1965 to 1966               Sub Officer John L Rowan (LODD RTA 1966)

? to 27/9/1988            Sub Officer D. Wallace

1988 to                        Sub Officer John Crearie

2007                            Watch Manager Gus Hart

Official opening 25/5/1966, station occupied 25/11/1965.

FIRE STATION OPENED 

Some months ago, we told readers the new fire station, in Castlemains Avenue, had come into service. The fire station was officially opened on Wednesday evening of last week, by Bailie James Maculay of Kilmarnock, chairman of the South Western Area Joint Fire Board. Present for the opening and inspection of personnel were representatives of Ayr County Council, Cumnock District County, County Police, and the firemaster and his assistant from the Fire Brigade Headquarters in Ayr.
The fire station is a single storey building, with a flat roof, and the premises comprise – single bay appliance room, watchroom, recreation room, muster bay, kitchen, toilet and stores.
In his opening speech, Bailie Macaulay made the following remarks – “During the time of the national fire service, from 1941 to 1948, a station was in commission at New Cumnock and comprised of a motor car with trailer pump, housed in a wooden hut formerly used as a hosiery. After the war this property was required, and in view of this, the station was disbanded and fire cover provided, as in pre-national fire service days, from the fire station at Old Cumnock.
“At the same time, however, the board were not unmindful of the requirements of this district and possible developments in the future, and provision for a station at New Cumnock was accordingly included in the scheme for the South Western Fire Area.
“Training of personnel necessarily took place before the station could be commissioned on an operational basis and this was carried out at Cumnock Fire Station, by wholetime personnel, from Area Headquarters at Ayr. For some time thereafter, in order to gain the necessary experience, the fire crew from New Cumnock attended incidents at Old Cumnock with the then more experienced crew at that station.
“It was during this period, on February 23, 1966, we suffered that tragic road accident, when Sub Officer Rowan, officer in charge, was killed and five members of the crew were injured. This was a grievous set back at an early stage in the operational development of the station and I would like to express again my deep sympathy for all concerned.
“The greatest triumphs are often achieved in the face of adversity and I am sure this will apply in the case of New Cumnock Fire Station, as the spirit and enthusiasm of the personnel is such that the injured have resumed duty and are determined to gain public acknowledgement as a first class fire station.”
(The Cumnock Chronicle, June 3, 1966. Page 14.)

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