P13 LESMAHAGOW
1 Pump, 1 Road Rescue Unit Retained.
Stations
| 1951/52 | New Trows Road, LESMAHAGOW. |
| 7/3/1972 | Old Carlisle Road, LESMAHAGOW. ML11 0DT. Photo |
Firemasters
| ? to 1976 | Sub Officer Jimmy Muir |
| 1976 to 1984 | Sub Officer Sandy Crookes |
| 1984 to 1989 | Sub Officer John Hamilton |
| 1989 to 1/5/2000 | Sub Officer William Main |
| Sept 2001 to | Sub Officer Jamie Brown |
Appliances
| GLT939 | Austin K2/Home Office | ATV | |
| 1976 | FVD844K | Dennis D/Dennis | WrT |
| First | RRU | |
| 1980 | AVD280J | TSD311J |
| 1983 | UDS729R | LNS305V |
| 1990 | F903JSU | F268WCS |
| 1998 | F903JSU | L806USU |
| 1998 | L722UGA | L806USU |
| August 2003 | L722UGA | P792UGA |
| 18/1/2007 | Y548TNS |
P792UGA was the last Road Rescue Unit to go Off the Run in Strathclyde.
| AVD280J | Dennis F45/Dennis | WrT |
| TSD311J | Land Rover/South Western Area FB | RRU |
| UDS729R | Dennis R/Dennis | WrL |
| LNS305V | Ford Transit | RRU |
| F903JSU | Volvo FL6-17/Fulton and Wylie | WrL |
| F268WCS | Ford Transit/SFB | RRU |
| L722UGA | Scania 93M-210/Emergency One | WrL |
| L806USU | Mercedes 410D/Emergency One | RRU |
| P792UGA | Mercedes 412D Sprinter/Emergency One | RRU |
| Y548TNS | Scania 94D-260/Emergency One | RPL |
Notes
The Lanarkshire Fire Area Administration Scheme Order, 1948
| Equipment | Retained | |
| 1 Towing Vehicle | 1 Leading Fireman | |
| 1 Large Trailer Pump | 9 Firemen |
Establishment 2000
| Equipment | Retained | |
| 1 Water Tender Ladder | 1 Sub Officer | |
| 1 Road Rescue Unit | 2 Leading Firefighters | |
| 11 Firefighters |
Lesmahagow new fire station is now operational. (Lanarkshire Fire Committee minutes. 12/1/1972.)
In 1978 Lesmahagow got an RRU.
On the 27th June 1978 the Police and Fire Committee of Strathclyde Regional Council approved an increase to the Establishment at Arrochar and Lesmahagow of 1 Leading Fireman and 3 Firemen as a Road Rescue Unit was being provided at both stations.
On the 18th January 2007 the WrL and RRU were replaced by a Rescue Pump Ladder
Lanark County Council are to build a part time maintained
fire station at Lesmahagow at a cost of £25,000.
(The Glasgow Herald, Thursday, January 4, 1971. Page 4.)
| 1941 to 1948 | National Fire Service |
| 1948 to 1975 | Lanarkshire Fire Brigade |
| 1975 to 2005 | Strathclyde Fire Brigade |
| 2005 | Strathclyde Fire & Rescue (Name change only.) |
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