94 INVERBERVIE
1 Pump Retained.
Stations
? to 1960 |
Council Depot, Church Street, INVERBERVIE. Photo |
January, 1960 |
King Street, INVERBERVIE. DD10 0RA. Photo |
Firemasters
1941 to 1949 |
Alex Ramsay |
1949 to 1953 |
Leading Fireman Sandy Couper |
1953 to 1960 |
Leading Fireman? Archie Duncan |
1960 to 1976? |
Sub Officer Harry Watson |
1976? to 1985 |
Sub Officer Dally Duncan |
1985 to 30/9/1998 |
Sub Officer Bill Petrie (Sub in 1983?) |
30/9/1998 to |
Sub Officer David Beattie |
Appliances
| 1941 | Barrow | ||
1960 |
|
Dennis F8 |
|
1980 |
TSA981 |
Dennis F26/Dennis |
WrT |
| XSA127M | Dennis F48/Dennis | WrL | |
| HSA449N | Dennis F48/Dennis | WrL | |
1990 |
E811ASA |
Renualt G13c/Mountain Range |
WrL |
| 2001 | L745KRS | Scania 93M-210/Emergency One | WrL |
| 2007 | SV07AFE | MAN TGL 12-224/ Emergency One | WrT |
Brigades
? to 1941 |
? |
1941 to 1948 |
National Fire Service |
1948 to 1975 |
North Eastern Fire Brigade |
1975 to 2003 |
Grampian Fire Brigade |
| 2003 to | 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 |
Complement 2002
| Equipment | Retained | |
|
1 Water Tender Ladder |
1 Sub Officer |
|
|
2 Leading Firefighters |
|
|
6 Firefighters * |
* 5 males and 1 female.
The National Fire Service began in the Region of 1941 with mostly
volunteers to start off with, to serve the Royal Burgh of Inverbervie. They started out
with a barrow, to carry their equipment of hoses, extension ladder, branches, stand-pipes
etc. two members pushed, two held the equipment in place at the sides, the officer in
charge was out in front and one member rang a hand held bell.
The first officer in charge of the station based at Church Street, Inverbervie would have
been local builder Alex Ramsay in 1941. He in turn handed over to Sandy Couper the local
baker in 1949, who remained in charge for four years before leaving the service. The next
officer in charge to run the station was Archie Duncan a plumber who kept that position
until 1960. Harry Watson joined the Brigade in 1946 and two years later it became North
Eastern Area. Harry became officer in charge in 1960, this was when the new station was
built on King Street and they moved from the original depot which was Council owned on
Church Street, approximately 100 metres away. Harry served for twenty five years, officer
in charge for sixteen years. Dally Duncan was the next officer in charge at station 94 and
he joined the service in 1953 and served for thirty two years and left in 1985 the last
ten years as officer in charge. Dally Duncan handed the reigns over to Bill Petrie who
joined the brigade on the 1st October, 1965 and became officer in charge 1984-85 and
retired from the service on the 30th September, 1998 exactly thirty three years service.
He in turn handed over to myself to be officer in charge of the station. I joined in 1980
and have been officer in charge since September 1998.
(Part of a letter sent to me from Sub Officer David Beattie, 3/3/2002.)
A new 1 bay station was built in January 1960.
If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.