Strathclyde Fire and Rescue
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| Strathclyde Fire and Rescue | |
 Strathclyde Fire and Rescue area |
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| Coverage | |
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| 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 |
| Website | 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.[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.
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.
[edit] Stations
The service operates 113 fire stations.[2]
| Area | Population | Full time station | Retained station | Volunteer Stations |
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| 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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