Aviemore, Carrbridge, Grantown, Kingussie, Nairn & Newtonmore Community Fire Stations in North Service Delivery Area, SFRS #WeAreSFRS
Aviemore, Scotland
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Be at the HEART of your Community💓
Our on call firefighters do so much more than just fight fires, join @fire_scot today and work with us as we strive for a safer Scotland🚒🏴
More Info: firescotland.gov.uk/careers/…
Apply now: myjobscotland.gov.uk/categor…
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
🚒 It’s time to have your say on our Service Delivery Review.
We have analysed the changes affecting Scotland for years and we now have a list of 23 potential options for change.
👉 Complete the survey or find out where your nearest public meeting is: firescotland.gov.uk/service-…
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SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
🚒The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is undertaking a Service Delivery Review to explore ways to modernise and improve operations, ensuring we’re better equipped for the future.
23 options for change will be part of a public consultation.
Read more: firescotland.gov.uk/service-…
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
🚨 We're holding public consultation meetings across Scotland as part of our Service Delivery Review.
Next week we're in:
📍Ratagan, Highland
📍Fetlar, Shetland
📍Isle of Kerrera, Argyll & Bute
📍Nethy Bridge, Highland
👉 Details and confirm attendance: firescotland.gov.uk/service-…
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SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
🚒 We are running a public consultation on 23 options for change involving more than 30 fire stations across Scotland.
Public consultation meetings will be taking place over the next 12 weeks across the country.
👉 Find your nearest meeting: firescotland.gov.uk/service-…
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SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
⚠️ Update on wildfires in Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire ⚠️
Please take a few minutes to watch the video that shows the huge scale of the response and acknowledges the dedication of all the firefighters who responded.
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
🚒 The operational model of SFRS has remained largely unchanged for years – however the incidents we attend have changed.
The Service Delivery Review will ensure our fire stations and appliances are matched to changing risk and demand.
Read more: firescotland.gov.uk/service-…
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
A short video highlighting the remarkable work of our @fire_scot colleagues and indeed partners and the community in what has been an extremely challenging and unique period. Well done everyone involved 👋👋 youtu.be/gPvqWJEs7vw?si=7F1H… via @YouTube
🚒 Huge thanks to @MacdonaldHotels for kindly allowing us use of the Aviemore site for a multi-pump training exercise last night 🫶👏🏻
Aviemore, Grantown, Kingussie, Nairn & Inverness crews trained in:
✅ Incident Command
✅ BA S&R
✅ ALP Ops
✅ High-rise procedures
#teamwork
🎉Celebrating 55 years of Aviemore Retained! From Billy to Erin - joining nearly 58 years apart!
Thanks to all firefighters, families, employers and the wider community who have been part of this legacy 🙌🏻 🚒 #AviemoreRetained #firefighters #proudtoserve
3/06/1970 - 3/06/2025
Update on another incredible year for Nairn’s Santa’s Sleigh with £9,373 raised!Huge thanks to Nairn Fire Station crew & all the generous communities & businesses who supported it ❤️ The funds are already making a real difference to 13 local charities. #CommunitySpirit #Nairn
Today’s WC Dougie MacDonald’s last day in Carrbridge. Dougie’s our longest serving FF with over 46 years serving his community. What an outstanding achievement Dougie 👏🏻 His nephew Ross has joined to continue the MacDoanld firefighting legacy. Happy retirement, we will miss you❤️
📢On-call Firefighter Recruitment Night.
Kingussie Fire Station are holding another recruitment night this Thursday evening 6pm-9pm at Kingussie Fire Station, King Street, Kingussie, PH21 1HP.
Pop along for a cuppa and an informal chat about the on-call firefighter role.
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
I’m so honoured to be awarded a Churchill Fellowship! Enabling me to connect with firefighters & leaders in Canada, the U.S.A, New Zealand & Australia to drive change for on-call firefighting in the UK. Thank you @ChurchillFship for this incredible opportunity #ChurchillFellow24
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
🔥 Remember, it only takes one spark to start a wildfire. Practice fire safety and keep our forests and landscapes safe from devastation.
Wildfire prevention guidance available ➡️ow.ly/NE1m50RJGqC
#WildfirePrevention 🌲🔥
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
⚠️ An EXTREME wildfire warning has been issued for North-West Scotland on Friday, 3 May.⚠️
Visitors and those living within this area should be extra cautious and think twice before using anything involving a naked flame outdoors.
More information ➡️ ow.ly/tLnO50Rv7TM
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
We are seeking the views of communities across Scotland as we consider changes to our emergency service. 🚒
As a service we must be ready for the challenges of Scotland’s future while addressing issues across our ageing estate.
Help us to shape #FireScotFuture 👇
SFRS Highland Central: Nairn,Badenoch & Strathspey retweeted
Keep yourself and your mates safe. Jumping into water has risks. Water depths can change and there could be hidden debris. Every year people need rescuing, suffer serious injuries, or even die because they jump into the unknown. #BeWaterAware
ALT Image: People jumping into a lake. Text: Jumping into water can lead to cold water shock.
We are recruiting on-call firefighters who live/work within 8 minutes of Kingussie Fire Station.
Want to find out more?
Come along to Kingussie Fire Station, King Street, Kingussie, PH21 1HP on any Thursday between 6pm-9pm for an informal chat about the role and requirements.
Last week we bid a fond farewell to Firefighter Martin Amos (Aviemore) & Watch Commander Alison Robertson (Grantown). We thank them both for their outstanding dedication to protecting our communities for the last 10+ years.
We wish them both every success in their future careers.
Aviemore Crew recently helped create an educational video to promote water safety by demonstrating the safe and effective use of a water safety throwline, accessed from the Portsafe board at Loch Morlich, to rescue a casualty stranded within water.
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