GLASGOW FIRE SERVICE
The Glasgow Fire Service was formed when the NFS was disbanded after the war and Fire Brigades were returned to Local authority control on 16th May 1948. It remained as a brigade until Local Government re-organisation on 16th May 1975 when it became part of Strathclyde Fire Brigade.
Headquarters
1948 to 1975 33 Ingram Street
Firemasters
| 1948 to 1961 | MARTIN CHADWICK C.B.E. M.I.F.E. M.I.E.S. |
| 1961 to 1965 | JOHN SWANSON M.B.E. G.M. G.I.FIRE.E. |
| 1965 to 1975 | GEORGE P COOPER Q.F.S.M |
Stations
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| Central | A1 | Central | ||
| East | A2 | East | ||
| Opened 4/12/1952 | A3 | Parkhead | ||
| Opened 28/5/1964 | A4 | Easterhouse | ||
| Springburn | A5 | Springburn | ||
| South | B1 | South | ||
| Govan | B2 | Govan | ||
| Pollokshaws | Opened? Closed 1962 | |||
| Opened 16/4/1962 | B3 | Pollok | ||
| Opened 14/9/1962 | B4 | Castlemilk | ||
| Queen's Park | B5 | Queen's Park | ||
| Maryhill | Closed | |||
| North-West | C1 | North-West | ||
| Opened May 1958 | C2 | Knightswood | ||
| Partick | C3 | Partick | ||
| West | Re-placement operational 23/10/1970 | C4 | West | |
| Marine | CM | Fire Boat | ||
| North | C5 | North | ||
| Opened 23/9/1974 | C6 | Anderston |
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| Central | 33 Ingram St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 01/05/1900 | |||||||||
| North | 509 St. George's Rd. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ??/4/1889 | |||||||||
| West | 59 Cranston St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1899 | ||||||||||||
| Springburn | 7 Keppochhill St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1893 | |||||||||
| East | 27 Soho St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16/11/1887 | |||||||||
| Tollcross | Corbett St. | X | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North West | 35 Kelbourne St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1941 | |||||||||
| Partick | 122 Beith St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 21/05/1907 | |||||||||
| South | 180 Centre St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 27/10/1916 | |||||||||
| Govan | 2 Orkney Pl. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1898 | |||||||||
| Queen's Park | 52 Allison St. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1889 | |||||||||
| Pollokshaws | 65 Ashtree Rd. | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marine | Yorkhill Quay | X | X | X |