Walsall
Walsall Command Operations Commander Andy Grosvenor
To contact the Walsall Command team please ring 01922 639 167.
There are 4 stations within the Walsall Command area covering two constituencies of Walsall East and Walsall West:
Walsall East Constituency:
Aldridge Fire Station (0121 380 7554)
Station Commander Mick Birch
Northgate,
Aldridge,
West Midlands
WS9 9BU
Walsall Fire Station (01922 630 106)
Station Commander Mick Birch
Blue Lane West,
Walsall,
West Midlands,
WS2 8NU
Walsall West Constituency:
Bloxwich Fire Station (0121 380 7552)
Station Commander Mark Lawton
High Street,
Bloxwich,
West Midlands
WS3 3J
Willenhall Fire Station (0121 380 7553)
Station Commander Mark Lawton
Clarkes Lane
Willenhall,
West Midlands,
WV13 1HT
Walsall has a diverse population of over 250,000 people
The Borough covers 106 km² and combines urban, suburban and rural communities; reflecting the area’s socio-economic history of heavy industry (iron, steel and coal mining) and craft based industry (lock making and leather trades).
It has excellent communication links to the rest of country, lying close to the heart of national road and rail networks which are easily accessible, with the M6 bisecting the Borough, the M5 starting at our border with Sandwell, and the M6 Toll road immediately to the north. Rail, metro and bus routes feed into national networks on the Birmingham-Wolverhampton and Trent Valley railway lines.
Primary Targeted Performance Indicators
- Reduce Accidental Dwelling Fires
- Reduce Vehicle Arson Fires
- Reduce Arson in buildings other than dwellings
- Reduce Arson Rubbish Fires
- Increase the number of dwellings having a working smoke alarm
Prevention Based Activity Initiatives
- Free adult fire safety information and education through professional Home Fire Safety Checks.
- Free fire and road safety education for all young people (Key Stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 through partnership activities, school visits and station based initiatives.
- Reporting initiatives to encourage and promote cleaner greener and more prosperous communities
- Free arson prevention and fire safety information for commercial premises
- Education and Reparation engagement with Excluded Young people on station in partnership with Youth Offending team and via a seconded officer permanently working with education Walsall (Serco) from the New Leaf Centre.
The document below is the Menu of Services for the Walsall Command area. It highlights the proactive and preventative work that we carry out in areas such as Community Fire Safety, Schools Education, Youth Services and Road Safety.
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