Establishment 2000

                                                                         Equipment                                                                                             Retained

                                                                        2 Water Tender Ladders                                                                     1 Sub Officer
                                                                                                                                                                                        3 Leading Firefighters
                                                                                                                                                                                      16 Firefighters

NEW FIRE STATION 

In the old days at Denny Fire Station, the doors were so narrow that fire engine wing mirrors were permanently buckled. But, thankfully, things have improved since then… with the official opening last week of a purpose built fire fighting unit.
The new Denny Fire Station stands on the former Cruickshanks Foundry site at Glasgow Road. It offers a quicker access to Denny and the surrounding area. In our picture, Councillor Sam Conner, Chairman of Central Regional Council’s Protective Services Committee, unveils the plaque to open the station.
Also present left to right, are Sub Officer Andrew Sneddon; Firemaster Ian Park; Rev. Richard Smith; Convener Charles Snedden; and vice Chairman John Connolly.
(The Falkirk Herald, Thursday, April 5, 1990. Page 18.)

Denny was a one pump retained station until the seventies? when it was upgraded to a two pump retained station. Upgraded to 2 pumps early 1960s?

At the station in Glebe Street the drivers learned to drive without mirrors as they had to be folded in when the machines were put in the station as the entrances were so narrow, in fact when the mechanics came to service the machines they used to get a retained driver out to put the machines back in the station.

When Glebe Street was a one Pump station the building was part of the Denny and Dunipace Town Council’s yard, the other bay was occupied by the dust cart and various council equipment was kept in the yard.

Station Officers were in charge of 2 pump retained stations until 1975 when the new Central Region Fire Brigade decided they didn’t want Retained Station Officers and all new Officers in Charge had the rank of Sub Officer. Existing Station Officers retained the rank until they retired. Station Officer Trotten was the last Retained Station Officer.

My grandfather ,John Buchanan, was Station Officer/Section Leader at Denny 1940 to 1944 then he volunteered for NFS Overseas contingent and was stationed at Romford during the V1/V2 rocket blitz then after D-Day  he went to France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany where they looked after fuel and ammunition dumps with American and British forces.
After the war he was in charge of the fire station at Alloa then returned as part time OiC of Denny  and Carrongrove Mill Fire Brigade until  about 1962 then R. Totten took over.
Three of the Denny Brigade, W. Kippen, J. Turnbull and P. Mcginnes, were with him overseas.
This information was supplied by my father Duncan Buchanan.
My grandfather died Jan 1966.
(From John Buchanan 15/4/2002)

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

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