Establishment 2000

A new station opened in June 1959.

Kintore had a call sign of 76 in Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to R32, the new National Call Sign, when the Control at Mounthooly closed on 8/11/2016.

Watch Manager Arthur Smith (Kintore), received his 30-year long service certificate. (16/11/2016)

KINTORE NEWS

On Wednesday night there was a presentation to Mr Ian M’Donald, local blacksmith and Councillor on eve of his departure for Strathdon where he is taking over the Allargue Arms Hotel.
Mr M’Donald, who has been Firemaster off the Kintore Fire Brigade for many years, was, on Saturday, presented with a gift from members of the brigade at a reception held in his honour at the Station Hotel.
(Aberdeen Bon-Accord and Northern Pictorial. May 7, 1953. Page 12. Part of article))

The days when Kintore’s firefighting apparatus consisted of a hand pump and wheel barrow, trundled by the town council, were recalled by Provost Matthew Dundas when he presided at the opening of the town’s new £8000 fire station yesterday.
The new building on the site of the old station in Northern Road, was opened by Councillor George Roberts, Aberdeen, vice chairman of the North Eastern Fire Area Joint Board.
Councillor Roberts regretted that illness had prevented Viscount Arbuthnot, fire board chairman being present to bring the new station into commission.
Councillor G. Roberts, Aberdeen, opening Kintore’s fire station yesterday, gave much of the credit for the advance of the fire services in the North East Area to Firemaster Woods whom he described as “a go getter.”
(Take it this is a caption for a photo, although there was no photo in the newspaper article)
With Councillor Roberts and Provost Dundas on the platform were the Rev P. C. MacQuoid, Turriff, vice Convener of Aberdeenshire, and Firemaster W. H. Woods.
Before sounding the first siren to send Kintore’s nine firemen away on a dummy run which was followed by a smart display of drill at the station, Councillor Roberts told the guests, who included county council and fire board officials and members and officials of Kintore Town Council, the newly instituted radio service for firefighting would be of great value. The radio mast erected at Lossiemouth would give 85 per cent coverage of the board’s area extending from Kincardine to Nairn.
(Press and Journal Friday June 5 1959 Page 3)

Known to the Romans, now a satellite town
By Alan Murray 

In the same direction is the Fire Station which has a part time crew of 11 with Sub Officer Douglas Cameron, a mechanic, at the helm. Mr Cameron’s son, Neil, is also in the crew.
On visiting the station I found the engine, a Rolls-Dennis model with 400 gallon carrying capacity, just being returned by Station Assistant Ronald Mackie, of Grampian headquarters in Aberdeen, after a touch of valve trouble. The replacement engine was being wheeled away.
Kintore residents as justifiably proud of their fire service, which has worked particularly hard this summer as have most units, because of the drought.
The unit get called out to tackle blazes as far away as Dyce and occasionally to stand by in Aberdeen should all appliances there be out.
Normally the average call out rate is once every 12 days but during the drought it was up to three times a day.
Turnout times are around three minutes during the day and four to five minutes at night. The record stands at one minute 32 seconds.
As well as run of the mill fires and so forth the Kintore men get a touch of variation when the odd cow gets stuck in floodwater.
Mr Cameron was quick to point out how employers play an important role in the fire service, allowing their employees to go off at a moment’s notice.
(Evening Express, Friday, October 22, 1976. Part of article page 10)

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