Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service was a Local Authority fire and rescue service 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 The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) 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. It thus became the largest fire brigade in the Unite ...

in April 2013. It was the oldest municipal fire brigade in the UK and the world, founded in 1824 under the leadership of James Braidwood, who later went on to establish the

London Fire Brigade The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the Fire department, fire and rescue service for London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It was formed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 90), under the leadership of superintendent ...

. 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

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 Cambuslang.

Stations

The Lothian & Borders Service had a total of 36 operational

fire station __NOTOC__ A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire apparatus, fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equ ...

s, separated into 11 groups, with each covering a different area of

Lothian and Borders Lothian and Borders is an area in Scotland consisting of the East Lothian, City of Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian council areas (collectively known as Lothian) along with the Scottish Borders. The area constitutes a sheriffdom A sheriffd ...

. 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

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

: *

Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service was the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Central Scotland, Scotland between 1975 and 2013. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013. History Central ...

Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service was the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013. Stations and Units When disba ...

Fife Fire and Rescue Service Fife Fire and Rescue Service was the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Fife, Scotland. It was amalgamated into the single Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in 2013. History Fife Fire and Rescue Service was formed in 1985 from Fi ...

* 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.

External links

lothian.fire-uk.org

References

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Amalgamation in 2013

Stations

Regional Fire and Rescue Services in Scotland 1975–2013

See also

External links

References