Salford
Borough Commander Geoff AkroydThere are five fire stations in Salford:
Contact us
To contact our team at Salford borough please call 0161 609 0227.
Recent and upcoming events
Government Minister witnesses unveiling of new fire service equipment
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Salford MP, the Rt Hon Hazel Blears visited Eccles Fire Station in April to witness the official handover of six new fire engines and a water incident unit.
Agecroft community room
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has developed community rooms on some of our stations throughout the 10 Metropolitan boroughs we serve. These rooms are available for community use free of charge for relevant community activities with a key focus on areas such as health, education, crime & disorder, housing and employment. All we ask is that your reason for using our room is relevant and appropriate, i.e. it contributes to securing safer communities by addressing one or more of the areas listed above. In Salford borough, we have a community room at Agecroft fire station. To find out more information or to book it please call 0161 609 0226.
About Salford
- Salford has a population of 216,103.
- The population is 49% male, 51% female.
- The borough covers an area of 37 square miles.
- There are 98,788 homes - 8,500 are detached, 37,500 are semi-detached, 32,000 are terraced, 19,000 are purpose built flats, 1,500 are flats in house conversions.
- Nearly 43,500 (41%) of these homes are rented.
- The ethnicity breakdown of the population is 95% White, 0.5% Black, 0.5% Chinese, 0.5% Indian, 0.4% Pakistani, New Commonwealth: 2.6%.
Places of risk identified in Salford
- Salford Royal Hospital
- Hope Hospital
- Manchester Children's Hospital
