Fire Brigade Scotland Photos

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As our name implies we lie in the centre of Scotland, bounded on all sides by the other Scottish Services with the exception of Grampian to the north and Dumfries & Galloway to the south.
Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service covers three council areas: Clackmannanshire, Stirling and Falkirk. The region is diverse, spanning sparsely populated and remote rural areas in Stirling as well as densely populated Central Belt settlements in and around the towns of Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth.
The 284,379 population is some 5.5% of Scotland’s people, with a higher than average population density of 108 persons per sq km against a Scottish average of 65 persons per sq km.
The FRA’s net revenue expenditure in 2005/06 was £13.7 million, with supporting capital expenditure of £1.8 million. As at 31 March 2006, the FRA employed 243 wholetime firefighters, 161 retained firefighters, 17 Control Room staff, and 41 non-uniformed staff. Further support is contributed by 10 volunteer firefighters.

Central Region Fire Brigade was formed as a result of Local Government reform on the 16th May, 1975 from part of the former Central Area Fire Brigade, part of  The South Eastern Area Fire Brigade and part of Perth and Kinross Fire Brigade. In 1996 the name was changed to Central Scotland Fire Brigade with out boundary change. The Brigade covers the areas of Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling Councils an area of 2,652 Square Kilometres with a population of 281,600. The Brigade is governed by the Central Scotland Fire Board Fire Authority which consists of eleven members, three from Stirling Council, six from Falkirk Council and two from Clackmannanshire Council. They have adopted the motto “Protecting the Heart of Scotland”
On Friday the 17th September 2004 the Brigade changed it’s name to Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service, this was a name change only, there was no change in the area covered.

The brigade consists of:-

1 Wholetime Station
3 Wholetime/Retained Stations
11 Retained Stations
2 Volunteer Stations

Manning:-

23 Water Tender Ladders
2 Aerial Ladder Platforms
2 Operation Support Units
1 Incident Support Unit (Canteen Van)
1 Control Unit
1 Water Carrier

The Staff consists of:-

1 Firemaster
1 Deputy Firemaster
1 Assistant Firemaster
5 Divisional Officers
11 Assistant Divisional Officers
217 Wholetime Personnel
17 Control Room Staff
153 Retained Personnel
10 Volunteer Personnel
31 Civilian Staff

Personnel figures from 1998.