DEFENCE FIRE SERVICE

FASLANE

Stations

1995?                      Down at Heli Pad                                                    Photo

Officer in Charge

? to ?                      Station Officer ?

? to ?                      Station Officer ?

2007                        Station Officer Thomas Holland  (there are also 2 ADOs Fire Safety)

Appliances

Due to problems with 00RN71 which was back at Carmichaels for repairs, a Carmichael spare appliance B299YDE (liveried up as CARMICHAEL) was on the run in its place.

TX80AB is the spare for Faslane and Coulport kept at Faslane.

Appliance Photos

? to 2006                Defence Fire Service

5/4/2006                 Defence Fire and Rescue Service

The Defence Fire and Rescue Service comes under DFRMO, Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation

Notes

The transit van is used as back up and carries specialist equipment (airlines and other things) and the trailer contains Hi-Ex foam generators plus foam

The Incident Support Unit carries an Air Line for confined space rescue when a BA set can’t be worn, Four extended duration BA sets (90 mins), Rope rescue lines, Spill kits, Drain covers, Water turbine smoke extraction equipment and other pieces of kit.

Unit formed about 1991, before that cover provided by Local Authority. Present station built 1995?

There is a Station Officer in charge of the Station with four watches consisting of:-

1 Sub Officer

1 Leading Firefighter

5 Firemen

1 man mans the watchroom.

The minimum crewing is six and as of 2006 each watch has 1 Watch Manager, 1 Crew Manager and 5 Firefighters. There is 1 Station Manager in charge of the station, 1 Group Manager in Edinburgh who has 3 stations and an Area Manager in Stirling.

This is now Station A02 (2007)

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