As part of the relocation of Specials approved by the Board on the 8th April 2010 the ARP was moved to Motherwell in the first week of January 2011.

SF05DFC was moved from Yorkhill to Knightswood on 1/6/2010 for a 6 month trial period. After 5 months the trial was deemed successful and the Board will be asked to confirm the redeployment as permanent at the meeting on 20th January 2011 (Meeting postponed from 9th December 2010 due to the weather).

 The Incident Research and Investigation Section have moved from Hamilton to Yorkhill after being based there for ten years on 19/12/2011. A section of Yorkhill Station has been converted into a base for them, a programme which took two months. By 2017 the Fire Investigation Unit had two vehicles.

 MARINE DIVISION

GLASGOW FIRE STATION CLOSES 

Glasgow’s West Fire Station in Cranston Street, built in 1859 and designed with stables for the horses which drew the original appliances, closed last night.
The firemen will operate from a new building in Kelvinhaugh Street, to be known as West Marine Fire Station, although the official opening will not take place until December.
(The Glasgow Herald, Friday, October 23, 1970. Page 22.)

GLASGOW FIRE SERVICE

Official Opening 

OF 

WEST-MARINE FIRE STATION
KELVINHAUGH STREET, GLASGOW, C.3

BY 

THE RT. HONOURABLE THE LORD PROVOST
SIR DONALD R. LIDDLE, C.ST.J., J.P.

AT

11.00 A.M. ON THURSDAY, 22ND APRIL, 1971

Firemaster

GEORGE P. COOPER, Q.F.S.M.

THE OLD AND THE NEW

The New Station officially opened today marks the first stage in the policy of the Corporation of Glasgow as the Local Fire Authority in replacing the older Fire Stations after having built new Stations in all the post-war development areas on the outskirts of the City.
The Old West Fire Station in Cranston Street was erected around 1859 with a 2-Bay Engine Room and stables below. Two Officers’ and 12 Firemen’s houses were provided with the basement area used as workshops-hose shop, etc. A Corporation Committee visitation to the Station in 1927 refers in the Visitors’ Book to this “Ancient Monument” being a “disgrace to the City”. So after 110 years in all and 43 years from the latter comment, the new Station is here. The difficulties of adapting the old station to suit modern appliances and higher standards of comfort are over. The siting in Kelvinhaugh Street allows the West Fire Station area, embracing the high risk of the old Anderston industrial district, to remain unchanged, at the same time giving full cover to the new developments in the changing structure and lay-out of this part of the City.
The opportunity has been taken to accommodate the Fire-Boat crew in the new station conveying them by personnel carrier to the nearby Yorkhill Quay where the St. Mungo is berthed.
Three appliances are manned including one of the now famous Glasgow Scooshers on display today.
The new Station was designed and built under the supervision of the Department of Architecture and Civic Design, Corporation of Glasgow, at a cost of approximately £275,000. 

Chairman — Bailie JAMES ANDERSON,
Convener of Police, etc., Committee

Opening Remarks and Welcome to Guests
Bailie ANDERSON

OFFICIAL OPENING
THE RT. HONOURABLE THE LORD PROVOST
SIR DONALD R. LIDDLE, C.ST.J., J.P.

Remarks by Representative of Secretary of State for Scotland

Presentation of Souvenir to Lord Provost by
FIREMASTER GEORGE P. COOPER, Q.F.S.M.

Vote of Thanks
Councillor PETER T. MCCANN, J.P., B.L.
(Member of Police, etc., Committee and Local Councillor)

Presentation of Long Service and Good Conduct Medals
and Letters of Appreciation
by
THE LORD PROVOST

Tour of Station by The Lord Provost and Other Guests

Light Refreshments will be served in the Station Dining Room

NEW FIRE STATION OPENED IN GLASGOW

By a Staff Reporter

Sir Donald Liddel, Lord Provost of Glasgow, paid tribute yesterday to the heroism of firemen, and also their additional service to the community, when he formally opened the £275,000 new West Marine building for the Glasgow Fire Brigade at Kelvinhaugh Street, Anderson.
The new station is equipped with every modern firefighting apparatus, including a device which seeks out and fights the seats of fires by remote control.
Sir Donald passed on letters of commendation on behalf of the Secretary of State for Scotland, to Fireman Norman Donald, aged 32, and James M Wark, aged 39, for their part in the rescue of a father and four children from a Glasgow tenement fire last September. He specially mentioned the high fire risks with which Glasgow firemen had to deal.

GREATER DANGER

His praise was echoed by Baillie James Anderson, convener of the corporation committee which deals with fire brigade matters, who complemented the brigade on their efforts, including the two most recent fires – one in a warehouse in Candleriggs and the other at Rangers F.C. Social club. Their efforts there, he said, had been magnificent.
Mr Eric Gillette, representing the Secretary of State for Scotland, said that while fire brigade services were mainly local responsibilities, there was a national responsibility to co-operate efforts. Firemen he said, were probably daily exposed to a greater personal danger than were members of the armed forces.
Councillor Peter McCann, grandson of a Glasgow fireman, thanked the Lord Provost for his part in the ceremony.
After presenting 19 long service and good conduct medals, the Lord Provost toured the new station, and inspected the brigade’s equipment.
(The Glasgow Herald, Friday, April 23, 1971. Page 7.)

The Kelvinhaugh Street station went operational on 23/10/1970 and was officially opened on 22/4/1971.

In 1975 this was station C4 in the Glasgow Fire Service and the Fire Boat Station was CM.

April 1976 West Marine Fire Station, January 1979 West Fire Station, name changed between these dates possibly when the St. Mungo went.

In 1995 the name of the station was changed from West to Yorkhill to better reflect the area the station covered.

West station was commissioned on 23/10/1970 and was officially opened on 22/4/1971.

When the new call signs were being implemented in the WEST SDA over a 7 week period beginning 31/8/2020  doing 1 LSO Area per week, Yorkhill was changed from T04 to B07.

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

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