The county’s fire service has said that a Surrey village could soon lose its fire station, while others, including Dunsfold, could face service changes.

Chief fire officer Dan Quin said Banstead fire station was “no longer fit-for-purpose,” and the service was considering moving its engine and crew to Godstone, nine miles away.

Banstead residents say the plans make them feel vulnerable.

However, Mr Quin said he could “assure” residents that response times would still not exceed a 10-minute target.

The service is also proposing changes to staffing at five other stations.

Mr Quin said the number of incidents did not fluctuate per day of the week, but five more engines were available during the day at weekends than during the week.

The plan is to scrap weekend daytime on-call fire engines in Chobham, Dunsfold, Gomshall, Guildford and Lingfield.

The fire service said that staff who are usually on-call at weekends would be available during the night instead when they are most needed.

The proposals are part of a public consultation that will be open until 31 July, and the fire authority will decide in January.