 In March 2008 Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue gained government approval and funding through the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) to commence with a £40 million project to build 4 new Community Fire Stations within Gloucester and Cheltenham and a Life Skills Centre.
We are planning not just for today but into the foreseeable future. Plans to develop the urban areas around Gloucester and Cheltenham over the coming years, will not only bring increased housing but also a corresponding increase of vehicles to our roads. The new stations will enable us to respond to many more emergency calls within our 8-minute target.
Click here to view our current 8 minute response area in Gloucester & Cheltenham
Click here to view the proposed 8 minute response area in Gloucester & Cheltenham with the new stations
Where will the new stations and Life Skills Centre be?
Two stations will be built on new sites - one at Cheltenham Road East and one at Uckington.
We will be rebuilding the Keynsham Road station and moving the existing Gloucester station at Eastern Avenue to two new sites at Shepherd Road and Cheltenham Road East.
All stations will be built with specific community facilities, for groups to use free of charge, so they become true Community Fire Stations.
The Life Skills Centre will be built alongside the new fire station at Shepherd Road in Gloucester. The Centre will focus on providing a wide range of practical risk scenarios including road, rail, fire, electrical and water safety as well as other dangers in the home, slips, trips, accidental poisoning, internet safety and social responsibility for visitors to experience but within a safe setting.
Want to read more about each station and the Life Skills Centre? Click the relevant link on the left menu bar.
When will the new fire stations and Life Skills Centre be open?
We should sign a contract with the selected builder in October 2010, work will start almost right away and we expect the community fire stations and Life Skills Centre to be open early 2012.
You can find out more about the project in our factsheets in the left menu bar. | 
