THE SCOTTISH FIRE SERVICES COLLEGE
previously known as
THE SCOTTISH FIRE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL
Schools
1948 to 1953 SFSTS, Moredun, PAISLEY. and also SFSTS, Whitburn, WEST LOTHIAN.
1953 to 2002 SFSTS, Main Street, Gullane, EAST LOTHIAN. EH31 2HG
2002 to SFSC, Main Street, Gullane, EAST LOTHIAN. EH31 2HG (Name change only)
The Paisley school was at Moredun but they used the training ground at Sandyford (Western Area Fire Brigade school and fire station for Renfrew).
Commandants
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1968? to 1977 |
Commandant Joseph Hartil QFSM |
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1977 to |
Commandant Harold Carr MBE, AMUFireE |
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5/1/1988 to 22/7/1994 |
Commandant C McManus MBE, QFSM, BA, MIFireE |
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22/7/1994 to 9/1/1995 |
Temporary Commandant G Robertson (was Deputy Commandant) |
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9/1/1995 to 2001 |
Commandant Donald (Donnie) Grant OBE, QFSM, GIFireE |
| 2001 to December 2001 | Temporary Commandant Colin McGarva (D&G FB) |
| Head of Programme Delivery and Development | |
|
December 2001 to ? |
SDO Jim Robertson |
| ? to ? (there March 2012) | Area Commander Jes Eckford (BSc(Hons) PG Cert TertED MIIRSM) |
Director of Fire Service Training
? to BobVirtue (there 2011)
Courses
Appliances
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1992 |
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WrL |
J272TSG |
Volvo Fl6-14/Emergency One |
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WrL |
G637DSC |
Renault G13C/Mountain Range |
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WrL |
F240SSX |
Renault G13C/Fulton and Wylie |
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WrL |
E656NSC |
Renault G13C/Fulton and Wylie |
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WrL |
E657NSC |
Renault G13C/Fulton and Wylie |
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WrL |
W867W |
Bedford TK/Carmichael |
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FoST |
YWS482K |
Ford Transit/SFSTS |
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GPL |
198ELM |
Bedford RL 4x4/AFS |
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L4P |
SXF84 |
Landrover 88/AFS |
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ET |
KES313F |
Commer VA/HCB Angus |
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1998 |
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WrL/ET |
P876NFS |
Volvo FL6-14/Excalibur |
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L4V |
N568TSC |
Landrover Defender 110 (Front Winch) |
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ET |
L691JSX |
Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One |
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WrL |
K571CSG |
Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One |
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WrL |
J272TSG |
Volvo FL6-14/Emergency One |
|
WrL |
G637DSC |
Renault G13C/Mountain Range |
|
WrL |
F240SSX |
Renault G13C/Fulton and Wylie |
|
WrL |
E656NSC |
Renault G13C/Fulton and Wylie |
|
WrL |
E657NSC |
Renault G13C/Fulton and Wylie |
Notes
The SFSTS at Moredun was open by 1951 possibly opened in 1951. (GFS Annual Report 1951)
The Scottish Fire Service
Training School is administered by the Scottish Home and Health Department. It
started at Moredun, Paisley, in 1948 and moved to Gullane in 1953 into the
former Marine Hotel. The school is responsible for the training of all recruits
for the eight Scottish Fire Brigades and also carries out training on
specialized subjects for firemen and junior officers as well as certain
industrial courses. The present capacity of the school is 100 students. It is
planned to increase this to 150 under a programme of extension and modernisation
which started in 1976.
(FIRE magazine, May 1977. Page 602.)
The Scottish Fire Service Training School opened on the 1st of April 1954 replacing the facility in Paisley.
December 2001 A new Senior Management Team was put in place, with a Senior Divisional Officer becoming the new Head of School replacing the role of Commandant, and a Divisional Officer becoming the new Chief Instructor which replaced the role of Deputy Commandant.
The SFSC is administered and financed by the Scottish Government.
In March 2011 the capacity of the College is 122 student bedrooms and 20 instructor bedrooms.
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