MacDuff

69 MACDUFF

1 Pump Retained.

Stations

1905 to 1928	Ross’s Slater’s Yard, Institution Street.
1928 to 1937	Old Mill, Market Street.
1937 to1974	Buchan Street.
31/1/1974 to	Souter Street, MACDUFF. AB44 1PB. Photo

Firemasters

1950s to May 1960	Leading Fireman John Gordon (OIC promoted to Sub O)
May 1960 to Dec 1965	Sub Officer John Gordon
Dec 1965 to April 1982	Sub Officer Ralph Ewen
April 1982 to April 1999	Sub Officer Brian Simpson
April 1999 to	Sub Officer Ronald Simpson

Appliances

1905		Wheel Barrow
1928		Steam Pump
1937		Drysdale Trailer Pump	TrP
1939	?	Fordson V8	Towing Car
?	PAV294	Dennis F26/Dennis	DP
?	PAV922	Dennis F26/Dennis	DP
1980	EAV434D	Dennis F36/Dennis	WrT
?	GAV576E	Commer VA/Carmichael Vista View	WrT
1990	LSO471W	Ford D1617/Angloco	WrL
1998	F430GSA	Dodge G13/Mountain Range	WrL
2002	L749KRS	Scania 93M-210/Emergency One	WrL
2005	SV05CKC	MAN L2000-220/Emergency One	WrL?

Brigades

1905 to 1941	Macduff Fire Brigade
1941 to 1948	National Fire Service
1948 to 1975	North Eastern Fire Brigade
1975 to 2003	Grampian Fire Brigade
2003	Grampian Fire and Rescue Service (name change only)

Notes

The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948

	Equipment	Retained
	1 Towing Unit with Light Pump inside towing Major Pump	1 Leading Fireman
		9 Firemen

The North Eastern Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1952

	Equipment	Retained
	1 Pump Appliance	2 Leading Firemen
		8 Firemen

Establishment 2000

	Equipment	Retained
	1 Water Tender Ladder	1 Sub Officer
		2 Leading Firefighters
		9 Firefighters

Present Strength September 2004

                                                                                                                                        1 Sub Officer
                                                                                                                                        2 Leading Firefighters
                                                                                                                                        5 Firefighters
                                                                                                                                        1 Recruit

MACDUFF FIRE BRIGADE

First recollection of a Fire Brigade based at Macduff is in 1905 when a wheel barrow complete with canvas hose and ball type standpipe was stored in the slater’s yard of Mr Fred Ross in Institution Street (now occupied by Banff & Buchan District Council) who at that time was known as the Local Firemaster. The fire crew were employees of Mr Ross.
The wheel barrow was still in use until 1928 when a Steam Pump was purchased from the City of Perth Fire Brigade by the Town Council. In the same year the Station moved to other premises in the Old Mill in Market Street.
The Steam Pump was replaced in 1937 by a Drysdale Trailer Pump which was towed by a car from the garage of Mr George Morrison in Market Street. The station moved in the same year to the Burgh Yard in Buchan Street, where they remained until moving to a new station which was built at a cost of Ł21,000 by the North Eastern Fire Area Joint Board and opened on January 31^st, 1974.
During the 1939-45 War the Station was manned by 18 men and 3 message boys. Two Austin Tenders with Coventry Climax Trailer Pumps of the National Fire Service and the Drysdale Trailer Pump made up the Fire Service. Message boys on bikes were used to deliver fire calls and fire messages to the Fire Commanders during incidents.
The National Fire Service was disbanded in 1948 when Macduff Fire Brigade became part of the North Eastern Fire Service and, on regionalisation, a unit of the Grampian Fire Brigade.

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