In 1948 the Brigade consisted of 1 wholetime station, 15 retained stations and 28 volunteer units, manning:-
1 Pump Escape
1 Water Tender
1 Turntable Ladder
3 Self Propelled Pumps
20 Towing Vehicles
1 Escape Carrying Unit
16 Large Trailer Pumps
16 Light Trailer Pumps
5 Portable Power Pumps
11 of the Volunteer Units had a Standpipe and Hose.

The strength of the Brigade was:-
1 Firemaster
1 Senior Company Officer (Deputy Firemaster)
1 Company Officer
1 Section Leader
3 Firewomen
Wholetime
1 Company Officer
2 Section Leaders
2 Leading Firemen
16 Firemen
Retained
5 Section Leaders
20 Leading Firemen
105 Firemen
Volunteers
28 Leading Firemen
140 Firemen

These resources provided the fire cover for the counties of Caithness, Inverness, Orkney, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland and Zetland, and the Burgh of Inverness.
The Brigade continued until Regionalisaton on 16th May, 1975 when it became the Highlands and Islands Fire Brigade along with six stations from the Western Area Fire Brigade an a few from the North Eastern Area Fire Brigade.

Headquarters

Stations

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