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2019 marked another milestone in the evolution of the AVFS as ageing facilities were replaced with a brand-new purpose-built fire station. Providing secure accommodation for the fleet of five fire appliances, the new fire station also features a modern training room and networked control office. Welfare facilities comprise of a fully equipped kitchen, separate toilets, and a locker room with ensuite showers and space for more than 30 sets of operational firefighting clothing.

At the opening ceremony of the new fire station, the Chair of the AVFS Trustees, Paul Mackin MBE, commented that the facility “provided the Airfield Volunteer Fire Service with a major step forward in the standards of its operational development and delivery.” The Shuttleworth Trust constructed the new fire station as part of a new development of hangars, allowing the AVFS to relocate from a temporary wooden structure built in 1999, and a refurbished portacabin.