36 NEWCRAIGHALL

1 Pump, 1Heavy Rescue Unit Wholetime

Stations

9/12/1994                      Newcraighall Road, Newcraighall, EDINBURGH.               Photo

Firemasters

See Lothian and Borders Firemasters from 1994 onwards.

 

Appliances

  First Heavy Rescue Vehicle Major Incident Unit
1998 L281NSC M472SSX  
1998 R889FSC M472SSX  
2003 SN03NCU M472SSX  
2004 SN03NCU   SN53NVD
2006 SN06FYJ   SN53NVD

 

L281NSC Scania 93M-250/Emergency One WrL
M472SSX Scania 93M-250/Emergency One HRV
R889FSC Scania 94D-260/Emergency One WrL/ET
SN03NCU Scania 94D-260/Emergency One WrL/ET
SN53NVD Scania 94D-310/Saxon MIU
SN06FYJ Scania P270/Emergency One WrL/ET

 

Brigades

1994 to                                   Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade

 

Notes

New unit opened by Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade 1994.

The Major Incident Unit went on the run in September 2004? replacing the Heavy Rescue Unit and using the same call sign.

The Major Incident Unit carries the USAR equipment and the Mass Decontamination Equipment is kept in two containers in the yard and if required the USAR is taken off and the MDU put on. The MDU is apparently moving to Tollcross. (Sept 2007)

USAR training is done at Newcraighall on rigs at the foot of the drill tower. (Sept 2007)

The first appliance is one of the two Line Rescue Units in the Brigade. (Sept 2007)

 

Establishment 2007

  Equipment Wholetime Per watch
  1 Water Tender Ladder/Emergency Tender 4 Watch Managers 1 Watch Manager
  1 Major Incident Unit 8 Crew Managers 2 Crew Managers
    32 Firefighters 8 Firefighters

Minimum crewing is 5 on WrL/Et and 2 on MIU.

 

 

If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.

 

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