Alton Fire Station

The official Twitter channel for Alton Fire Station. Offering real-time incident information, community fire safety messages and any other relevant stories

[Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service @HantsIOW_fire]

A teenager from Alton has been presented with a Chief Fire Officer's commendation award for his role in saving his neighbour's life last year.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/k1KbTt3VBQ

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

This evening saw us welcome Santa into station, to say hello and make sure he is keeping safe whilst getting Christmas ready.

Big shout out to Alton lions club for the great work they do in our community!

#ChristmasSpirit
#CommunityFirst

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

🎄It’s the Festive Season for thanks and reflection, so we thought we would add some light to the station and share with our community 🎄

Remember only use devices in good working order, that are suitable for the use intended.

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

🔥Car Wash Collection🔥
Last year we did our annual charity car wash for @firefighters999 and would like to confirm we raised £1,380.00

Big thank you to our #Altoncommunity for supporting us and the charity, we look forward to next year!

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

Sharing for @HartleyWintney8 in the Alton area. Please share and get in contact if anyone witnesses the vehicle!

[Hartley Wintney Fire Station💙 @HartleyWintney8]

Make this too hot to handle - Black Mitsubishi L200  OU57 YHS. Firefighters personal vehicle stolen from the Fire Station forecourt last night whilst he was providing On-Call emergency Co-Responder cover. How can this be right!!..😡 Police aware.

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

This week saw our very own FF Barnes be presented by @HotelGolf073 with his 20 year long service & good conduct medal! A fantastic achievement that is testament to the commitment he has given our community. Well done and well deserved. 🔥🚒👌🏻

[Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service @HantsIOW_fire]

🚒 Firefighters have extinguished a bungalow fire in #Alton this evening.

Crews worked closely with @SurreyFRS to stop the blaze, with Medstead Road expected to reopen in the next hour.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/WIQvIWfkds

@AltonFire05

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

🚨🚒WE ARE OPEN AND READY FOR WASHING🚒🚨looking forward to welcoming our community to the station.

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

🚨🚨CARWASH REMINDER 🚨🚨
Don’t forget tomorrow Saturday 23rd 10:00-16:00 we are having our #CharityCarWash at Alton Fire Station. Come on down, meet the team, have a look around and get your car cleaned 😎@firefighters999 @HantsIOW_fire @alton_council

[Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service @HantsIOW_fire]

🌞 Great to see so many people coming along and enjoying the @Rushmoor02 open day in the bright sunshine on Saturday.

🧽 We have more station events coming up this weekend with charity car washes at both @AltonFire05 and @fordingbridge47 raising money for @firefighters999.

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

🚨🚨CARWASH REMINDER 🚨🚨
Don’t forget next Saturday 23rd 10:00-16:00 we are having our #CharityCarWash at Alton Fire Station. Come on down, meet the team, have a look around and get your car cleaned 😎@firefighters999 @HantsIOW_fire @alton_council

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

🚒🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨🚒
Alton Fire Station will be holding a charity car wash on Saturday 23rd September! Please share and spread the word to keep us busy all day!
Timings to follow soon#firestationcarwash #community @firefighters999 @HantsIOW_fire

[Hampshire & IOW USAR Team 📟-🇬🇧 @HantsIOW_USAR]

🚨PAGER ALERT🚨
We assisted, with many other resources to aid the rescue of a man fallen down an excavation site Nr Alton. Great #jesip principles applied. With @AltonFire05 @Basingstoke_01 @Redbridge53 @Eastleigh32 @SECAmbHart @HantsPolice @hiwfrs_control @HantsIOW_fire

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

Well done to everyone. We welcome both Nick & Adam to @AltonFire05 team and look forward to starting them off on their on call journey! 🔥🔥🚒🚒

[HIWFRS Learning & Development @HIWFRS_LandD]

Today our On-Call trainee firefighters from @AltonFire05 @Fareham17 @Grayshott07 @Hythe44 @BurleyFire52 @Droxford41 @Andover31 @suttonscot35 @Kingsclere_09 @B_Waltham40 had their final sign off drills with our Station Manager @Plumbley11 all passed and can now attend calls. 👏🏻

[Fire Fighters Charity @firefighters999]

We were saddened to hear the news of Bill Carter passing away. Bill greatly supported our charity & kindly shared some incredible photos with us. So in his memory, we're sharing some here.

Our thoughts are with Bill's loved ones at this difficult time. https://t.co/REztMPBq9V

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

It’s been a very busy few days for Alton, we have attended multiple incidents to support efforts for fires in the open and today attended a barn containing 1000 bales of hay. During this exceptionally #dryspell risk of fire outdoors is higher, so be vigilant and #StaySafe

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

999 lines are currently out of action, we have a crew on station so you can report directly to us in the event of an emergency.

[Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service @HantsIOW_fire]

Firefighters from seven stations responded to a house fire in Alresford in the early hours of this morning. A relief crew will remain on the scene this morning to dampen down.

Read the full story ➡️ https://t.co/xRSG0vRYqw

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

H05P7 mobilised to RTC persons trapped this evening, on arrival, all drivers out of their vehicles and no serious injuries. Crews worked closely with our police and ambulance colleagues to administer care to the drivers and make the scene safe

[Alton Fire Station @AltonFire05]

Freezing conditions have led to black ice forming on the roads this morning. Take extra care when driving and clear your windscreen fully from frost before driving! #drivetoarrive