Those of us who follow the antics, cock ups and general hypocrisy of Maltby Town Council know only too well that what is reported is not necessarily true and what’s not reported is more likely to be a better account of  what’s really happening.

Unfortunately many Maltby residents now think  “why bother when they’ll do what they want anyway” and over time certain councillors have come to believe in their own self importance and do and say what they want, to the detriment of the people of the town.

So it was not entirely a surprise to read this in the District News section of yesterday’s Advertiser –

“Maltby Town Council : At the meeting October 18, the council … … …

Cllr S Maxwell told the meeting that Maltby Fire Station was closing, the station is not being used and appliances are coming from Rotherham to cover Maltby incidents.”

Watch Manager Barr of Maltby Fire Station has told me this morning that this is the first he has heard about it and if it was the case then the details would certainly not have passed him by. He is not too pleased that a councillor says something like this without consulting those concerned and the statement is incorrect.

Now, maybe the Advertiser made a mistake.

Maybe MTC  Cllr Steve Johnson who writes the district news for the Advertiser made a mistake.

Maybe the minutes of the meeting on 18th were not accurately recorded.

Maybe Cllr S Maxwell was told the information in good faith but didn’t bother to check it out.

Maybe.

Or maybe this is just another example of the manner in which Maltby Town Council (and many other councils) operate.

Incompetency at Westminster. Incompetency at Rotherham Borough Council. Incompetency at Maltby Town Council.

We all need to wake up to the reality of the shambles of our so called “democratic” systems and hold those in authority to account before these political and social inadequencies become the norm.

Or maybe we are too late.

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Up to date correct information on Maltby Fire Station, it’s officers and incidents  (from their website) http://www.syfire.gov.uk/416.asp

Station Establishment

 1 Watch Manager (A); 1 Crew Manager; 5 Fire-fighters per watch = 28

 Station Area: 104.3 km2

Population: 53,788

Dwellings: 24,059

 Maltby is a wholetime station situated on the main A631 through Maltby, approximately 2 miles from Junction 1 of the M18. The station area is mainly rural but does cover a large industrial estate and has a developing residential area. There are approximately 15 miles of motorway running through the station area and a number of traffic related accident hotspots. Maltby covers the surrounding areas of Maltby, Hooton Levitt, Braithwell, Bramley, Flanderwell, Hellaby, Stainton, Tickhill, Oldcoates and Throapham.

 

Address

 

Maltby Fire Station

High Street

Maltby

Rotherham

S66 8LA

Tel: 0114 253 2521

Fax: 0114 253 2709

Email: Maltby@syfire.gov.uk

 

Appliances

 

1 x Scania Rescue Pump

 

 

Maltby Station Incident Statistics 2012 to 2013 

 

	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4	2012/13
Fires Primary Fires      of which were deliberate Secondary Fires     of which were deliberate Accidental Dwelling Fires	15 3 25 18 4	14 2 23 18 3
False Alarms Caused by Automatic Detection Good Intent False Alarm Malicious False Alarms	5 2 0	9 10 0
Other Information Road Traffic Collisions Attended Home Safety Checks Conducted Smoke Alarms Fitted	3 231 303	3 284 397

 

 

Maltby Station Incident Statistics 2011 to 2012 

 

	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4	2011/12
Fires Primary Fires      of which were deliberate Secondary Fires     of which were deliberate Accidental Dwelling Fires	18 6 82 64 5	19 6 68 55 3	23 10 26 23 6	13 4 53 47 4	73 26 229 189 18
False Alarms Caused by Automatic Detection Good Intent False Alarm Malicious False Alarms	8 23 0	10 23 0	5 14 0	8 12 0	31 72 0
Other Information Road Traffic Collisions Attended Home Safety Checks Conducted Smoke Alarms Fitted	4 295 386	4 257 422	2 267 410	5 261 321	15 1080 1539

 

 

All figures were correct at time of extraction and are subject to updating in the future.

 

Quarter 1 – April, May, June

Quarter 2 – July, August, June

Quarter 3 – October, November, December

Quarter 4 – January, February, March