Group Commander Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Highland West for Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Wester Ross delivering positive outcomes in local communities.
Today we celebrate the birthday of Firefighter David Cash from Kilchoan Fire Station, who has turned 70 today and is still going strong, having just passed his BA Refresher, what a fantastic achievement and I want to thank David for his steadfast commitment to his community.
Calling all bikers ! @IAMRoadSmart in conjunction with @fire_scot & @PoliceScotland are holding a motorcycle skills development day at Inverary on Sunday 18th May 2025 from 1000 - 1500hrs. A stall will be set up near to the Inverary Inn. We hope to see you all there !
⚠️A very high wildfire warning is in place across central and south-west Scotland.
Moving to low-lying areas on Thursday and Central Highlands on Friday.
An EXTREME wildfire warning will cover all low-lying areas in Scotland on Friday.⚠️
Read more: https://t.co/G2h0DgErep
What's better than being part of a crew? Being a part of LOTS of crews! Firefighters from Dunvegan, Staffin and Raassay come together at Broadford Fire Station for ladder and pump exercises.
We have signed a new contract with US-based Motorola Solutions to provide a single, cloud-based solution to mobilise firefighters to emergencies.
The state-of-the-art technology will be rolled out in our three Operations Control rooms.
https://t.co/DUXbJhf2Uv
24 candidates have successfully completed a two-day Youth Engagement FireSkills Operators course held at Fort William Fire Station. This training enables personnel to deliver FireSkills courses. This is largest FireSkills Operators course ever conducted within SFRS, well done !!
🚨On-Call Recruitment🚨
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
⚠️An EXTREME wildfire warning is place across Inverness-shire and parts of northern Scotland today ⚠️
Much of the rest of Scotland still remains at VERY HIGH risk.
With high pressure conditions and tinder dry vegetation, please avoid using naked flames.
#WildfirePrevention
We want to be a modern, sustainable service that is ready for the challenges of Scotland’s future, while addressing issues across our ageing estate.
To achieve this there are changes we need to make.
Please complete this short survey and help to shape our #FireScotFuture 🚒 ⤵️
⚠️ 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 ➡️ https://t.co/kPRgAOI91H
As a service we have identified potential areas we could change to use our resources differently. 🚒
We're running an online survey to capture views of people across Scotland which will help to develop options for future public consultation.
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 👇
🤝 with thanks to @AlvanceBA meaning we could put our crews through their paces during a simulated incident
🔥 Building fire person’s reported
🧑🏻🚒 BA teams committed
⛑️ Casualties located and rescued
✅ Big effort and teamwork on display
#oncall#firefighter#skills#fresh
Learn CPR, learn how to use a defib. Both easy to do and you might just save a life!
Sending best wishes to Stevie for a speedy recovery and massive well done to Conor! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Pictures from EWDAB trials of On Call PSTs on the Isle of Tiree & Campbeltown cutting down the time away and expense for potential new fire fighters. #Oncall#SFRS 🚒🔥