M20 BALFRON

1 Pump Retained.

Stations

1940 Shed at Kilfasset Farm, BALFRON.
1940 to 1974 Garage 25 Dunmore Street, BALFRON. G63 0PZ         Photo
11/12/1974 Dunkeld Court, BALFRON. G63 0TW.                          Photo

Firemasters

 

1940 Firemaster James Jamieson
1941 Leading Fireman William Hill
1948 approx Leading Fireman David Campbell
? to 1967 Sub Officer David Campbell      (same person as L/Fm David Campbell)
1967 to ? Sub Officer William L. Mackinnon
? to 1987 Sub Officer James T. C. Rose B.E.M.
1987 to 2004 Sub Officer Robert Murphy MBE
2004 to ? Sub Officer Sandy Buchanan
? to Watch Manager Gary Scott (there November 2012 and 2016)

 

Appliances

1939 WG9280 Morris Commercial/J Kerr + pump TV + TrP
1942 GLR683 Austin K2/Home Office HrT
1974 BMS14B Bedford TK/Carmichael WrT
1979 WHS669S Dodge K1113/Fulton and Wylie WrT
1989 PMS639W Dodge G1313/Fulton and Wylie WrL
1992 G403HLS Volvo FL6-14/Fulton and Wylie WrL
2003 R579VLS Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One WrL
2011 Dec 1 SN61DZB Volvo FLL/ISS/Emergency One WrL
2020 April SF13CWM Volvo FLL290/Emergency One RP

 

Brigades

1941 to 1948 National Fire Service
1948 to 1975 Central 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 Central Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948

  Equipment Retained
  1 Towing Unit 1 Leading Fireman
  1 Large Trailer Pump 9 Firemen

Establishment 2000

                                                                           Equipment                                                                                             Retained

                                                                          1 Water Tender Ladder                                                                       1 Sub Officer
                                                                                                                                                                                          2 Leading Firefighters
                                                                                                                                                                                          7 Firefighters

 

Station Officers were in charge of 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.

In the 1986 New Year's Honours list Sub Officer James T. C. Rose was awarded the B.E.M. for services to the Brigade.

26/1/2016 was Station S2, New National Call Sign is M20.

 

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

 

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