V30 St MARGARET'S HOPE
Retained Unit.
Stations
| 1950s | Garage |
| 1960s | Shed |
| 1970s & 80s | Shed |
| 1980s | Garage for first LFA |
| 1990's | Garage next to Council re-cycling depot. Industrial Estate. Photo |
| 20/3/2013 | Bankburn, St Margarets Hope, Orkney, KW17 2TJ Photo |
Firemasters
| ?to ? | Sub Officer Robert Rosie |
| ? to 1990 | Sub Officer Brian Smith |
| ? to ? | Sub Officer William A. Rosie |
| ? to Oct 2013 | Watch Manager Derek J. Rosie (there 2008) |
| 2013 to | Watch Manager James Wishart (there 2018) |
Appliances
| 1990 | YAS693V | Bedford CF/Fulton and Wylie | CFV |
| 1992 | XAS280V | Bedford CF/Fulton and Wylie | CFV |
| 1998 | M102VAS | Mercedes 310D/HIFB | LFA |
| 2005 | L323SAS | Mercedes 310D/HIFB | LFA |
| 2007 (August) | R685OST | LDV 400 Convoy/HIFB | LFA |
| 2010 (July) | SY04CAA | LDV 400 Convoy/HIFB | LFA |
| 2013 (March 19) | SY62CGG | Mercedes 816D/Emergency One | LFA |
| 4/12/2018 | SY12CWX | Mercedes 816D/Emergency One | LFA |
Brigades
| 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 31/3/2013 | Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service |
| 1/4/2013 to | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service |
Notes
The Northern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948
| Equipment | Volunteer | |
| 1 Portable Power Pump | 1 Leading Fireman | |
| 5 Firemen |
Unit started & why?
1999/2000 Upgraded to Breathing Apparatus status.
With the new brigade structure introduced in the summer of 2003 the 3 Divisions were re-organised into 2 Commands North and South, St Margaret's Hope was put into North Command. Call signs remained the same.
On 1st April 2005 along with 61 other units St Margaret's Hope was upgraded to a Retained Unit, drilling one night per week and receiving a retaining fee.
Chief Fire Officer, Stewart Edgar, Fire Board Convener, Andrew Drever, Vice-Convener, Audrey Sinclair and Assistant Chief Fire Officer Billy Wilson, attended the official opening of the new fire station at St. Margarets Hope in the Orkney Islands on 20th March 2013.
The opening of St Margarets Hope Fire Station marked the last ever new build provided by the Highlands and Islands Fire Board.
St Margarets Hope had a call sign of C24 in The Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to V30, the new National Call Sign, when the Control at Inverness closed on 6/12/2016 and moved to Dundee.
Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service
<PHOTO> St Margaret’s Hope Fire Station.
St Margaret’s Hope Fire Station
Opening Ceremony
March 20th 2013
St Margaret’s Hope Personnel
<PHOTO> Crew in front of station.
Left to right; Derek Rosie, Glen Thomson, Iain Laird, Kevin Walls, James Wishart,
Kenny Scott, Eric Gutcher & Willie Beedie.
Station Opening Ceremony
Station Manager’s Introduction
Station Manager John
Feeney
Chief Fire Officer’s Address
Mr Stewart Edgar
Official Opening
Convener Andrew Drever
St Margarets Hope Officer in
Charge’s Response
Watch Manager Derek
Rosie
Chief Fire Officer’s Welcoming
Address
Welcome to all our guests
and friends at the opening of the newly built Fire Station at St Margaret’s
Hope.
The Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service is determined to make our
communities safer.
Our firefighters do this through providing community safety advice and an
emergency response service that is second to none. In recent years we have made
increasing demands upon the firefighters of St Margaret’s Hope, expanding their
role and asking them to learn new skills.
They have met this challenge and today I am proud that we are able to provide
them with a station that meets their professional, safety, dignity and welfare
needs. I am confident it will be an important community resource for many years
to come.
The Highland and Islands Fire Board work hard to secure the necessary resources
to fund the Service and I am pleased that the Fire Board Convener Andrew Drever
and Vice Convener Dr Audrey Sinclair are here to attend the ceremony.
Thank you everyone for attending and supporting our Service.
Stewart Edgar
Chief Fire Officer
Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service
Making the Highlands and Islands a safer and better place to live, work and visit
For a FREE Home Fire Safety Check call FREE phone 08000 12 13 12 or contact www.hifrs.org
If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.
SFRS NORTH SDA STATIONS