Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service

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Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
Strathclyde Fire & Rescue.jpg
Operational area
CountryFlag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Region Strathclyde
Agency overview
Established1975 (merger)
Dissolved1 April 2013
Employees3,683
Chief Fire Officer Brian P. Sweeney
Facilities and equipment
Stations 111
Website
Official website

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue was the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Strathclyde, Scotland between 1975 and 2013. It was the largest fire and rescue service in Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe. [1] Its territory ranged from the densely populated Glasgow to remote rural and island communities. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in April 2013. [2]

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History

Strathclyde Fire Brigade was formed in 1975 when control of fire services was passed from local authorities to the new Strathclyde Regional Council. [2] When Strathclyde Regional Council was abolished in 1996 the twelve new unitary authorities that replaced it agreed to keep the fire service as it was, [3] under the supervision of the Strathclyde Fire Board. [4]

A tender seeking bids to provide maintenance and repair services for the brigade's breathing apparatus, issued in 2004, led to a Scottish Court of Session case resolved in 2007 in favour of an unsuccessful bidder. The Board's evaluation team had made several mistakes through which they did not comply with the relevant public procurement legislation. [5]

In 2005, the name was changed to Strathclyde Fire & Rescue to reflect the change in the operations that the modern fire and rescue service undertook. That year a book called Everyday Heroes was launched detailing the work of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue over the past 30 years. [6]

Amalgamation in 2013

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue, along with the other seven fire and rescue services across Scotland, was amalgamated into a single, new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 1 April 2013. [2] This replaced the previous system of eight regional fire and rescue services across Scotland which had existed since 1975. [6] The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has its headquarters in Perth. [7] [8]

Appliances

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue had over 200 appliances,[ when? ] which included Scania-made rescue pumps and aerial rescue pumps (ARP), heavy rescue vehicles, technical support units, major incident units and water rescue units. Also the Volunteer Stations had Volunteer Support Units.[ clarification needed ] [9]

Stations

The service operated 111 fire stations. [10]

AreaPopulationFull-time stationRetained stationVolunteer Stations
Argyll & Bute 92,00021327
East & West Dunbartonshire 209,000510
Renfrewshire & Inverclyde 258,000510
North East Glasgow 203,000400
North West Glasgow 200,000400
South Glasgow 217,000400
North Lanarkshire 324,000430
North & South Ayrshire 254,0004123
East Ayrshire & East Renfrewshire 351,000370
South Lanarkshire 301,000471

See also

References

  1. ↑ Strathclyde Fire & Rescue, Archived 13 January 2013 at archive.today
  2. 1 2 3 "Isle of Iona Community Fire Station, Stèisean Smàlaidh I Chaluim Chille". Waymarking.com. Groundspeak, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "The University of Glasgow Story, Strathclyde Region". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 3 October 2019.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Outer House, Court of Session, Aquatron Marine (t/a Quatron Breathing Air Systems) v Stratchyde Fire Board [2007] ScotCS CSOH_185. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2024. Archived 16 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine .
  5. ↑ Blacklaws, B., Legal Briefing: Aquatron Marine t/a Aquatron Breathing Air Systems v Strathclyde Fire Board, Fenwick Elliott, published in March 2008, accessed on 10 June 2025
  6. 1 2 "History. Our Story". Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Family Support Trust. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Contact your local Fire Safety Enforcement office". Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Ailes, Emma (29 March 2013). "Why Grampian is losing its unusual white fire engines, and other questions..." BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Strathclyde Fire & Rescue / Scania Aerial Rescue Pump CP31 CAB - 76SAL001". WorthPoint Corporation. Retrieved 4 October 2019.[ better source needed ]
  10. ↑ - About us. Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today
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