Clapham Fire Station
Command District: Southwestern
Borough: Lambeth
Station Callsign: H21
Opened: 1963
Address: 29 Old Town, Clapham, London SW4 0JT
Allocation
1 x Mercedes Benz Atego 1327 Dual Pump Ladder (DPL)
1 x Scania L360/Magirus M32L-AS Turntable Ladder (TL)
2 x Iveco Daily 65C Detection, Identification & Monitoring Unit (DIM)
Notes
Clapham Fire Station was constructed on this site and opened in 1963.
The station was built to replace the former Metropolitan Fire Brigade station on the site dating from 1902, which had been demolished the previous year.
Local firefighting history is also present in the area as the 1868-built Metropolitan Fire Brigade station on The Pavement, which received Grade II Listed Building status on 20th December 2004, is still extant.
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