Strathclyde Fire and Rescue

Infobox UK Fire and Rescue
name= Strathclyde Fire and Rescue


area= Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire
start= 1975
population= 2,300,000
size= 14,000 square kilometres
staff= 3,562
BM= Brian P Sweeney QFSM, D.Univ, MA
stations= 113
HQ= Hamilton
FA=



web= [http://www.strathclydefire.org/default.asp www.strathclydefire.org]

Strathclyde Fire and Rescue is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Strathclyde, Scotland. It is the largest fire and rescue service in Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe. [ [http://www.strathclydefire.org/about/ - Service main wesbite.] ] Its territory ranges from the densely populated Glasgow to remote rural and island communities.

History

Strathclye Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1975 when control of fire services was passed from local authorities to the new Strathclyde Regional Council. 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.

It was originally known as Strathclyde Fire Brigade, but in 2005, the name was changed to Strathclyde Fire & Rescue to reflect the change in the operations that the modern fire and rescue service undertake.

Also in 2005 a book called "Everyday Heroes" was launched detailing the work of Strathclyde Fire & Rescue over the past 30 years.

tations

The service operates 113 fire stations. [ [http://www.strathclydefire.org/about/ - About us.] ]

ee also

* Blues and twos
* Fire Services in Scotland
* FiReControl
* Fire apparatus
* Fire engine
* Fire
* Fire Museum

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