D02 BELLSHILL
1 Pump 1 Command Support Unit Wholetime.
Stations
1911 | Main Street/Thorn Road Photo |
11/4/1975 | Old Edinburgh Road, BELLSHILL. Photo |
Firemasters
Residential Station Officers
1974 to ? | Station Officer John O'Hare |
? to ? | Station Officer Bob Moodie |
? to ? | Station Officer Willie Prentice |
? to ? | Station Officer Peter Winnie |
1985 to 1991? | Station Officer Jim Kelly |
1991? to ? | Station Officer Duncan Birnie |
? to ? | Station Officer Danny Longmuir |
1994 | Rider Station Officers |
Appliances
1912 | Dennis | P | |
Thornycroft | |||
1976 | SVD381M | Dennis F48 | WrL |
1980 | GGG611T | Dodge K1613/HCB Angus | WrL |
1989 | A818XSJ | Bedford KG/Fulton & Wylie Fire Warrior | WrL |
1990 | G540PGE | Scania 93M/Fulton & Wylie | WrL |
1991 | F189FHS | Scania 82M/Angloco | WrL |
1994 | L722UGA | Scania 93M-210/Emergency One | WrL |
1998 | R944HYS | Scania 94D-220/Emergency One | WrL |
2002 | SG02UKH | Scania 94D-260/Emergency One | RPL |
2008 | SF58ANX | Scania P270/JDC | RPL |
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First |
Damage Control Unit |
Major Incident Unit |
Forward Control Unit | Command Support Unit |
2005 |
SG02UKH |
P737WGG |
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2005 |
SG02UKH |
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SF05EWE |
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2008 | SF58ANX | SF05EWE | |||
2009 | SF58ANX | SF04TYU | |||
2010 | SF58ANX | Xfer Cumbernauld | SF06HHJ | ||
2012 March | SF58ANX | SF06HHG | |||
2016 Feb | SL64MDE | SF06HHG | |||
2019 March | SL64MDE | SG10CRF | |||
2023 Aug | SF71CGV | SG10CRF |
August 2010 the MIU has moved to Cumbernauld and the FCU is away for overhaul before going to Bellshill.
P737WGG |
Mercedes 412D Sprinter |
DCU (Temp Ex-RRU) |
SG02UKH |
Scania 94D-260/Emergency One |
RPL |
SF04TYU | Scania 114G-340/Saxon | MIU |
SF05EWE |
Scania 94D-300/Saxon |
MIU |
SF05HHG | Vauxhall Movano 2.5 CDTi/Lynton Trailers | FCU |
SF06HHJ | Vauxhall Movano 2.5 CDTi/Lynton Trailers | FCU |
SF58ANX | Scania P270/JDC | RPL |
SG10CRF | Mercedes Atego 818/Cebotec | CSU |
SL64MDE | Scania P280/JDC | RPL |
SF71CGV | Scania P280/Emergency One (New Gen) | RP |
Notes
1/2/1911 to 1941 |
County of Lanarkshire Fire Brigade |
1941 to 1948 |
National Fire Service |
1948 to 1975 |
Lanarkshire Fire Brigade |
1975 to 2005 |
Strathclyde Fire Brigade |
2005 to 2013 | Strathclyde Fire & Rescue (Name change only.) |
1/4/2013 | Scottish Fire and Rescue Service |
The Lanarkshire Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948
Equipment Retained
1 Towing Vehicle
1 Leading Fireman
1 Large Trailer Pump
9 Firemen
Establishment 2000
Equipment Wholetime
1 Water Tender Ladder
4 Station Officers
4 Sub Officers
20 Firefighters
The Wholetime establishment are split over four watches (Red, Blue, Green and White) 1 Station Officer, 1 Sub Officer, and 5 Firefighters working 2 days, 2 nights and 4 days off.
The Major Incident Unit went on the run at 18-00hrs on Tuesday the 11th October, 2005 with Urban Search And Rescue equipment.
Bellshill's new station is to have wholetime and retained staff. (Lanarkshire Fire Committee minutes. 3/3/1971.)
From 1969 until 1974 there was no retained crew in Bellshill and fires were covered by Motherwell and Hamilton. (Retired Station Officer Jim Kelly)
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, Bellshill was changed from N02 to D02.
On 27/12/1974 Bellshill opened it's doors and became operational for
the first time as a wholetime unit. The original retained station was located on the main
street next to the Police Station.
It was officially opened on 11/4/1975 by Firemaster John Stewart of Lanarkshire Fire
Brigade.
The station was built by Lanarkshire County Council and cost £145,000.
Bellshills Fire Station, designed by Alexander Cullen, was built on the
site of the original police station in 1911 along with the JP court and new police station.
Originally, the fire barrel had to come all the way from Uddingston and was manned by
volunteers in the shape of policemen and local tradesmen. The first engine was a Dennis
which was later replaced by a Thornycroft model. The new fire station is on the Old
Edinburgh Road and is staffed by 29 firefighters. Bellshill Police Station has taken over
the old building on Thorn Road.
(From page 33)
M.P.'s Want to Keep Fire Station Open
Bellshill part time firemen will be disbanded on April 28 unless two
local M.P.'s, Mr John Timmons, Bothwell and Mr James Dempsey, Coatbridge and Airdrie, can
persuade the Secretary of State for Scotland to change his mind.
Mr Maclay has said he is not prepared to overrule the decision of Lanarkshire joint fire
board committee.
Mr Timmons said last night:- "In his letter the Secretary of State gives three main
reasons for refusing to interfere. He says that regular firemen from Motherwell can travel
to Bellshill in four minutes, and that on many occasions they arrive at the fire first as
they travel in an enclosed van and dress on the way.
The third reason is the increasing difficulty of finding men for the retained
service".
Mr Dempsey said:- " In answer to the first part I had a police car travel from
Motherwell fire station to Kenilworth Crescent, Bellshill. The mileage was 3.7 and not 2.8
as claimed by the firemaster".
"The journey took nine minutes, not four as stated, despite the fact that the traffic
lights at Motherwell Cross were in the police car's favour".
"The question of finding replacements occurred only in Cambuslang where there was a
major development. That has never been the case in Bellshill. It is obvious that if
Bellshill were to be closed there would not be sufficient fire coverage for the area. We
intend to urge the Secretary of State to keep the station open.
(The Glasgow Herald, Monday 16th April, 1962. Page 3.)
Over 200 guests and members of
Lanarkshire Fire Service attended the official opening of Bellshill’s new
£145,000 fire station last Friday.
Performing the opening ceremony was Firemaster of Lanarkshire Fire Brigade, Mr
John Stewart, who will retire when regionalisation comes into operation next
month.
The new station, situated on Old Edinburgh Road at Righead, has four fire
engines and will be staffed by a total of 28 firemen, working on three shifts.
The station will serve an area extending from Tannochside to Newhouse, and will
provide extra cover for Newarthill and Carfin areas, which currently come under
the umbrella of Motherwell Fire Service.
The site for the new complex was chosen because of it’s proximity to the main
motorways, which means that appliances can reach a fire much quicker than the
Hamilton based appliances which formerly served the area.
Training facilities at Bellshill’s new station include a 40 foot tower at the
rear of the station – which can also be used for drying hoses – and a lecture
room.
Although the station did not officially open until last week, it has been
operational since December last year.
After Friday’s opening ceremony, a dedication was undertaken by the Rev. Arthur
F. S. Kent minister of Bellshill’s West Church.
<PHOTO> Pictured above, Mr Stewart delivers his opening speech. Below one of
four engines (SVD381M) drives through the white ribbon to mark the opening.
(none of these photos are on this WEB site)
(The Bellshill Speaker, Friday, April 18,1975. Page 1.)
Lanarkshire Fire Brigade Joint Committee
FORMAL OPENING
BELLSHILL FIRE STATION
DINNER
Friday, 11th April, 1975
Chairman – JAMES AITON, ESQ., C.B.E., J.P., Chairman of Joint Committee
MENU
Iced Honeydew Melon
Minestrone Soup
Grilled Lemon Sole
Stuffed Saddle of Lamb
Fresh Strawberries and Cream
or
Cheese Board
Coffee — Cream
(A Buffet of Tea, Sandwiches and Cakes is available at the conclusion of the evening’s proceedings).
Grace The Rev. Arthur S.F. Kent
SPEAKERS
The Queen The Chairman
Introductory Remarks
... James Aiton, Esq., C.B.E., J.P.,
Chairman of Joint Committee
“Lanarkshire Fire Brigade Joint
Committee” Harry Ewing, Esq., M.P.,
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Scottish Office.
Reply
R.F. Nairn, Esq., J.P.,
Member of Joint Committee
Comments by
Firemaster John Stewart,
Esq., O.B.E., Q.F.S.M., G.I. FIRE E.,
Firemaster, Lanarkshire Fire Brigade
Appreciation
E. McArdle, Esq., J.P.,
Vice Chairman of Joint Committee
Closing Remarks The Chairman
Life Saving partnership in Fire
Stations
Paramedics with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) are to be based in three
Strathclyde fire stations on a trial basis.
The 12-month trial will help the SAS to meet its target of attending top
priority Category A calls within eight minutes. Under the scheme, SAS Rapid
Response crews will share washroom and other facilities with firefighters based
in three Lanarkshire fire stations – Hamilton, Lanark and Bellshill. (11/8/2006)
?Opening Actual 7/11/1974 Official 11/4/1975?
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