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New £4.3m fire station gets official opening

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service An image of Matlock new fire station with a red fire service van parked at the frontDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
The new fire station has been operational since September

A new £4.3m fire station has been officially opened in Derbyshire.

The county's chief fire officer Gavin Tomlinson was joined by councillors and other dignitaries for the ceremony at Matlock Fire Station on Tuesday.

The new facility, built at the site of the former fire station in Chesterfield Road, is designed to minimise carbon emissions.

Features include a double bay vehicle garage, accommodation for fire service workers and a new smoke training facility built to replicate a three-bedroom house combined with a commercial stairwell, basement, loft and confined space.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service A man and a woman with grey hair stood next to a man wearing fire rescue uniform at a plaque unveiling in MatlockDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
Councillors Trevor Ainsworth (left) and Sue Burfoot joined Derbyshire's chief fire officer Gavin Tomlinson at the opening

Mr Tomlinson said: “The new station is a fantastic asset to the community of Matlock and gives our firefighters direct access to state-of-the-art training facilities which the whole service can be proud of.

“It is a modern fire station fit for the future."

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