K04 NEWCRAIGHALL

1 Pump, 2  Incident Support Units Wholetime

Stations

9/12/1994                      Newcraighall Road, Newcraighall, EDINBURGH.               Photo

Firemasters

See Lothian and Borders Firemasters from 1994 onwards.

 

Appliances

  First Heavy Rescue Vehicle Major Incident Unit Incident Support Unit
1998 L281NSC M472SSX    
1998 R889FSC M472SSX    
2003 SN03NCU M472SSX    
2004 SN03NCU   SN53NVD  
2006 SN06FYJ   SN53NVD  
2009 SN09BKD   SN53NVD  
2013 Dec 13 SN13CVU   SN53NVD  
2019 Apr 5 SN13CVU   SN53NVD SN04EBL
2021 Apr SY19BVO   SN53NVD SN04EBL

 
L281NSC Scania 93M-250/Emergency One WrL
M472SSX Scania 93M-250/Emergency One HRV
R889FSC Scania 94D-260/Emergency One WrL/ET
SN03NCU Scania 94D-260/Emergency One WrL/ET
SN53NVD Scania 94D-310/Saxon MIU now ISU
SN04EBL Volvo FM9/Ceobotec ISU
SN06FYJ Scania P270/Emergency One WrL/ET
SN09BKD Scania P270/Emergency One WrL/ET
SN13CVU Scania P280/Emergency One WrL/ET
SY19BVO Scania P280/ Emergency One (New Gen) RP

 SFRS has at some point classified SN53NVD as an Incident Support Unit

Brigades

1994 to 2005 Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade
2005 to 2013 Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service
1/4/2013 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

 

Notes

New unit opened by Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade 1994.

The Major Incident Unit went on the run in September 2004? replacing the Heavy Rescue Unit and using the same call sign.

The Major Incident Unit carries the USAR equipment and the Mass Decontamination Equipment is kept in two containers in the yard and if required the USAR is taken off and the MDU put on. The MDU is apparently moving to Tollcross. (Sept 2007)

USAR training is done at Newcraighall on rigs at the foot of the drill tower. (Sept 2007)

The first appliance is one of the two Line Rescue Units in the Brigade. (Sept 2007)

A third bay was built to accommodate the pump from Marionville when it closed but this plan has been shelved.

Newcraighall had a call sign of 36 in Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service, this was changed to K04, the new National Call Sign on 3/5/2017.

Newcraighall has a Foam Dump containing 2,000 litres stored 5 Lockers.. The ISU carries Foam, BA, Hose, Salvage Eqpt. (Mops, buckets, Aqua Vac), Air Shelter. The MIU carries USAR Eqpt.

In April 2023 Newcraighall was being re-furbished and the plan is that when that is done Liberton (which has an RAAC roof) will be demolished and a new station built on the same site. 15/4/2023.

 

Establishment 2007

  Equipment Wholetime Per watch
  1 Water Tender Ladder/Emergency Tender 4 Watch Managers 1 Watch Manager
  1 Major Incident Unit 8 Crew Managers 2 Crew Managers
    32 Firefighters 8 Firefighters

Minimum crewing is 5 on WrL/Et and 2 on MIU.

Establishment 2023

  Equipment Wholetime Per watch
  1 Rescue Pump 5 Watch Commanders 1 Watch Commander
  1 Major Incident Unit 5 Crew Commanders 1 Crew Commander
  1 Incident Support Unit 20 Firefighters 4 Firefighters

 

 

 

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

 

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