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Fife Fire and Rescue Service was the
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fire and rescue service for the area of
Fife Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...
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. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013.


History

Fife Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1985 from Fife Fire Brigade, however its creation was a result of the Fire Services Act 1947. 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 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 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 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: * Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service * Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service *Fife Fire and Rescue Service * Grampian Fire and Rescue Service *
Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service The Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service (previously Highland and Islands Fire Brigade) was the statutory fire and rescue service for northern Scotland, covering the council areas of Highland, Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles, an ...
* Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service *
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service Strathclyde Fire & Rescue was the statutory Fire Services in Scotland, 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. ...
* Tayside Fire and Rescue Service The same boundaries were also used for the eight territorial police forces, which were amalgamated into
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on 1 April 2013.


See also

* Scottish Fire and Rescue Service * FiReControl *
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* Fire and rescue authority (Scotland)


References

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