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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Date & Time of Call	Summary	Station(s) Attending
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
13/04/2010 19:10	Approximately five square metres grass burnt. Extinguished on arrival.	Lochaline
11/04/2010 16:56	Approx 6m by 3m of heath destroyed by fire. Extinguished on arrival	Lochaline Strontian
11/03/2010 18:52	Crews were called to a chimney fire. The fire was extinguished on arrival, no action required by Fire Service.	Lochaline
26/12/2009 00:17	Crews were called to fire in lounge of one and a half storey house. Wooden plynth above wood burning stove damaged and slight fire damage to plasterboard. Extinguished using small bottles of water.	Strontian Acharacle Lochaline
17/04/2009 14:14	Fifty acres of mature and young trees destroyed by fire. Extinguished using beaters and a helicopter was used for water bombing. Also extinguished using one hosereel jet.	Strontian Lochaline Acharacle
07/03/2009 20:40	Chimney Fire - no damage. Extinguished on arrival.	Lochaline
11/12/2008 18:55	Chimney Fire - no damage. Extinguished using stirrup pump.	Lochaline
04/06/2008 14:51	Small area of gorse destroyed by fire, extinguished using one hosereel jet.	Lochaline

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