R37 ABOYNE

1 Pump Retained.

Stations

 

Present                             Bridgeview Road, ABOYNE. AB34 5JN.                        Photo

 

Firemasters

1960

Sub Officer J. R. Littlejohn

Feb 1968 to 15/8/1984 Sub Officer Charles Bruce
? to 30/11/1984 Sub Officer William Smith
1984 to 1986 Sub Officer Alan Greig
1986 to 1989 Sub Officer William Kennedy
1989 to November 1999 Sub Officer Eric Young

November 1999 to

Sub Officer Mike Cassie (still there 2020 Feb now called Watch Commander)

 

 

Appliances

  BAV350 Bedford/Gregory Uxbridge Limosine HrT
  NAV576 Karrier Gamecock/Carmichael WrT

1980

BSA672B

Dennis F36/Dennis

WrT

1990

LSO490W

Ford D1617/Angloco

WrL

1992

B994KSO

Dodge G13c/Carmichael

WrL

2001

H286SSA

Scania 93M-210/Mountain Range

WrL

2004 SV04AJY MAN 14.225/Emergency One  4x4 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

 

 

The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948

  Equipment Retained
  1 Towing Unit with Light Pump inside towing Major Pump 1 Leading Fireman
    9 Firemen

 

The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1952

  Equipment Retained
  1 Pump Appliance 2 Leading Firemen
    8 Firemen

 

Establishment 2000

 

Equipment

Retained

 

1 Pump

1 Sub Officer

 

 

2 Leading Firefighters

    9 Firefighters

 

Aboyne had a call sign of 91 in Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to R37, the new National Call Sign, when the Control at Mounthooly closed on 8/11/2016.

 

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

 

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