Community Response Unit.

1948                           Standpipe and Hose

2005                           SY55BFO    LDV 400 Convoy/H&IF&RS                    CRV    (Wildfires and RTAs)
2019 Sep                    V554JST     Mitsubishi Canter/HIFB                            MWrT

Newtonmore are one of the three mainland CRUs with a Fogging Unit.

The Northern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948

Establishment 2000

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, Newtonmore 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. Newtonmore 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 110 incidents in the period 1/4/1999 to 31/8/2004. If a dwelling fire occurs the proximity of Newtonmore to Kingussie station will ensure that an adequately equipped resource will attend within a satisfactory timescale.
The Newtonmore unit assisted by the community has enhanced the ability to transport the equipment by the provision of a trailer together with a large container unit to accommodate the trailer. A number of the firefighters attached to this unit are also community first responders, providing services for the Scottish Ambulance Service.

On 1st April 2005 along with 7 other Non Mobile Auxiliary Units Newtonmore was classed as Auxiliary support to the Brigade with a role of Community Response Unit responding to wildfires.

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