SCOTTISH FIRE SERVICE TRAINING SCHOOL
Schools
1948 to 1953 SFSTS, Moredun, PAISLEY. and also SFSTS, Whitburn, EAST LOTHIAN.
1953 to SFSTS, Main Street, Gullane, EAST LOTHIAN. EH31 2HG
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 ? |
Commandant Donald Grant OBE, QFSM, GIFireE |
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December 2001 |
SDO Jim Robertson |
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 |
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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 |
Notes
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.)
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.
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