Cullen had a call sign of 49 in Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to R23, the new National Call Sign, when the Control at Mounthooly closed on 8/11/2016.

Cullen fire station opened 

<PHOTO> Provost George Wood, someone and four Firemen.
Chairman of the North Eastern Fire Area Joint Board Provost George Wood, Portsoy, inspects firemen after opening the £22,000 fire station at Cullen yesterday.
The new fire station replaces the old wooden station in Victoria Street, erected during World War II, for the then National Fire Service.
Built on the site of the former Cullen burgh yard – just over the wall from the old premises – the new station is the 27^th to be built by the North Eastern Fire Area Joint Board since they were inaugurated in 1948.
A company of about 60 guests, including members of the Board, Cullen Town Council, representatives of public and professional life in the town, and wives of the firemen, attended the opening.

EFFICIENT

Provost Wood told the assembled gathering that the Board were now nearing the final goal of their policy to provide a modern and efficient fire service to cover all parts of the Northern Eastern Area.
Although the old premises at Cullen seemed too small and inadequate by present day standards, they had nevertheless functioned extremely well over the years and this was in no small measure due to the dedication and enthusiasm shown by the personnel at the station, he said.
Provost Wood said they had been fortunate in obtaining the site of the old burgh yard from Cullen Town Council and revealed that the granite from the old burgh building had been utilised to provide the facing on the new station to blend in with the background.
“The general layout of this station more or less conforms to the pattern adopted throughout the Board’s area for a one appliance station,” he said.

BUTTON

Provost Wood declared the station open by pressing a button to set off the fire alarm siren.
In the absence of Provost William R. Wishart, Cullen, the senior magistrate, Baillie Frank Hill, presided at the ceremony.
In proposing the votes of thanks, Mr James A. S. McPherson, Macduff, Banff county convener, said they in Banffshire were very grateful to the Board for the progress they had made in providing up to date fire stations in the county.
Since 1952, he said, new stations had been provided at Keith, Aberlour, Buckie, Portsoy, Tomintoul, Aberchirder and now Cullen, and new stations were meantime being planned for Macduff and Banff.

DISPLAY

A new fire tender equipped with VHF radio has also been provided at the station to replace the old towing unit and trailer pump.
After yesterday’s ceremony the station’s crew of nine part time firemen gave a drill display in the yard.
In charge of the Cullen unit is Sub Officer Roy Shepherd and the members of the crew are Leading Fireman Alex Ross, Firemen James Pirie, Kenneth Stewart, Francis Cook, Robert McIntosh, Ron Shepherd, Alex Mair and Alex Donn.
(The Press and Journal, Friday, October 29, 1971. Page 4.)

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