T34 RAASAY
1 Rapid Response Unit Retained.
Stations
? to 1997 Wooden Hut? Photo
13?/5/1997 Garage in village, RAASAY. Photo
Firemasters
| 1988 | Sub Officer J. Ferguson |
| 1997/98 | Sub Officer Angus MacLean |
| 1998 to June 2004 | Sub Officer Iain Gillies |
| At August 2007 | Temp Watch Manager James Gillies |
| 2019? to 29/11/2022 | Watch Commander David Croy |
Appliances
| 1949 | Hand Pump | P | |
| M105VAS | Mercedes 310D/HIFB | LFA | |
| 2006 | L324SAS | Mercedes 310D/HIFB | LFA |
| 2008 | SY04BWU | LDV 400 Convoy/HIFB | LFA |
| 2015 June | SY03BNN | LDV | LFA |
| 2017 | SY03BNL | LDV 400 Convoy (3.85T)/HIFB | LFA |
| 2018 June | SY04BWZ | LDV 400 Convoy/HIFB | LFA |
| 2018 November | SR18BBV | Iveco Daily 70C 18D/Emergency One | RRU |
Brigades
| 1978 to 1983 | Northern Fire Brigade |
| 1983 to 2005 | Highland and Islands Fire Brigade |
| 2005 to 2013 | Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service |
| 1/4/2013 to | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service |
Notes
Volunteer unit set up in 1978 (Firemaster’s Annual Report) ??? mistake? About B55?
1994/95 Unit upgraded to mobile.
1995/96 Plans underway for construction of new LFA garage
1997/98 Official opening of Volunteer garage.
2000/2001 Unit upgraded to BA Status.
With the new brigade structure introduced in the summer of 2003 the 3 Divisions were re-organised into 2 Commands North and South, Raasay was put into South Command. Call signs remained the same.
On 1st April 2005 along with 61 other units Raasay was upgraded to a Retained Unit, drilling one night per week and receiving a retaining fee.
Raasay is first mentioned in the 1949/50 Annual Report as a Non Mobile Volunteer Unit.
Raasay had a call sign of B54 in The Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to T34, the new National Call Sign, when the Control at Inverness closed on 6/12/2016 and moved to Dundee.
If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.
SFRS NORTH SDA STATIONS