BARRA AIRPORT

2 Rapid Intervention Vehicles

Stations

? to 1978                                Wooden Terminal Building. (No Fire station?)

1978 to                                   New Terminal Building incorporating fire station            Photo

2020                                        The new appliances are now kept in a separate 3 bay garage north of the main building.

1997 Terminal building extended and gave more facilities to firefighters.

2020 The boat is now kept in the old fire station in the main building. The 3 bay garage presently being used is going to be rebuilt facing the beach

Officer in Charge

1994 to 1998                          Sub Officer Keith Rendall

1998 to                                   Sub Officer Michael Galbraith

Appliances

1964        Red Appliance

?              Yellow Bedford Appliance

1975 Yellow Range Rover RIV and red Bedford RL (ex Tiree?). Seen in a photo, there may be other appliances.

Two of the P reg Land Rovers are on the run and one is at Benbecula for servicing, they constantly rotate.

The two 58 plate Land Rover Defenders are fitted with Ford 2.9TD engine. They carry 1242 L water, 186 L Foam FFFP  and 58 L Training Foam 3.   They also have 50 Kilos of Monex DP extinguishent and a 5 Kilo Handheld extinguisher.

Notes

? to 1994                Loganair

1994 to                   Highlands & Islands Airports Fire Service

This is a CAT 2 airport.

Seven of HIAL's 11 airports have water rescue provision, including rescue crafts, a jet ski and a mud rescue team. They are at Sumburgh, Barra, Benbecula, Dundee, Islay, Kirkwall and Stornoway.

(The Aberdeen Press and Journal, 24/10/2019)

Establishment 2003

                                2 Rapid Intervention Vehicles                                            1 Sub Officer

                                2 Land Rover                                                                        2 Leading Firefighters

                                                                                                                                4 Firefighters

Minimum crew is 4. The officers work a 35 hour week from 09-00 to 17-00 and the firefighters work a 31½ hour week from 8-15 to 16-15.

The appliances sit at 45 degree angles in front of the station during landing and take offs except in weather warnings when they go onto the beach.

If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.

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