02:57 ๐ 1st pump mobilised to a domestic property in the town to assist the Scottish ambulance service lift an elderly female who had fallen in her bathroom to the awaiting ambulance. ๐๐ #S30P6#teamwork
06:47 ๐ Both pumps mobilised to an automatic fire alarm at a nursing home in Alness, back up call to say a resident had pressed a call point, 2nd was returned and 1st pump proceeded to check out, minimising the road risk to other road users. #S30P6#S30P7 ๐๐
01:53 ๐ 2nd pump re-directed to an automatic fire alarm at a nursing home in Dornoch, alarm was caused by steam from a cleaning machine due to a deep clean. #S30P7 ๐
01:23 ๐ 2nd mobilised along side Tain to a smoke detector in a domestic property in Tain, tea towel left on top of a table lamp smouldering. Crew ventilated property. #S30P7 S29P6
Today we took delivery of our brand new Rescue pump which will be our 1st appliance S30P6., it comes fully kitted with state of the art rescue equipment. It wasnโt on the run long before we received our first shout in it this evening. Keep an eye out for us on the road. ๐๐๐ผ
10 members of the community now more confident in what action to take should they be required to perform CPR๐
Thanks for attending and well done ๐๐ป
๐จOn-Call Recruitment๐จ
Recruitment Information Sessions will take place;
Mon 5th Aug: Invergordon Fire Station, 6pm-7pm
Tue 6th Aug: Lairg Fire Station, 7pm onwards
Wed 7th Aug: Bonar Bridge Fire Station, 6.30pm onwards
Your local crew will be on hand to answer any questions
A quieter week in Invergordon, Thursday afternoon was very busy
18th Gyro Copter emergency, Alness. Landed safely ๐
18th Gain entry at a house, Alness ๐
18th Rescue a person from a roof, Alness ๐
18th Lorry fire, A9 Dalmore, Alness
22nd Fire alarm, Invergordon ๐๐
Our busy July continues๐
8th Domestic smoke alarm, Alness๐๐
10th One car Rtc, Invergordon๐๐
11th Standby Inverness, house fire๐
11th Standby Inverness, water rescue๐
11th Fire in the open, Alness๐
12th Rtc, Arabella to Fearn๐
According to the British Heart Foundation, 43% of UK adults have never learnt CPR.
Performing quick CPR & defibrillation can more than double the chances of survival following cardiac arrest.
Learn this life-saving skill in a relaxed environment with the crew at Invergordon โฌ๏ธ
Itโs been a busy start to July ๐
1st Trees on fire, Alness ๐
4th Cat stuck up a tree, Delny๐
4th Car fire, near Alness๐
4th Rtc on the A9 at Alness point ๐๐
5th Fire alarm, Invergordon ๐๐
7th Gain entry, Alness๐
7th Fire in the open, Alness ๐
#S30P6#S30P7
Some extra curricular sporting activity recently for Invergordon crew!
Last weekend we came out on top in the Alness Gala/Events Tug of War competition!๐ช๐ฝ ๐
Today we played in a football tournament organised by local Rugby Club. Pipped in the Final but happy to take 2nd!
09:20 ๐ 2nd pump mobilised to a mischievous kitten stuck up a tree near Delny. Crew used a 3 piece short extension ladder to safely recover the kitten. ๐๐ #S30P7
03:17 ๐ 2nd pump mobilised to a small fire in a garden which had spread to a fence at a domestic property in Alness, crew used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire. ๐ #S30P7
22:59 ๐ Both pumps and one from Dingwall mobilised to a derelict community hall in the Milnafua area of Alness, building was well alight on arrival. Crews used 3 main jets and aerial ladder platform as a water tower to extinguish the fire. Building was 100% destroyed. ๐๐๐๐
23:35 ๐ P6 & P7 mobilised to a smoke detector sounding in a domestic property in the town, on arrival it was discovered to be cooking left unattended, @Scotambservice were requested to check 46yo male for light smoke inhalation, Fire crew ventilated property.#S30P6#S30P7