AN investigation into the cause of a fire at the Dubbo ambulance station on February 15 has been labelled an electrical fault.
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A spokesperson from NSW Police Media said the cause of the fire had not been considered suspicious and there would be no further investigation by police.
There has been no set date as to when the ambulance station would be re-opened.
The fire damaged "a number of vehicles", according to NSW Ambulance Deputy Commissioner Mike Willis, but arrangements were in place to ensure there was no interruption to the emergency service.
Since then, the paramedics had operated from the NSW Ambulance Divisional Office located next door to the station.
"Despite the damage to a number of vehicles, there is no compromise to our operational capability, with ambulances being drawn from nearby locations including the closely-located Dubbo Fleet Workshop.
"Neither NSW Ambulance staff nor firefighters were injured in the blaze.
"Staff are receiving support from senior NSW Ambulance officials," Deputy Commissioner Willis said.
Firefighters were called to the site on February 15 at 12.55am after being notified by a member of the public.
The resident had spotted the fire and initially thought it may have been a grassfire.
Shortly afterwards, more than a dozen firefighters from Dubbo and Delroy brigades were on the scene battling the blaze, which was believed to have started in the ambulance bay.
They remained on scene for nearly three hours to contain the fire and secure the site.
