L01 BO'NESS

1 Pump, 1 Control Support Unit Wholetime. 1 Pump, 1 Fire Fogging Unit, 1 BA Van  Retained.

Stations

1948? to 1981 Main Street, BO'NESS.                                                                                                              Photo
23/7/1981 Bowmains Industrial Estate, Linlithgow Road, BO’NESS. EH51 0QF.                               Photo

 

Firemasters

Retained OiC

 ? to 2022    Watch Commander Alan Campbell
2022 to        Watch Commander Kenny Stewart

Appliances

  RWS929 Bedford SL/Miles WrT
  FFS528D Bedford TKEL/HCB Angus PE
  BMS703L Dodge K1050/HCB Angus FoDPU
  DMS643S Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie WrT
1978? JLS367S Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie WrT
  XLS278T Dodge G1313/Fulton and Wylie FoST
1980? PMS638W Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie WrT
1981? GSX349X Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie WrT
1984? A816HMS Dodge G13/Fulton and Wylie WrL
  B411LMS Dodge S50/Scott CU
  B917RLS Dodge G13/Fulton and Wylie WrL
  B918RLS Dodge G13/Fulton and Wylie WrL

 

 

  First Second (Ret) Third (Ret) FoSU Control Unit Fire Fogging Unit BA Van
1990 F996CMS C873XLS GSX349X XLS278T B411LMS    
1998 R576VLS L801JLS G402HLS   N478VMS    
2000 R576VLS L801JLS G402HLS        
2001 R576VLS L801JLS G402HLS H699OLS N478VMS P734FMS  
2006 SN05MJF R576VLS L801JLS H699OLS N478VMS P734FMS  
2007 T573JMS ? ?   N478VMS P734FMS  
2011 SN60EKP SN05MJF ?   N478VMS P734FMS  
2012 Aug 3 SN60EKP SN05MJF ?   SK02SMV P734FMS  
2017 Jan KY65OLP SN05MJF     SK02SMV SN61EJU  
2020 May KY65OLP SN61DZB     SK02SMV SN61EJU  
2022 August SF71CGK SN61DZB     SK02SMV SN61EJU  
2023 Nov SF71CGK SN61DZB     SK02SMV SN61EJU SN22PCV

2001 H699OLS is manned by Retained personnel.
2023 November BA Van SN22PCV moved from Tollcross to Bo'ness and is crewed by the retained.

XLS278T Dodge G1313/Fulton and Wylie FoSU
GXS349X Dodge G1313/Fulton and Wylie WrL
B411LMS Dodge S50/Scott CU
C837XLS Dodge G13c/Fulton and Wylie WrT
F996CMS Volvo FL6-14/Fulton and Wylie/Mountain Range WrT
G402HLS Volvo FL6-14/Fulton and Wylie WrL
H699OLS Mercedes 917AF/Mountain Range/CSFB OSU
L801HLS Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One WrT (RT)
N478VMS Volvo FL6-14/Heggies of Cupar CU
P734FMS Vauxhall Brava 2.5D/TR FFU
R576VLS Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One WrL
SK02SMV Volvo FM7/PCL/Scott Medical (was OSU at Alloa) CSU
SN05MJF Volvo FLH/Saxon//TVAC WrL (Impounded after Fatal RTA)
SN60EKP Volvo FLL/Emergency One WrL
SN61DZB Volvo FLL/ISS/Emergency One RP
SN61EJU Mitsubishi L200 4x4
KY65OLP Volvo/Emergency One RP
SF71CGK Scania P280/Emergency One (New Generation) RP
SN22PCV Mercedes Sprinter SWB Van

The Control Unit (N478VMS) is crewed by two retained firefighters and has two compartments, a Control Suite and a Command Suite.

The Foam Salvage Tender carries foam compound, salvage sheets, absorbent and a water driven smoke extraction fan.

The Fire Fogging Unit is crewed by retained personnel.

29/12/2022    The Control Support Unit is now Resource Based Crewed (RBC or Jump manned) by the Wholetime crews and has been for a few years now. The Fire Fogging Unit is still crewed by the retained unit.

Brigades

1941 to 1948 National Fire Service
1948 to 1975 South Eastern Area Fire Brigade
1975 to 1996 Central Region Fire Brigade
1996 to 2004 Central Scotland Fire Brigade
17/9/2004 to 2013 Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service
1/4/2013 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

 

Notes

The South Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948

  Equipment Retained
  1 Pump Escape 1 Leading Firemen
  1 Tender and Large Trailer Pump 9 Firemen

Establishment 2000

                                                         

 

Equipment

Wholetime

Retained
 

3 Water Tender Ladders

4 Station Officers

1 Sub Officer
 

 

4 Sub Officers

3 Leading Firefighters
 

 

4 Leading Firefighters

16 Firefighters
 

 

 28 Firefighters

 

 The Wholetime Establishment is split over 4 watches of 1 Station Officer, 1 Sub Officer, 1 Leading Firefighter and 7 Firefighters (Red, White, Blue and Green) working a 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off rota which gives an average of 40 hours per week.

Establishment 2006

 

Equipment

Wholetime

Retained

 

3 Water Tender Ladders

4 Sub Officers

1 Sub Officer

 

1 Control Unit

4 Leading Firefighters

3 Leading Firefighters

 

1 Foam Salvage Unit

20 Firefighters

12 Firefighters

 

1 Fire Fogging Unit

 

 The Wholetime Establishment is split over 4 watches of 1 Sub Officer, 1 Leading Firefighter and 5 Firefighters (Red, White, Blue and Green) working a 2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off rota which gives an average of 40 hours per week. The Wholetime crew man one Water Tender Ladder with a minimum crew of five. The Retained man the other five appliances.

 

Bo'ness was upgraded from retained to Wholetime/Retained when the new station was opened in 1981.

26/1/2016 was Station F1, New National Call Sign is L01.

 

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

 

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