Highlands & Islands Fire and Rescue Service

Retained Station
This station is normally staffed by up to 12 personnel working on a retained duty system. It is provided with a fire appliance which is equipped to deal with all types of emergency including structural fires and road traffic collisions. All of the staff are trained in responding to these incidents.

As part of their work, staff are also heavily involved in community fire safety activities, which includes carrying out Home Fire Safety checks.

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Date ▼	Title	Summary
12/07/2010 02:24	Commitment to Excellence Awards 2010 - Winners	The winners of the 2010 Commitment to Excellence Awards were announced on Friday 9th July at the Town House, Inverness.
07/07/2010 04:33	Press Release - Highland Trading Standards Warn of 'Free Alarm' Offers	Highland Council Trading Standards are warning all residents to be on their guard when answering ‘cold-call’ telephone sales calls offering a ‘free home fire and security survey’, if they agree to a home visit by sales staff. This warnings follows on from previous press releases by Trading Standards as a result of firms contining to target elderly and vulnerable consumers in the Highland area. Consumers are advised, to shop around for a home/fire safety alarm system, locally, before agreeing to a home visit.
01/07/2010 11:22	Wildfire at Fearn, Ross-shire	A call was received by Fire Control at 1120 on 30th June 2010 to a wildfire at Fearn, Ross-shire.
01/07/2010 11:17	Fire Safety Outdoors	HIFRS give fire safety tips in relation to Barbecues, Camp fires, Tents and Caravans.
23/06/2010 05:10	Efficiency Savings	Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service invite efficiency saving ideas.
10/06/2010 05:33	Be Safe at RockNess	Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service would like everyone to be aware of the dangers of fire and alcohol.
20/05/2010 02:43	Fire in Spean Bridge	Flat Fire in Achnacarry, Spean Bridge
14/05/2010 11:30	Carbon Reduction Programme	Every Fire Service in Scotland commits to Carbon Reduction Programme
12/05/2010 12:50	Wildfires - Your Safety Leaflet	Information leaflet providing health and safety advice in the event of a wildfire.
06/05/2010 04:34	Deputy and Assistant Chief Fire Officers Appointed	Highland and Islands Fire Board confirm the appointment of Deputy and Assistant Chief Fire Officers
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30/06/2010 11:20

A large area of forestry and moorland, approximately 1.5 by 1 kilometer, destroyed by fire. The fire was extinguished by three main jets, beaters, knapsack tanks, an argocat vehicle and waterbombing from a helicopter.

Helmsdale
Invergordon
Inverness Retained
Inverness Station
Tain
Wick
Lairg
Dunbeath
Dingwall
Fortrose
Cromarty
Beauly
Balintore
Bonar Bridge
Dornoch
Golspie

07/06/2010 21:47

Fire crews were called to a report of a fire in a commercial oven. There was a small amount of damage which was extinguished prior to arrival of the fire service.

Helmsdale
Dunbeath

06/06/2010 15:57

A call to a Highland cow with its head trapped, no fire service action was taken the animal was left with the owner and a vet.

Dunbeath
Wick

25/05/2010 22:27

Bonfire left unattended, extinguished by fire crews using 1 hosereel jet.

Dunbeath
Lybster

07/05/2010 19:35

One vehicle road traffic accident. Crews made scene safe and assisted ambulance with one male casualty taken to hospital by air ambulance

Dunbeath
Helmsdale
Lybster
Wick

06/05/2010 11:02

Fire crews called to assist with release of female casualty with leg trapped between the seats of a bus. Casualty was released prior to Fire Service attendance.

Dunbeath
Helmsdale
Inverness Station
Wick

18/04/2010 21:58

Wildfire, 1 acre of grass destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters.

Dunbeath

16/04/2010 13:44

Approximately 2 acres of heath destroyed by fire, extinguished using beaters.

Dunbeath
Lybster

15/04/2010 21:43

Approx. one third of an acre of heath destroyed by fire, extinguished using 1 hosereel jet and beaters.

Dunbeath

10/04/2010 14:19

Small area of grass destroyed by fire, extinguished on arrival.

Dunbeath
Lybster
Thurso