Sandwell
Sandwell: Operations Commander Tim Gardiner
To contact the Sandwell Command team please ring 0121 380 6131
There are 6 Stations within the Sandwell Command area.
West Bromwich Fire Station (0121 380 7548)
Station Commander Carl Shaffery
Hargate Lane,
West Bromwich,
West Midlands,
B71 1PD
Cradley Heath Fire Station (01384 569 822)
Station Commander Phil James
Mace Street,
Cradley Heath,
West Midlands,
B64 6HP
Oldbury Fire Station (0121 380 7541)
Station Commander Phil James
Old Park Lane,
Oldbury,
West Midlands,
B69 4PU
Smethwick Fire Station (0121 380 7533)
Station Commander Steve Husbands
Stony Lane,
Smethwick,
West Midlands
B67 7QW
Tipton Fire Station (0121 380 7547)
Station Commander Lawrence Bowbanks
Alexandra Road,
Tipton,
West Midlands,
DY4 7NZ
Wednesbury Fire Station (0121 380 7559)
Station Commander Steve Ball
King Street,
Wednesbury,
West Midlands,
WS10 7PQ
Sandwell has a diverse population of just over 280,000 people. It was incorporated as a borough in 1974 when the two boroughs of West Bromwich and Warley merged. It is made up of 6 distinct towns
- Oldbury
- Rowley Regis
- Smethwick
- Tipton
- Wednesbury
- West Bromwich
Primary Targeted Performance Indicators
- Reduce Accidental Dwelling Fires
- Reduce Vehicle Arson Fires
- Reduce Arson Building (Other) Fires
Prevention Based Activity Initiatives
- Sandwell Action Squad
Sandwell Action Squad (SAS), is a community safety event which involves over 1,000 children from the borough's junior schools. The event is set up to prepare Year 6 pupils to be more independent when they reach high school.
The event is organised by Sandwell Community Services and involves variety of organisations including West Midlands Fire Service, West Midlands Police, Virgin Trains, road safety officers and the DECCA drugs team.
- Your Choice
Arson
This project involves a team of dedicated educators delivering arson awareness. The session involves a series of videos highlighting the dangers of fire related incidents.
Road Traffic Collisions (RTC)
This project is a hard hitting, sometimes graphic, deeply thought provoking, life changing experience. The aim is to change young people’s attitude towards road safety.
RTCs are the biggest killer of 17-24 year olds; on average 9 people a day are killed
The main focus areas are driving behaviour, seat belts, drugs/drink and speeding
- Arson About
Stop Watch Theatre group go on tour yearly, during which they perform a 45 minute production to approximately 200 school children from across the Borough.
The production tells a story of typical incident involving a school, which ends in tragedy. Following the performance a 30 minute workshop takes place. The message is pushed even further by getting interaction from the audience
- Sandwell Electronic Evaluation Project
This pioneering project is currently used to monitor and review the thoughts, attitudes of young people who have experienced the RTC road show.
The next part of the process involves the same people submitting their ‘attitude approach’ and thoughts after receiving the input. This is then collated, which evolves to give a ‘true’ picture of how these people have changed their attitudes.
