Fire station's bid to be named as world's smallest A FIRE station in Yorkshire just big enough to fit a single 4x4 fire truck is due to be named the world's smallest.
The nine volunteers who work from the 13ft by 20ft stone garage in Goathland, near Whitby, have applied to Guinness World Records to have their tiny station recognised. The brave men and women — who include a youth worker, a farmer and a salesman — can man the mini-station within four minutes of an alarm being raised. There they find their fire-fighting Land Rover equipped with tools.
Engineer Chris Barker, 41, said: "The station was built by the people in the village and the land was given by a local resident. It’s just a garage with a double door. “There is a filing cabinet in the back and that’s the stop point for the Land Rover. “Our gear is hanging up on the sides and there is a desk but we have no running water or toliet. “We don’t have the snooker table or big kitchen that you find at other stations but we do have a kettle.”
The hardworking team — aged in their 20s and 30s — is equipped and trained to deal with most emergencies, from house fires, to car crashes and blazes on the moors. And they deal with an average of 25 to 50 call-outs a year. Chris said: “It’s a real passion this. We take it very seriously. “We are a professional unit, if we go to the pub after a drill it is never with uniforms on and none of the drivers would drink when they are on call. We absolutely do this for the village.”
Despite the vast area that makes up North Yorkshire, the county’s fire service is unique due to its rural economy and low population and is the only one in the country to use volunteer fire stations. A spokesperson for Guinness World Records said: “I can confirm that Guinness World Records did indeed receive an application from Goathland Volunteer Fire Crew to be recognised as the world’s smallest fire station. “Guinness World Records does not currently hold the title. As this is a new category we are researching the claim and will respond in due course.”
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