AREA L

ARGYLL and BUTE

 

 

 

Area Commander

 

30/9/2005

Andy Wilson

? 2005 to July 2008

J Ironside

July 2008 to 22/6/2012

Paul Connelly

22/6/2012 to Jim Scott  (T/AC)

 

 

 

Headquarters

 

30/9/2005                               Kilbowie Road, CLYDEBANK. G81 6QT.
? to 11/5/2007                       Dumbarton Fire Station, Castlegreen Street, DUMBARTON. G82 1EA

11/5/2007                               Helensburgh Fire Station, South King Street, HELENSBURGH, G84 7DX.

January 2008                         Area Headquarters South, Helensburgh Fire Station, South King Street, HELENSBURGH, G84 7DX.

                                                Area Headquarters North, Lochgilphead Fire Station, Campbell Street, Lochgilphead, PA31 8JU

 

 

Establishment 2005

 

1 Area Manager B

2 Group Managers B

5 Group Managers A

1 Watch Manager A

2 Crew Managers

 

Establishment 2008

 

The Staff are now based as follows

 

Helensburgh

Lochgilphead

Oban

 

 

 

1 Group Commander (B) Operations & Development   1 Group Commander (B) Community Safety

1 Group Commander (A) Development

1 Group Commander (A) Retained/Volunteer

1 Group Commander (A) Retained/Volunteer

1 Group Commander (A) Community Safety

1 Group Commander  (A) Operations

 

1 Watch Commander (A) Staff Officer    
2 Crew Commanders Training    

 

There is 1 Area Commander who has an office in Helensburgh and also an office in Lochgilphead.

 

On the 26th September 2007 role descriptions were changed from Manager to Commander.

 

 

Stations

 

Wholetime/Retained  (2)

Oban

Helensburgh

 

Retained  (13)

Arrochar

Balloch

Bowmore

Campbeltown

Cove

Dunoon

Garelochhead

Inveraray

Lochgilphead

Rothesay

Tarbert

Tighnabruaich

Tobermory

 

Volunteer  (27)

 

Appin

Ardfern

Arinagour

Balemartine

Bridge of Orchy

Bunessan

Carradale

Colintraive

Colonsay

Craighouse

Craignure

Dalmally

Gigha

Iona

Kerrera

Kilmelford

Lismore

Lochgoilhead

Luing

Minard

Port Charlotte

Port Ellen

Salen

Scarnish

Seal

St Catherines

Strachur

 

 

At 00-00hrs on Friday 30th September 2005 the 4 Commands were officially changed to 10 Areas and all station call signs were changed and all appliance call signs were changed to five character ones at the same time.

 

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