Highlands & Islands Fire and Rescue Service

Retained Station
This station is normally staffed by up to 20 personnel working on a retained duty system. It is provided with 2 fire appliances which are 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.
30/06/2010 03:47	Local Fire Crew win Top Honours	Six members of the Fort William Fire Station travelled to Hamilton on Saturday 3rd July to compete in the Scottish Extrication and Trauma Challenge.
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.
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There are currently no vacancies at this station.

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20/07/2010 12:12

One tanker off the road and on its side. Fire crews dug dams either side of the vehicle and stood by in case of spills, until tanker was recovered.

Spean Bridge
Fort William
Inverness Station
Kingussie

17/07/2010 14:33

Small amount of rubbish on fire. Extinguished using one hose reel jet.

Fort William

15/07/2010 04:12

Fire involving a flat in a block of flats. Fire damage confined to wiring within storage heater. No firefighting required as fire burnt itself out.

Fort William

06/07/2010 20:40

Called to flooding in sheltered housing. No action required by fire service.

Fort William

04/07/2010 09:50

Fire in kitchen of ground floor flat. Smoke damage to entire kitchen. Grill pan removed from kitchen and crews ventilated premises.

Fort William
Kinlochleven

02/07/2010 15:30

Called to fire onboard 100,000 Tonne bulk carrying cargo ship. Extensive structural and internal fire damage to engine room and accommodation section and cargo area. Fire service used ground monitors & cooling jets to carry out boundary cooling of the hull. 4 sets of breathing apparatus were also used.

Drumnadrochit
Fort Augustus
Fort William
Kinlochleven
Strontian
Lochaline
Inverness Retained

02/07/2010 11:00

Fire crews called to very large log well alight. One hosereel jet used to extinguish.

Fort William

01/07/2010 13:39

A very large log on fire on the shoreline. The fire was extinguished by canvas buckets of water.

Fort William

27/06/2010 13:25

Two vehicle road traffic collision. All casualties released prior to fire crews arrival. Fire crews involved in administering oxygen and first aid to casualties.

Spean Bridge
Fort William
Fort Augustus
Inverness Station

26/06/2010 17:54

One trailer full of wood chips caught fire. Three main jets and two breathing apparatus sets used to extinguish.

Fort William