R41 TOMINTOUL

1 Pump Retained

 

Stations

 

? to ?                         Main Street, TOMINTOUL (now the Old Fire Station Tearoom)                Photo

30/7/1964                  Main Street, TOMINTOUL.                                                                              Photo

 

Firemasters

 

? to 16/5/1989                        Sub Officer H. G. McIntosh (there in 1984)

2004                                         Sub Officer Willie Sheed

 

Appliances

? HSA333 Commer QX/Miles WrT

1980

PSA91J

Ford D600/Carmichael

WrL
1984 March HSA449N Dennis F48/Dennis WrL

1990

BRS329T

Ford D1617/CFE

WrL

1998

F432GSA

Dodge G13/Mountain Range

WrL
2003 SV03CWM MAN 14-225 4x4/Emergency One WrL

 

Brigades

? to 1941

?

1941 to 1948

National Fire Service

1948 to 1975

North Eastern Fire Brigade

1975 to 2003

Grampian Fire Brigade
2003 to 2013 Grampian Fire and Rescue Service (name change only)
1/4/2013 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

 

Notes

With Tomintoul at 1165ft (350m), it's the highest Highlands village and some say it's the highest village in Scotland, so  this makes Tomintoul the highest Fire Station in Scotland. (pronounced Tom-in towel)

 

The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948

  Equipment Volunteer
  1 Towing Unit towing Light Pump 7 Firemen

 

The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1952

  Equipment Retained
  1 Pump Appliance 2 Leading Fireman
    8 Firemen

 

Establishment 2000

 

Equipment

Retained

 

1 Water Tender Ladder

1 Sub Officer

 

 

2 Leading Firefighters

 

 

9 Firefighters

 

Tomintoul had a call sign of 41 in Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to R41, the new National Call Sign, when the Control at Mounthooly closed on 8/11/2016.

Tomintoul Fire Station Opened 

Tomintoul’s new fire station which was officially opened on Thursday is the 20th new station built by the North Eastern Fire Area Joint Board. It is the second in Banffshire, the first one being opened at Buckie in April.
The new Tomintoul station cost approximately £9,000, and is a one appliance station staffed by retained fireman.
A really up to date station, it has as well as the tender bay and offices, a well appointed recreation room, kitchen and spray baths, and toilet facilities. And within the next few months the fire tender will be delivered.
Firemaster W. H. Woods, Aberdeen, introduced Provost George Wood. Portsoy, chairman of the board. Provost Wood welcomed and introduced Councillor George Roberts, a former chairman of the board, who performed the official opening.
When Councillor Roberts pressed the button and declared the station open, the siren sounded and the appliance turned out.
A vote of thanks to Councillor Roberts was given by Col. T. R. Gordon-Duff, Drummuir , convener of Banff County Council. The company of about fifty were entertained to afternoon tea.
(Banffshire Journal, Tuesday, August 4, 1964. Page 6)

 

 

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