A49 BOAT OF GARTEN
CLOSED
Stations
2001 Wooden Hut, rear of general store. Grampian Crescent, BOAT OF GARTEN. Photo
2006 Large shed in old Railway yard behind COEDWIG, opposite Golf clubhouse Photo
Firemasters
| ? to ? | Volunteer Leader Cecil Robertson |
| ? to ? | Sub Officer John Morrison |
| 2001 | Sub Officer John Gordon |
Appliances
1948 Portable Power Pump
2005 SY55BFP LDV Convoy/H&IF&RS CRV (Wildfires only)
22/11/2005 SY55BFX LDV 400 Convoy/H&IF&RS CRV (Wildfires only)
Brigades
| ? to 1941 | ? |
| 1941 to 1948 | National Fire Service? |
| 1948 to 1975 | Northern Area Fire Brigade |
| 1975 to 1983 | Northern Fire Brigade |
| 1983 to 2005 | Highland and Islands Fire Brigade |
| 2005 to 2012 | Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service |
Notes
The Northern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948
| Equipment | Volunteer | |
| 1 Portable Power Pump | 1 Leading Fireman | |
| 5 Firemen |
Establishment 2000
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Equipment |
Auxiliary |
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1 Light Fire Appliance |
1 Sub Officer |
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1 Leading Firefighter |
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8 Firefighters |
Minimum crew required for an incident is 4
With the new brigade structure introduced in the summer of 2003 the 3 Divisions were re-organised into 2 Commands North and South, Boat of Garten was put into South Command. Call signs remained the same.
In the 2002 Report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland he said the Brigade could be covered by 95 Units and finance would only be given for those 95. Boat of Garten is one of the 32 units which is now under threat of closure.
In the Integrated Risk Management Planning Draft Review of the 32 'Non Strategic' Units it is recommended that this unit should be maintained adopting the role of a Community Response Unit (CRU). The unit should be provided with a vehicle which in the future will be referred to as a Community Response Vehicle (CRV). The role of the unit should incorporate the ability to respond to forest, moorland and grassfires (wildfires). The unit should be provided with appropriate equipment and training to allow members to effectively contribute to wildfire firefighting. The area within which the unit responds to wildfires should be extended beyond the current unit area and be based upon a wider ranging ‘regional response’ proposal. In this role, the unit may be required to respond to wildfires occurring throughout the Brigade's mainland area. The unit should be provided with appropriate training to allow members to effectively deliver Community Fire Safety education/information. The unit will be classed as Auxiliary support to the Brigade and time worked will be paid accordingly. The unit has attended 104 incidents in the period 1/4/1999 to 31/8/2004. If a dwelling fire occurs an adequately equipped resource would attend from Aviemore within 11 minutes.
On 1st April 2005 along with 7 other Non Mobile Auxiliary Units Boat of Garten was classed as Auxiliary support to the Brigade with a role of Community Response Unit responding to wildfires.
A new Garage/station is to be built in the lorry park at the west end of the village. (2006)
31/8/2012 The Board agreed to close 4 fire stations within the Service area, namely Flotta, Foula, Outer Skerries and Boat of Garten and 6 Community Response Units (Evie, Mossbank, Achfary, Strathpeffer, Kyleakin and Waternish).
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