Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service was a Local Authority

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covering an area of of south east Scotland, and serving a total population of 890,000. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in April 2013. It was the oldest municipal fire brigade in the UK and the world, founded in 1824 under the leadership of

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, who later went on to establish the

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. The last Chief Officer, Jimmy Cambell, started his career as a Fireman with the Service in 1975, before moving to other Services through promotion. He returned as its Chief Officer in April 2010.

Amalgamation in 2013

Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service, 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. This replaced the previous system of eight regional fire and rescue services across Scotland which had existed since 1975. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has its headquarters in

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Stations

The Lothian & Borders Service had a total of 36 operational fire stations, separated into 11 groups, with each covering a different area of

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. Until March 2013 there were: * 20 Retained only fire stations * 9 Wholetime only stations * 3 Day Shift Duty System (DSDS) stations (wholetime cover on weekdays, retained cover at night and weekends) * 3 Wholetime and retained stations * 1 Wholetime & DSDS station Headquarters were located at Lauriston Place in Edinburgh, which also housed The Museum of Fire until 2016.(accessed 18 Jan '17)
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-s-museum-of-fire-to-move-from-lauriston-1-4026801 It had separate training and Logistical Support Centres at Goldenacre and Newbridge.

Regional Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland 1975–2013

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*Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service *

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The same boundaries were also used for the eight territorial police forces, which were amalgamated into

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on 1 April 2013.

External links

lothian.fire-uk.org

References

{{UK fire service Fire and rescue services of Scotland

Amalgamation in 2013

Stations

Regional Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland 1975–2013

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