DEFENCE FIRE SERVICE
COULPORT
Stations
1977 to 1979 Temporary station on left after main gate
1979 to Station inside second perimeter fence.
Officer in Charge
March 1977 to November 1979 A.D.O. Colin Reeves
1979 to ? A.D.O. ?
2007 Station Manager Stuart Ritchie
Appliances
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First |
Second or Spare |
ISU |
Per Carrier |
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1977 |
Ex RAF Bedford Pump |
Ex RAF Bedford Pump |
Land Rover Firefly L4P |
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1978 |
Bedford/HCB Angus WrL |
Bedford/HCB Angus WrL |
Land Rover Firefly L4P (escort vehicle) |
Bedford Pump (Reserve) |
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2001 |
04RN07 |
04RN06 |
92KH40 |
V359JHS |
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2004 |
SS03EVJ |
00RN?? |
92KH40 |
V359JHS |
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2006 |
SF05CVH |
SS03EVJ |
SF04WFG |
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| 2022 | TX81AB | Spare kept at Faslane | UB14AB |
00RN06 Mercedes 917AF/Fulton and Wylie WrT
04RN07 Mercedes 917AF/Fulton and Wylie WrT
92KH400 Renault S56 Box Van ISU
V359JHS Ford Transit Per Carr/FCU
SS03EVJ MAN 14-220 4x4/Emergency One WrL
SF04WFG Mercedes 4x4/Emergency One ISU
SF05CVH MAN 14-220 4x4/Emergency
One WrL
UB14AB Iveco Daily 4x4 Van
ISU
TX81AB
MAN 4x4/Angloco
MPRV
Notes
1977 to ? Navy Department Fire Prevention Service
Aug 1991? to 2006 Defence Fire Service
5/4/2006 Defence Fire and Rescue Service
The Defence Fire and Rescue Service comes under DEFRMO, Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation
Establishment 1977
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Equipment |
Crew |
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2 Pumps |
1 Assistant Divisional Officer |
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1 Light 4x4 Pump |
3 Sub Officers |
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3 Leading Firemen |
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30 Firemen |
The crews are on a 3 watch system with 1 Sub Officer, 1 Leading Fireman and 10 Firemen per watch.
RNAD Coulport. The Polaris program was instigated in 1963 and became operational in 1968. There was no effective fire cover for the base, the service there consisting of untrained fire patrolmen and 2 convoy vans which can only be described as defunct. It was decided in 1977 to establish an operational fire service there. I was appointed and posted to Coulport on 14 March 1977 as an ADO. The task was to set up and create a service within 1 year. I was stationed there from that date until Nov. 1979.
Training at CTE RAF Manston
Administration CFPO at bath through NDFPS Rosyth
(Ex CFO Colin Reeves, M I Fire E, AMSAFSI )
There is a Station Officer in charge of the Station with four watches consisting of:-
1 Sub Officer
1 Leading Firefighter
5 Firemen
Seven on run, minimum six, four on first and two on second. (2004)
At weekends and at night the minimum crewing is seven as medical cover has to be provided. (2006)
This is now Station A01 (2007)
If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.