Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
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| Image:ScotlandPoliceStrathclyde.png Strathclyde Fire and Rescue area | |
| Coverage | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Size | 14,000 square kilometres |
| Population | 2,300,000 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1975 |
| HQ | Hamilton |
| Staff | 3,562 |
| Stations | 113 |
| Brigade Manager | Brian P Sweeney QFSM, D.Univ, MA |
| Image:StrathclydeFireBadge.PNG | |
| Website | www.strathclydefire.org |
| Fire Authority | |
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 the Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe.[1] Its territory ranges from the densely populated Glasgow to remote rural and island communities.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Stations
The service operates 113 fire stations.[2]
| Area | Population | Full time station | Retained station | Volunteer Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyll & Bute | 92,000 | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| East & West Dunbartonshire | 209,000 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Renfrewshire & Inverclyde | 258,000 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| North East Glasgow | 203,000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| North West Glasgow | 200,000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| South Glasgow | 217,000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 324,000 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| North & South Ayrshire | 254,000 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| East Ayrshire & East Renfrewshire | 351,000 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 301,000 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | |
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| Avon · Bedfordshire & Luton · Berkshire · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Cheshire · Cleveland · Cornwall · County Durham & Darlington · Cumbria · Derbyshire · Devon and Somerset · Dorset · East Sussex · Essex · Gloucestershire · Greater Manchester · Hampshire · Hereford and Worcester · Hertfordshire · Humberside · Isles of Scilly · Isle of Wight · Kent · Lancashire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · London · Merseyside · Norfolk · Northamptonshire · Northumberland · North Yorkshire · Nottinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Shropshire · South Yorkshire · Staffordshire · Suffolk · Surrey · Tyne and Wear · Warwickshire · West Midlands · West Sussex · West Yorkshire · Wiltshire | |
| Central Scotland · Dumfries & Galloway · Fife · Grampian · Highlands & Islands · Lothian & Borders · Strathclyde · Tayside | |
| Mid & West Wales · North Wales · South Wales | |
| Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service | |
