Fife Fire and Rescue Service was the

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for the area of Fife,

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. It was amalgamated into the single

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS; gd, Seirbheis Smàlaidh agus Teasairginn na h-Alba) is the national fire and rescue service of Scotland. It was formed by the merger of eight regional fire services in the country on 1 April 2013. ...

in 2013.

History

Fife Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1985 from Fife Fire Brigade, however its creation was a result of the

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. The service operated as a whole and was not divided into separate divisions as is the case with some fire services in the

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. FFRS provided fire cover to a large rural area; many stations are retained as there is no need to operate a fully staffed fire station in rural areas.

Amalgamation in 2013

Fife Fire and Rescue Service, along with the other seven fire and rescue services across Scotland, was amalgamated into a single, new

on 1 April 2013. This replaced the previous system of eight regional fire and rescue services across Scotland which existed since 1975. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service originally had its headquarters in

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Stations

The service operated 14 fire stations, both wholetime and retained (on-call), divided as follows: * Eight retained fire stations: ** Anstruther ** Auchtermuchty ** Burntisland ** Cupar ** Newburgh ** St Andrews (plans to change St Andrews fire station to a day staffed station are being considered) ** St Monans ** Tayport * Five wholetime stations: ** Pitreavie ** Glenrothes ** Kirkcaldy ** Lochgelly ** Methil * Fife FRS HQ was located in Thornton

Regional Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland 1975-2013

The following eight regional fire and rescue services (originally known as fire brigades) were merged on 1 April 2013, creating the

: *

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* Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service *Fife Fire and Rescue Service *

Grampian Fire and Rescue Service Grampian Fire and Rescue Service was the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Grampian, Scotland from 1975 until 2013. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in April 2013. The service provided emergency ...

* Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service *

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* Strathclyde 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.

References

{{UK fire service Fire and rescue services of Scotland Fife

History

Amalgamation in 2013

Stations

Regional Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland 1975-2013

See also

References