameside
FIREFIGHTERS will be working with the community where a woman died in a fire this morning to offer reassurance and support.
May
02
Young apprentice spends day with Chief Fire Officer
A YOUNG apprentice who recently joined Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has already got her eye on climbing up the ranks after spending a day with the Chief Fire Officer.
Apr
18
Tameside better protected after false alarms at hospital site reduced by two thirds
PEOPLE in Tameside are now better protected thanks to work firefighters in Stalybridge have done to reduce unnecessary call outs to Tameside Hospital and the mental health units on the site.

ITEM	2007	2006	2005
TOTAL INCIDENTS	3538	3782	3737

FIRES
Total number of fires	1676	1837	1828
FDR1 - Fire that is a risk to life or property	622	745	847
FDR3 - Small fires not a risk to property or persons	1048	1087	980
Chimney Fires	6	5	1

DELIBERATE FIRES
Primary fires (FDR1)	326	363	405
Secondary fires (FDR3)	978	1046	943

FATALITIES AND INJURIES CAUSED BY FIRES
Deaths arising from accidental dwelling fires	1	1	1
Injuries arising from accidental dwelling fires	32	32	33

OTHER INCIDENTS
Road Traffic Collisions	91	80	82
Special Services Calls	358	248	269

FALSE ALARMS
False Alarm due to apparatus (Call initiated by fire alarm/or firefighting equipment. This includes accidental initiation of alarm by a person)	991	1095	954
False Alarm Malicious (hoax calls)	86	140	246
False Alarm Good Intent	336	381	357

Last update: 17/05/2013 09:33:37