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

 

 

1948 1975
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

 

Glasgow Control Room

 

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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